How to check a position
Download the official Starlink app from the App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android. Use Find an Install Location or Check for Obstructions, select the kit model and follow the phone-camera scan. Hold the phone near the proposed dish position and height, only where you can reach safely. A scan beside the house cannot establish the view from a roof mount several metres above it. This is your own sky check; it does not require booking a professional survey.
What gets in the way?
Trees, chimneys, roof edges and nearby buildings can block the required view. Leaves and growing branches can change it through the year. Compare accessible positions before buying a mount: moving the dish sideways can sometimes help without raising it onto a roof.
After the dish is running
A phone scan is a preview of the view. Once connected, the dish builds its own obstruction map from the satellites it sees. That map can take up to twelve hours to fill in. Use it alongside the app’s outage information to judge whether a promising position works in practice.
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