Starlink - anyone using it?

apple_man77 · 26 Mar 2025 at 17:37

Are people still happy with starlink??

I've just purchased a house in Spain but its in a small village and the internet options aren't great.

I considered an unlimited data sim and a 5g router but wondering if starlink will be a better option? It appears to be cheaper in Spain that the UK. I can get the basic package for 29 euro a month which should cover my needs over there.

steve45 · 26 Mar 2025 at 17:44

apple_man77 said:
Are people still happy with starlink??

I've just purchased a house in Spain but its in a small village and the internet options aren't great.

I considered an unlimited data sim and a 5g router but wondering if starlink will be a better option? It appears to be cheaper in Spain that the UK. I can get the basic package for 29 euro a month which should cover my needs over there.

Yeah. The ambiguous morality aside

. Absolutely no complaints here. I'll be stopping my contract in favour of fibre when I move to a new property in a couple of months time. However it continues to serve me well in my current situation and have been happy with the service over the past year or so.

HoneyBadger · 26 Mar 2025 at 18:34

Same as above, morals aside, it’s now our houses primary internet connection. No issues.

Malt_Vinegar · 27 Mar 2025 at 06:36

Whats the moral issue?
Still use mine as my main work line

Bazzards · 27 Mar 2025 at 07:11

The Musk connection.

Malt_Vinegar · 27 Mar 2025 at 07:22

Bazzards said:
The Musk connection.

Oh, ok. Yeah, no issue here.

Buying a service from a company is no moral endorsement of anyone related to that company. That's a very odd position I would wager.

HoneyBadger · 27 Mar 2025 at 07:39

How much do you pay? I pay £75 a month. Had it installed in Oct 24.

apple_man77 · 27 Mar 2025 at 08:18

HoneyBadger said:
How much do you pay? I pay £75 a month. Had it installed in Oct 24.

I'm guessing the speed should be the same pretty much anywhere in the World being satellite based...

Looks like if I took a contract in the UK it would be £75 a month but if I take one in Spain it will cost me 29 euro a month which is about a third of the UK costs. I don't quite know why??

Malt_Vinegar · 27 Mar 2025 at 08:30

£75 a month here.

They vary the price based on local economic factors, like most products

Dangerous · 27 Mar 2025 at 09:26

Malt_Vinegar said:
£75 a month here.

They vary the price based on local economic factors, like most products

Nah Spain it's just closer to the sateilles

£96 for Roam in the UK!

Martynt74 · 23 Apr 2025 at 08:20

Not sure if it's the same elsewhere but Starlink have a deal on where you can get the newer Gen 3 hardware for free if you subscribe for 12 months. I've been on a rolling contract since this time last year and figured it made sense to take advantage. I think the main benefits are on the router side which is irrelevant for me as i use a Unifi Dream Machine, but being able to use a normal RJ45 cable is nice and also the fact the router has network ports for bypass mode without having an additional device is the main reason for me to switch.

Add in that it then also comes with an extra 12 month warranty and i might be able to sell my Gen 2 hardware means it's a win win.

Besty · 27 May 2025 at 13:41

big sale on in the EU for the kits. I picked up a mini kit today from a bricks and mortar store for 142EUR, new.

KIA · 15 Jan 2026 at 11:54

Starlink 100Mb/s residential with unlimited data for £35 per month is now available in certain areas.

Martynt74 · 15 Jan 2026 at 11:57

Crazy that it's so expensive still in the UK, it's €40 here and i get around 300mbps

peterattheboro · 25 Feb 2026 at 13:17

Just installed this myself. £55 package.

Happy with that.

ci_newman · 3 Mar 2026 at 11:47

I'm considering a Starlink Mini for my campervan when I'm out and about. Has anyone on here used their "emergency" backup plan, there's a lot of chatter in US forums about it but very little in UK forums / Reddit threads. I don't need the ability to stream video, just messages and emails so the 500Kbps is more than enough.

[Edit] Also referred to as Standby mode

Dangerous · 3 Mar 2026 at 11:56

ci_newman said:
I'm considering a Starlink Mini for my campervan when I'm out and about. Has anyone on here used their "emergency" backup plan, there's a lot of chatter in US forums about it but very little in UK forums / Reddit threads. I don't need the ability to stream video, just messages and emails so the 500Kbps is more than enough.

[Edit] Also referred to as Standby mode

Yeah I use it in my van, standby is fine for upload Victron GX data but can't do anything else on there. Probably texts on WhatsApp will be fine.

FireTwo · 3 Mar 2026 at 12:37

had it a week its pretty dam good!

Martynt74 · 3 Mar 2026 at 12:44

ci_newman said:
I'm considering a Starlink Mini for my campervan when I'm out and about. Has anyone on here used their "emergency" backup plan, there's a lot of chatter in US forums about it but very little in UK forums / Reddit threads. I don't need the ability to stream video, just messages and emails so the 500Kbps is more than enough.

[Edit] Also referred to as Standby mode

Probably unlikely to be as popular in the UK, as imagine it's more aimed at adventure types going into the wilderness with no signal/connection any other way. Wouldn't have thought it'd be brought to the UK

ci_newman · 3 Mar 2026 at 12:49

Martynt74 said:
Probably unlikely to be as popular in the UK, as imagine it's more aimed at adventure types going into the wilderness with no signal/connection any other way. Wouldn't have thought it'd be brought to the UK

It's advertised as available in the UK, so was trying to work out how it operated / was charged