Starlink

[K5lwq]

My first post using Starlink! It is night and day from what I had. I was able to clear most of the trees putting it on the pole. It is about 35’ in the air. I did add guy wire to keep it from moving in the wind. So far I am very pleased with the results. Had as high as 135 Mbps download speed so far.

 

[stephenh]

I just this hour got my Starlink going with antenna in temporary location. In fact, posting this via SL.

There is zero info included in the pkg except the three drawings on the cardboard protector in the box. Where can one find out more info.....such as, what are the 3 LEDs on the router for, and do any of them come on and why. Ours have not come on so far, and likely it does not matter. But I am a guy who likes to know what something is for. [Or, are they really lights or just look like it]

I've gone out on YouTube and checked some videos, nothing so far that explains these sorts of things. My wife, a computer pro' cannot find anything like this on the web site or thru the app'.

 

[K5lwq]

I just this hour got my Starlink going with antenna in temporary location. In fact, posting this via SL.

There is zero info included in the pkg except the three drawings on the cardboard protector in the box. Where can one find out more info.....such as, what are the 3 LEDs on the router for, and do any of them come on and why. Ours have not come on so far, and likely it does not matter. But I am a guy who likes to know what something is for. [Or, are they really lights or just look like it]

I've gone out on YouTube and checked some videos, nothing so far that explains these sorts of things. My wife, a computer pro' cannot find anything like this on the web site or thru the app'.

Those are not really LEDs. It is there for looks. I guess it is showing something in orbit?

 

[stephenh]

Those are not really LEDs. It is there for looks. I guess it is showing something in orbit?

Thanks, my wife also just found they are not lights.

Another thing is, she can use the app to do all the stuff but on the other phone and devices the app only comes up as a set-up page. Can only one device use the app at a time or something?

 

[K5lwq]

Thanks, my wife also just found they are not lights.

Another thing is, she can use the app to do all the stuff but on the other phone and devices the app only comes up as a set-up page. Can only one device use the app at a time or something?

I think it only allows one but not sure. I have not tried more.

 

[ponytug]

@plowhog has written about this issue farther back: TL;DR yes, just the original phone.

 

[metalheart]

In March when there was a bunch of snow on the roof, a fellow installed dish in the location shown in the attached image. There is a large oak tree with some branches that hand out in the path of the dish. Since the tree has leafed out we have experienced some buffering with YouTube TV that we did not experience prior to the leafing out. At this point I don't want to cut down the oak and the plan is to relocate the dish to the gable area on the upper roof indicated by the arrow in the image. I think it will clear the branches and give a better field of view.

The fellow who did the original install used a Direct-TV mount that penetrated the roof, not what I anticipated. When I asked him about relocating the dish and mounting it with a Starlink short wall mount or some other kind of gable mount with a pole, he was reluctant. His point is that he knows how to do the DTV mount and it has confidence in that so.....

I would prefer an installation with no roof penetration, but I have to find someone to make the climb onto the roof and do the mechanical part. What are some options for mounting the dish on the roof gable in the image? Seems like the short wall mount might not allow the dish to clear the roofline given the direction the dish has to point.

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I ordered the SL short wall mount to relocate the dish to a higher point and more to the left only to discover that the fascia boards are aluminum and that does not seem feasible for an install. So, I am back to a roof mount. The non penetrating roof mounts concern me since we have occasional high winds, the highest this year 60+ MPH. The Commdeck mount might work but it does not seem to offer more advantages that the SL Flashing roof penetrating mount, although I'm just making that comment without knowing all the details. I'll mount it probably near one of the roof peaks and run the cable down the front on the house and enter near where the hose reel currently sits. Looking into the attic space and probing around it does not seem there is a feasible way to get the cable into the second story attic space and then down an inside wall to the computer closet, approximately where the interior light is visible between the two font pillars in the above image.

I have been stumped by the SL search for obstructions app. I follow the sparse directions and "scan the sky" and the app never reads more than about 91% when I hold it for what seems like many minutes. Anyway, I'm locating the dish where I think I get the best unobstructed view of the North sky.

Seem reasonable?

Edit: Is it possible in this situation to only use the SL Pivot Mount rather than the Flashing plate plus the pivot mount?

 

[GSVette]

Follow up-set up system temporarily ( as none of the mounting options I pre- purchased would give me ‘adequate’ view of the sky)-system linked up fairly quickly and is giving me reliable 100+mbps download and 20ish mbps upload. Waaaaay better than HughesNet-actually could stream Prime Video with no buffer interrupts.

Once I get the sloped roof mount that I just ordered, I’ll permanently install the dish and cancel Hughesnet ( hopefully forever).

 

[plowhog]

she can use the app to do all the stuff but on the other phone and devices the app only comes up as a set-up page

I found using a phone w/SL app to setup and manage a single SL system worked reliably. '

But also learned inexplicable problems occur if you later use a different device to try to make any configuration changes.

My .02 cents is to stick with the same phone that did the original setup.

 

[newbury]

Has anyone tried Vinyl siding hooks (linky) for mounting things on the side of the house? Such as an antenna base plate.
I mount my Wyze cams on them but I've also mounted a metal strap that holds up the window cover for my basement window (plastic). I use 4 for the window cover. They are supposed to hold 18 pounds apiece.