Starlink

[Mortenson]

I did the opposite with my mom. She was a target looking for a scammer. I did everything I could to discourage internet use.

That's my mom also. Every day she tells me Apple, Amazon and Geek Squad have emailed her requesting a reset of passwords and info, and should she do it. Ugh.

 

[buckdeer1]

There are some sites you can get on to see where companies have applied for or been awarded grants for construction of fiber or worst case wireless where you have antenna on your house.The sat companies were supposed to be for very very rural areas and there is alot of issues with the billions they got that now the government realizes was a mistake.There are a ton of grants for companies to build systems so I would check some.I saw where it was brought up that electric companies can do because they already have R/W.Well most of their poles are on public R/W meaning any utility can construct there.Also if at all possible companies would rather have fiber underground.Another issue that has come up is many of the electric if on private obtained R/W specifically for electric so they have to renew their agreements to allow fiber.At a rate of 40,000.00 per mile to construct UG fiber it's costly.But heck the guys in Washington are making money faster than it can dry and most state are shouting high speed internet to every house by 2030

 

[4wanderingeyes]

I have had Starlink for several months now, it has been working good. During the evening I get from 25-100 mb, and 8-15 up. The rest of the time I get 120-275 down, 15-25 up. Very few drop outs. My wife works online all day, with video conferencing, maybe one time a month it drops out a few seconds. It’s been better then my cable I use to have. Ping rates usually 20-60ms.

 

[Wild Thing]

I am really disappointed in Starlimk. Received the equipment and got it installed in late August or early September. Have a defect in either the router or the cable so after cancelling and returning my Hughesnet equipment I now have no internet and have not had internet for well over a month. They promised to ship me refurbished equipment but it never showed up. They gave me a $55 credit for half of my monthly service fee but still didn't deliver the equipment. Then I noticed the shipping date of when the equipment would be shipped kept being moved later. There is no phone number or email address where you can contact customer support. All you can do is go into the website and open up a “support ticket” and wait for someone to check it. They usually reply and then close the ticket even though the issue has not yet been resolved. If you want to follow up you have to go in and open a new ticket. When I complained again they gave me credit for another $110 worth of service that I paid for but never received. They finally shipped me the router but it is worthless at this point because I still need the router to dish cable. They apologized and said they moved my account to a priority status but they still have not shipped a new cable. What good is having a higher priority status when they cant deliver the equipment?

Piss Poor customer support!

I have cellular service (AT&T)on my IPad and phone but get only 2 bars max so the service isn't great by any means - especially during inclement weather.

Dont know what else I can do but my patience is wearing thin. We have already had snow flurries and winter is approaching fast. Worried now that it will be difficult at best to climb back up on my 10:12 pitch roof to swap out the cable if and when it ever does arrive.

 

[4wanderingeyes]

I am really disappointed in Starlimk. Received the equipment and got it installed in late August or early September. Have a defect in either the router or the cable so after cancelling and returning my Hughesnet equipment I now have no internet and have not had internet for well over a month. They promised to ship me refurbished equipment but it never showed up. They gave me a $55 credit for half of my monthly service fee but still didn't deliver the equipment. Then I noticed the shipping date of when the equipment would be shipped kept being moved later. There is no phone number or email address where you can contact customer support. All you can do is go into the website and open up a “support ticket” and wait for someone to check it. They usually reply and then close the ticket even though the issue has not yet been resolved. If you want to follow up you have to go in and open a new ticket. When I complained again they gave me credit for another $110 worth of service that I paid for but never received. They finally shipped me the router but it is worthless at this point because I still need the router to dish cable. They apologized and said they moved my account to a priority status but they still have not shipped a new cable. What good is having a higher priority status when they cant deliver the equipment?

Piss Poor customer support!

I have cellular service (AT&T)on my IPad and phone but get only 2 bars max so the service isn't great by any means - especially during inclement weather.

Dont know what else I can do but my patience is wearing thin. We have already had snow flurries and winter is approaching fast. Worried now that it will be difficult at best to climb back up on my 10:12 pitch roof to swap out the cable if and when it ever does arrive.

I haven’t had to deal with their customer service, and I am glad. Lots of horror stories like yours. Some say they open a ticket and within hours everything is resolved, others have stories like yours.

 

[Foggy47]

Any updates on the Starlink service you guys have? Saw a rocket they put up the other night out of Vanderbilt AFB in California. Was in the late evening.....and was an utterly fascinating view with the sun shining on the contrail. Stunning. They were putting up 17 more satellites. They were supposed to launch another last night....but the weather prevented it. Maybe tonight.

I'll post a pic if I can find it. Edit: Here is that pic......Liely at least 500 miles away.

 

[Teeder]

I couldn't be happier with mine.

 

[Angus 1895]

I love mine!!!!

