110 bucks a month and I have to burn 600 bucks on equipment ?

Kinda pricey….

Not compared to Viasat which is what I was using before. I think for its target audience and the quality they provide its great. I personally would pay a lot more given the alternatives I have.

If it is "kinda pricey" then it is not for you. Some people can't get anything but Viasat or have to build a couple thousand dollar tower just to get a few mbps internet.

I am totally on the fence now since I have 2 internets that are fairly reliable for $110 a month that get 25 and 40ish down on a fairly constant basis.

The future speed bumps and ability to use it while travelling and at the tailgate (YouTubeTV and phones that can actually call with wifi) has me still considering it.

Got the email last night that I can add portability anywhere in the online coverage map for and additional $25 month
Did not see copy of it on the prior page.

One of the feedlots around here got it a few weeks ago for a backup.

tfunk02 said:

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If it is "kinda pricey" then it is not for you. Some people can't get anything but Viasat or have to build a couple thousand dollar tower just to get a few mbps internet.

I am totally on the fence now since I have 2 internets that are fairly reliable for $110 a month that get 25 and 40ish down on a fairly constant basis.

The future speed bumps and ability to use it while travelling and at the tailgate (YouTubeTV and phones that can actually call with wifi) has me still considering it.

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I was sort of interested in it. My ONLY option is mobile broadband hotspot and thats only because I live on a hill with LoS of the tower. I think I pay 80 a month. It's fast but not all that reliable. I won't be streaming HD on 4 TV's that's for sure. So, I checked out starlink and the couple of people I talked to about it complained about it dropping out relatively frequently. That's why the monthly fee plus the cost of hardware is kinda pricey. Then when I went to it, it told me I had to put a deposit down and that it would probably be 2023 before I got anything. Is the deposit refundable if you bail out early?

Deposit is refundable.

I've only heard of outages when people have blocked spots in their view. Me and my two neighbors have it and we have no issues. My son can have a gaming computer going, while I'm on zoom and my daughter and wife steaming and it's worked fine.

The app gives you really good stats on any outage and it's pretty rare. I can only give my personal experience though

UmustBKidding said:

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Got the email last night that I can add portability anywhere in the online coverage map for and additional $25 month
Did not see copy of it on the prior page.

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I got the same email last night. I haven't decided whether to pay the $25 or not. I took my system with us a few weeks ago when we went camping just to test it out. It detected we outside our home area and said it would still work, but we would get cut off or have speeds reduced if demand was high in the area. I wonder if they'll just cut you off now if you haven't paid the $25?

My parents had been using mobile data for 10+ years at their house with almost no other option (traditional satellite is an option, but not really). They've had great service since getting Starlink and their connectivity drops have been due to their receiver placement (mostly).

textar4404 said:

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UmustBKidding said:

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Got the email last night that I can add portability anywhere in the online coverage map for and additional $25 month
Did not see copy of it on the prior page.

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I got the same email last night. I haven't decided whether to pay the $25 or not. I took my system with us a few weeks ago when we went camping just to test it out. It detected we outside our home area and said it would still work, but we would get cut off or have speeds reduced if demand was high in the area. I wonder if they'll just cut you off now if you haven't paid the $25?

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Go camping again and find out.

This would be pretty awesome for RV/Travel Trailers

hph6203 said:

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My parents had been using mobile data for 10+ years at their house with almost no other option (traditional satellite is an option, but not really). They've had great service since getting Starlink and their connectivity drops have been due to their receiver placement (mostly).

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I may pull the trigger. If I get half the advertised speeds, then it's still a lot better. LOL. My biggest issue with AT&T is having a serious language barrier between myself and technical support. It's frustrating to have to resolve issues when I have them.

Got my system in late week, but haven't had time to set it up.

A couple of questions:

1 - I was planning to mount it to my roof, will the mount that came with the dish suffice or so I need something more durable?

2 - any other mounting ideas y'all have come up with?

Im thinking i need to just set it up in the ground for a few days to see how everything works before I go drilling holes in my roof!

clinte234 said:

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Got my system in late week, but haven't had time to set it up.

A couple of questions:

1 - I was planning to mount it to my roof, will the mount that came with the dish suffice or so I need something more durable?

2 - any other mounting ideas y'all have come up with?

Im thinking i need to just set it up in the ground for a few days to see how everything works before I go drilling holes in my roof!

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What it came with will not work on the roof. You need to buy a mount from them. They have different options for different situations like a roof mount or a long arm mount. Stuff like that.

I got mine up and running about 10 days ago. I was actually very surprised at how fast it was. I have no obstructions which probably really helps. I did go ahead and get the ethernet adapter and a pole adapter so I can mount it. I do have to drill a hole in the RV to run the cable since I have no other ways to get the cable inside but that's a small price to pay given the service has been stellar. I'm located in south Duval county out in the sticks. So much better than my mobile data setup that I was using.

