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One of the most common issues users have with Starlink is the weather. Since the dish is installed outdoors, it's subject to the elements 24/7. Snow, in particular, is especially concerning. When your Starlink dish gets covered in snow, you can run into different connectivity issues, from minor intermittent internet disconnections to complete outages lasting a few minutes to several hours.

Thankfully, Starlink thinks ahead. The dishes are actually shipped with a nifty feature that helps you get rid of snow buildup without much effort on your end. It's called Snow Melt, and you can readily turn it on and off right from the Starlink app. With Snow Melt enabled, the dish gets warmed up just enough to melt snow that falls on top of it. That results in less snow buildup and less service interruption.

Compared to satellite dish covers that just let snow slide off the dish, the Snow Melt functionality actively works to melt away snow.…