Starlink - anyone using it?

rangor gubbins · 13 Aug 2023 at 22:02

Exactly.
The other option I can think of is to bond two 4G connections, but I'm not sure how well that would work

Conanius · 5 Sep 2023 at 13:45

Looking at buying a house that would require me to invest in Starlink as FTTP isn't viable there (and only a long line DSL connection currently).

Just curious - has anyone got the high performance kit over the standard one... ?

Dangerous · 6 Sep 2023 at 10:17

For the power issues you can look to 12v it with a handy kit, saves you cutting cables https://www.starlinkhardware.com/tutorial-12v-dc-power-supply-for-starlink-rv/

Does anyone use Starlink for Teams calls or Wi-Fi calling? Wondering what the latency is like on the roaming package. My EE contract is up in 2 months so looking to review all my internet services, Phone/mobile router SIM/Home connection etc.

Dangerous · 17 Sep 2023 at 17:47

Well I've ordered the 12V kit and moved EE to WAN1 and VM2 to WAN2. I'll be looking to order Starlink in November, need to find some IP rated RJ45 enclosures now so I can feed cables in from the campervan!

eggbert · 19 Sep 2023 at 21:27

I managed to get hold of the Starlink when it was on offer for when I was at the caravan. On the first trip the dog got tangled in the dish and dragged it all over even though it was pegged down. It still seems to work but it looks a sorry state, the front is a quite fragile sticker. :mad:

Dangerous · 20 Sep 2023 at 12:52

I've got a fibreglass space over my cab and I'm hoping it will get through that, afterall dishes do use radomes anyway.

Dangerous · 20 Sep 2023 at 18:15

FCC Approves New Mini Starlink Dish

The next-generation dish hardware is about the size of an Apple MacBook. The FCC also grants approval for a new high-performance Starlink dish for consumers.

uk.pcmag.com

SpaceX Files With FCC For New Smaller "Version 2" Starlink Receivers

Starlink's current lineup of hardware consists of two different antenna sizes. But new filings with the FCC this week indicate that SpaceX has two new models in the pipeline - including a much smaller Starlink

www.rvmobileinternet.com

I guess I need to hold off as they might be better suited to my mobile needs, shame I did order the 12/48v PSU kit for standard but can always resell that on eBay.

img · 27 Sep 2023 at 17:00

This looks like my only option until bt rollout until 2026. Is the ping consistent? Is it still working well for you?

My alternative is three 5g but my experiance before was not great

Rroff · 27 Sep 2023 at 17:14

img said:
This looks like my only option until bt rollout until 2026. Is the ping consistent? Is it still working well for you?

My alternative is three 5g but my experiance before was not great

For gaming or other latency sensitive stuff 4G/5G or Starlink are much of a muchness in my experience and which is better will depend on conditions specific to where you are. Where I am performance is broadly similar on both for downlink and latency but EE 4/5G has better upload speeds (Three is pretty bad around here at least - lucky to get much above 20mbit/s even in a good signal area).

clv101 · 27 Sep 2023 at 23:17

img said:
This looks like my only option until bt rollout until 2026. Is the ping consistent? Is it still working well for you?

My alternative is three 5g but my experiance before was not great

Just did this now:

No serious gamers in our house, but ping is pretty consistent under 50ms.

Rroff · 28 Sep 2023 at 02:48

Interesting you get basically 30mbit/s upload, assuming you are around Bristol area as per location, I live about 25 miles south of Bristol and people struggle to get above 10mbit/s upload on Starlink around here day or night time.

clv101 · 28 Sep 2023 at 07:21

Actually in SW Wales, uplink typically in the twenties, here's this morning's (7:20am):

img · 28 Sep 2023 at 08:07

Thanks. I was trying to find people posting from herts online but failed. Will prob try both if i can find a cheap second hand starlink unit when i move house.

rangor gubbins · 27 Oct 2023 at 09:13

Anyone using starling in Kent? What down / up speeds and ping do you get? Is it reliable?
Many thanks

Wizzkidy · 29 Oct 2023 at 20:03

I purchased starlink business for our in the sticks head office, works fine but wanted as a backup for our primary line. It's unfortunate that they only provide one static IP ipv4 address, even only one static ipv6, so although I'm going to be able to use it for our MPLS I would have liked to be able to fail over our SIP and Guest wireless as well as data.

Speeds are reasonable, 120 down 20 up

Dangerous · 21 Nov 2023 at 11:43

New Starlink Gen 3 Dish Launched, With A Few Surprising Changes - Starlink Hardware

The new Starlink Gen 3 dish is here! Learn about all the changes from Gen 2, including a couple of big surprises that no one saw coming!

www.starlinkhardware.com

ANDARIAL · 21 Nov 2023 at 11:53

£75 pm
and £450 hardware costs :eek:

Duke · 21 Nov 2023 at 19:02

Some nice features but yeah that cost plus using even more power £££ than before.

img · 21 Nov 2023 at 21:16

They are currently doing refurbished for 200. Though its cgnat and you need £96 contract to get an ip.

When bt says the best i can get ehen i move is 24mb it is tempting

ANDARIAL · 22 Nov 2023 at 08:45

A few years ago all i could get with a BT line was 4 meg on a good day with a 40+ ping
I now have 4G router and can pull 80meg average 30 meg up and a ping of around 40.Unlimited
I can even game online fine ALL for £18.95 p/m,so looking at Starlink prices and pings it is certainly not a good deal ,for me anyway