My Mid 2022 date got changed to June for west Wash Co. Should I go ahead and order the roof mount and ether net port?

If it lets you I would (it wouldn't let me until the satellite shipped). Some of the accessories get backordered. My mount took a couple months to come in. I don't know what's available or back ordered now so you may have no issues.

You cant order the accessories until your main setup ships out. It seemed to me everything was back ordered and took about a month to get each item.

https://www.starlink.com/map

My account also updated to say I should get it in June 2022. My zone looks like it will cover SW College Station.

They just launched a rocket with another set of satellites so maybe that's why some of the expected dates have changed?

hph6203 said:

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They're averaging about one launch every week so far this year. They have another set going up tomorrow and another set going up on the 18th.

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Wow, how times have changed

Yup, wasn't trying to refute what you're saying, just emphasizing it in a different way. They're moving fast. SpaceX as a whole is trying to launch 52-60 rockets this year (not just Starlink).

They've exceeded the most ambitious estimates that Musk set for their reusability. Really impressive.

hph6203 said:

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Yup, wasn't trying to refute what you're saying, just emphasizing it in a different way. They're moving fast. SpaceX as a whole is trying to launch 52-60 rockets this year (not just Starlink).

They've exceeded the most ambitious estimates that Musk set for their reusability. Really impressive.

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Essentially once they started launching they're block 5 rockets (starting in May 2018), almost all of them have been reused. 76 of the 98 launches they've had from 2019 to now have been reused boosters. It's pretty crazy.

http://www.starlink.com/rv

You can order a dish now if you plan to roam with it.

I think the main thing this tells me is that the hang up on expanding service is satellites not Dishys. I'm supposed to be online next month and can't wait.

I got that email notification today as well. I was thinking about doing that and then changing it over to a standard account when it becomes available to me, but in the FAQ it specifically says that's not allowed. I guess I'll keep waiting rather than paying an extra $25 a month for deprioritized service.

Can this be used at home as well?

Can you cancel and enroll whenever or do you have to keep it? As someone who works remotely but has a travel trailer this is very intriguing but obviously more expensive than a hotspot would be

AgsMyDude said:

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Can this be used at home as well?

Can you cancel and enroll whenever or do you have to keep it? As someone who works remotely but has a travel trailer this is very intriguing but obviously more expensive than a hotspot would be

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You can put the service on hold and turn it on or off on a monthly basis. This can be used at home, but you are deprioritized under the other residential plans in your cell (home area). You cannot at this time change it from an RV plan to a residential plan. Residential plans can have roaming enabled for road trips, but the base $110 service has to stay active and cannot be shut off and on like the RV plan.

Here are the details:
https://support.starlink.com/topic?category=26

tfunk02 said:

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AgsMyDude said:

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Can this be used at home as well?

Can you cancel and enroll whenever or do you have to keep it? As someone who works remotely but has a travel trailer this is very intriguing but obviously more expensive than a hotspot would be

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You can put the service on hold and turn it on or off on a monthly basis. This can be used at home, but you are deprioritized under the other residential plans in your cell (home area). You cannot at this time change it from an RV plan to a residential plan. Residential plans can have roaming enabled for road trips, but the base $110 service has to stay active and cannot be shut off and on like the RV plan.

Here are the details:
https://support.starlink.com/topic?category=26

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Thanks!


That bolded part is only if you go somewhere else right?

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What are the limitations on portability?

• Best Effort Service: Portability is provided on a best effort basis. Stated speeds and uninterrupted use of services are not guaranteed. Starlink prioritizes network resources for users at their registered service address. When you bring your Starlink to a new location, this prioritization may result in degraded service, particularly at times of peak usage or network congestion. Service degradation will be most extreme in "Waitlist" areas on the Starlink Availability Map during peak hours. See Starlink Specification here.

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I am not sure, but when you sign up for RV, you do not have a "home location". You just provide them a shipping address and they send it. Because of that, I believe that you are always deprioritized under residential plans in that cell. This is all so new, I could be wrong or it could change.

So what speeds are people seeing?

Anyone that received it and using it have any regrets?

I am getting tired of the my current poor service and thinking about putting a deposit down.

So, I signed up for the RV service before realizing that I can't change it to residential once it gets here, so I will be returning it and waiting for the residential pre-order to come in. I am hoping that will be more consistent.

The RV service in a non-open cell has been pretty spotty. I have seen up to 190up/15down, I have seen as bad as under 2/4, but according to speed test, I average... Latency 43.25ms/Download 34.013/Up 8.040.