 

[Natty Bumppo]

Got Starlink back in October and it has been trouble free. Absolute game changer out in the sticks where previously I was averaging 12 to 15 mbps download with my only other option. Now I average around 250 or 300.

 

[Foggy47]

Got Starlink back in October and it has been trouble free. Absolute game changer out in the sticks where previously I was averaging 12 to 15 mbps download with my only other option. Now I average around 250 or 300.

What is that costing you? Is that a way to have wi-fi "real time" game cameras on your property?

 

[Bill]

what do you do for television when you have starlink? Cable is getting ridiculous.

 

[4wanderingeyes]

what do you do for television when you have starlink? Cable is getting ridiculous.

You would have to stream, there are lots of free channels, or if you have Dish, or Direct, or any streaming service, you would just sign in and stream with it there.

 

[Foggy47]

what do you do for television when you have starlink? Cable is getting ridiculous.

I would think you would just stream it with the likes of Hulu or a Firestick. It's what we do now. Cable is history in our home.

Edit: We just signed on with Quantum fibre here in OZ last month. Super speed (500 mbps) and no disconnects or pixilating thus far. They provide all the equipment for "free" and offer $50 / month forever. Quit anytime. No contract. Love it.

 

[Angus 1895]

Football is a problem sometimes, extra charges…..Gunsmoke, the Virginian, Lawman, Sirius xm, Wagon train no extra charge.

It’s $120 a month.

 

[Teeder]

I use it at work, so I have no TV experience with it.

 

[Natty Bumppo]

What is that costing you? Is that a way to have wi-fi "real time" game cameras on your property?

You have to buy all of the equipment up front....that was around $500. Then it's $90 a month. Not sure about the real time game cams? All of my Ring devices on the house work fine. But I think to have wi-fi game cams out on the land would be too far for the router.

 

[Natty Bumppo]

what do you do for television when you have starlink? Cable is getting ridiculous.

We don't watch much TV....but when we do we find that just a handful of streaming apps are all we need....Peacock, Paramount, Disney, Netflix, and Amazon.

 

[Bill Loser]

Question, what do you guys do with 250 to 500 mbds? We've been living here with less than 10 for 8 years now. Right now we have at best 8, stream 2 tvs, phones ,wifi and the kids video games no problems at all. I don't work from home much anymore but when I did I had very few issues then also.
We don't have ring doorbells or anything like that. Do they use a lot?

 

[MadMadHoosier]

I'm a bit of an electronics nerd, and two years of StarLink at the Kentucky farm has been amazing. Two WiFi thermostats go into vacation mode anytime we are more than 60 miles away from the cabin, and turn back on before we get home. EcoNet Rheem WiFi water heater that also goes into energy saving mode when we are away from the cabin. iRobot WiFi vacuum cleaner that keeps us advised of it's work and status. A Cummins back up generator that is connected via an Ethernet cable, and advises when the power is off or it is being exercised. MyQ WiFi gate and garage door openers allow us to grant remote access when we are away, and advise when the farmer or anyone else comes and goes. ReoLink video doorbells and cameras, are replacing the Wyze cameras, that let us know when Vehicles, People, or Animals cross their paths. Roku with Prime, Netflix and Hulu for streaming, and TiVo for over the air networks and guides. Big Green Egg WiFi (EggGenius) pit and meat temperature monitor. And the newest addition, Flo by Moen remote control water shut-off, that monitors for water leaks while we are away and can automatically turn the water off when leaks are detected. Then various iPhones, iPads and computers that connect when we are there. Quite a load really, and never notice a glitch.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

I'm a bit of an electronics nerd, and two years of StarLink at the Kentucky farm has been amazing. Two WiFi thermostats go into vacation mode anytime we are more than 60 miles away from the cabin, and turn back on before we get home. EcoNet Rheem WiFi water heater that also goes into energy saving mode when we are away from the cabin. iRobot WiFi vacuum cleaner that keeps us advised of it's work and status. A Cummins back up generator that is connected via an Ethernet cable, and advises when the power is off or it is being exercised. MyQ WiFi gate and garage door openers allow us to grant remote access when we are away, and advise when the farmer or anyone else comes and goes. ReoLink video doorbells and cameras, are replacing the Wyze cameras, that let us know when Vehicles, People, or Animals cross their paths. Roku with Prime, Netflix and Hulu for streaming, and TiVo for over the air networks and guides. Big Green Egg WiFi (EggGenius) pit and meat temperature monitor. And the newest addition, Flo by Moen remote control water shut-off, that monitors for water leaks while we are away and can automatically turn the water off when leaks are detected. Then various iPhones, iPads and computers that connect when we are there. Quite a load really, and never notice a glitch.

Ok im the polar opposite. My electronic knowledge is lacking to put it nicely. So the process is to just order a package online (at one point it wasn’t available in my part of Ky, maybe it is now) and install it myself? Right now I just run off cell service and dish tailgater package. But WiFi would be great.