buckeyefarmer
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Noticed mine is pointed a little bit east, and getting 97Mbps right now.
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ponytug
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We very rarely break 100Mbit/s; most often Starlink service is in the 25-40Mbit/s range. That's way better than our previous, and unreliable, AT&T DSL service. We are happy, though, we would certainly appreciate faster service.
Our dish did recently reorient slightly from NNE to NNW, and the performance does seem better. What is outstanding is the uptime; we rarely have dropouts.
I saw an AT&T truck yesterday, and had this warm fuzzy feeling that I didn't have to deal with them. It was wonderful.
All the best,
Peter
buckeyefarmer
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I’m still keeping my AT&T mobley. It’s the best I could get until Starlink.
ponytug
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Well within specifications and much better than DSL, but not exactly fiber.
Happy customer here.
All the best,
Peter
IXLR8
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We have fiber available here, I have Starlink as it is faster and cheaper.
plowhog
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Agreed.
I formerly had HughesNet in CA and ATT DSL in NV. SL is far better than either of them.
I posted a while back about a 2nd router failure with SL. But it wasn't a router failure.
What I believed was a router problem turned out to be a problem with the 150' cable. Oddly, it had been installed, untouched, and working fine for probably 6 months. Then SL became very unreliable with frequent reboots. After slowly swapping out *everything* except the cable, the problem persisted.
I replaced the cable and system reliability returned. Even with a close inspection of the cable (including a magnifying glass at the ends) I could not/cannot find anything wrong with it. Hmmm maybe I can sell the bad one on Craigslist ...
fatjay
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I am very curious in what world starlink is faster than fiber. Fiber is typically approaching 1gbps, where starlink is under 100mbps.
BigBlue1
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The world where the infrastructure is over fiber but the customer subscribes to a plan at lower max speeds. Just because the pipe CAN flow at a speed doesn't mean they're letting you have it.
ponytug
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I'm glad that you got it fixed!Agreed.
I formerly had HughesNet in CA and ATT DSL in NV. SL is far better than either of them.
I posted a while back about a 2nd router failure with SL. But it wasn't a router failure.
What I believed was a router problem turned out to be a problem with the 150' cable. Oddly, it had been installed, untouched, and working fine for probably 6 months. Then SL became very unreliable with frequent reboots. After slowly swapping out *everything* except the cable, the problem persisted.
I replaced the cable and system reliability returned. Even with a close inspection of the cable (including a magnifying glass at the ends) I could not/cannot find anything wrong with it. Hmmm maybe I can sell the bad one on Craigslist ...
As a long time installer and user of Ethernet cables, I can attest to cables going/being bad. Sometimes, you can find a defect in the termination, but often it is not visible to the naked eye. I know that bending an Ethernet cable too sharply, even once, is sufficient to render it not fit for service. The explanation that I was given is that it damages the wire and compresses pairs of wires close enough to each other to cause RF reflections and attenuations in the cable, leading to a non-working cable. Most Ethernet cables come with a minimum safe bending radius, usually four inches or larger. Bending radii tend to be even larger when you are pulling a cable than at rest. My bottom line: use large sweeps, and don't ever sharply bend a cable that you care about.
I feel like an old fart on this because I don't think it gets much awareness, despite being a significant issue for many installations.
I'm also not a fan of pass through Ethernet plugs because I have seen too many with microscopic stray metal strands left behind that end up causing issues later.
All the best,
Peter
BigBlue1
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To back up what Peter said, I know for a fact that the Starlink cable is susceptible to issues from compression. When I first got my gen1 dish system I ran the dish cable through a window out into the lawn as a test setup. I had some network disruption problems right off and ultimately it was traced to having the window lightly closed against the cable. This was in March so it was cold out. By no means was it tightly compressed, but it was applying some pressure. As soon as I relaxed the pressure on the cable it was good to go.
sd455dan
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No ship yet on my Starlink shipment.
They do have a note posted that currently they are experiencing higher than normal demand and shipment could be delayed up to 4 to 6 weeks.
At least the Old Mobley keeps ticking along at $23 a month
They do have a note posted that currently they are experiencing higher than normal demand and shipment could be delayed up to 4 to 6 weeks.
At least the Old Mobley keeps ticking along at $23 a month
IXLR8
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I'm seeing download speeds with my 'regular' Starlink in the 130-160 Mb/s range, for $110/month. Fiber here has a MAX download speed of 100Mb/s, my neighbors who actually have the service are seeing 50-80Mb/s speeds. Cost for the fiber 100Mb speed package is $150/month, lower speed packages cost less. They wanted $8500 to install fiber to my house. Starlink wins.
fatjay
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Wow, fiber around here is starting at 500mbps up and down, most of them are exclusively gbit. And it costs about $80/mo. If it's that different, then I completely understand, I never heard of fiber being that slow though.
IXLR8
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The company provides 1-20Gb/s for business service at $737-$1252/month, but 100Mb/s is max for residential service and they just raised those rates to $170/month.
riptides
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That's ridiculous. Happens when there is no competition.
ponytug
Super Member
No. Different equipment, different subscriptions. You could use the RV at home, but the subscription price is a little higher ($135/mo, instead of $110/mo). For the RV version, there are two types of hardware, a portable base station, like the home version($599), and an "in motion" version for $2,300.
RV:
Starlink | Roam
$229 $299 for the Mini $279 $349 for the Standard Kit Work and play at remote locations
Residential
There are also maritime and aviation versions, neither of which is cheap, it if you need it, it is there.
All the best,
Peter
BigBlue1
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Here's some additional detail on the plans:
The normal RV version can be used anywhere (at least anywhere within your country). Its service is at a lower level of prioritization compared to residential or business service in the cell you happen to be in at the time. Not intended to be used on a moving vehicle
Residential service by itself can only be used at the designated service address. It is prioritized above RV and 'best effort' service plans. If you pay a bit extra ($25/mo?) you can add portability to your residential plan and then use the system anywhere. Again, not meant for use on a moving vehicle. I forget whether your priority gets lowered if you are out of your home cell.
The in-motion RV system can be used anywhere and while a vehicle is in motion.
The 'best effort' plan is a non-portable plan that skips the wait line in your cell but the service is de-prioritized compared to residential and business subscribers in your cell.
If you want prioritized service that you can move to different locations (but not use in motion) then get the residential plan/system with portability.
The normal RV version can be used anywhere (at least anywhere within your country). Its service is at a lower level of prioritization compared to residential or business service in the cell you happen to be in at the time. Not intended to be used on a moving vehicle
Residential service by itself can only be used at the designated service address. It is prioritized above RV and 'best effort' service plans. If you pay a bit extra ($25/mo?) you can add portability to your residential plan and then use the system anywhere. Again, not meant for use on a moving vehicle. I forget whether your priority gets lowered if you are out of your home cell.
The in-motion RV system can be used anywhere and while a vehicle is in motion.
The 'best effort' plan is a non-portable plan that skips the wait line in your cell but the service is de-prioritized compared to residential and business subscribers in your cell.
If you want prioritized service that you can move to different locations (but not use in motion) then get the residential plan/system with portability.
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