To that end, after D&D today and before the sun set, I pulled out the ladder and tested a couple of locations that I was hoping would work. I should note that the fact that I was willing to climb a ladder (let alone when it was only 5 degrees Fahrenheit outside) should alone demonstrate how obsessed that I have become. Sadly, the top of our arctic entryway still has too much obstruction from the house. I tried getting readings from a several angles and ladder placements, but despite there being significantly fewer obstructions than its current location, the app still noted that we should find a better location. This is a bit frustrating because anywhere higher might get a better signal, but will be considerably more difficult to check if any problems arrive.
Ideally, we would place it on the rafter at the highest peak of the gable for optimal lack of obstructions. However, that is three stories up (our second floor has a vaulted ceiling) and thus beyond both the reach of my ladder and my tolerance for heights. This means that we will likely attach it to the lower end of the rafter (away from the end of the roof so that the snow won't plow it over) on the side of the house by the dog yard and thus farthest from any trees. This will push the limits of both my ladder and my fear of heights. Thankfully, I have a couple more days to screw my courage to its sticking place as the arm that I need to attach has those couple days to arrive.
As is, I already hooked up PS5 to the StarLink's Wi-Fi as a type of test. Connor convinced me to upgrade one of my favorite games (Ghost of Tsushima) to the PS5 director's cut. On our "normal" Wi-Fi, the download was set to take 23 hours--while pretty much stopping all other Internet activities. After about half an hour on StarLink, it said that it only had 4 hours of download remaining according to Connor--I'm not the only one who's been a bit obsessed. Granted, the system has been "searching" with no downloading for the past 25 minutes, so we will see if the game is ready in the morning or not.
I really want this to work.