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re: Who on here has starlink?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:16 am to thumperpait
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:16 am to thumperpait
Where I live, the best internet I could get was 6 mbps down and 1 up. Got Starlink as soon as it was available for me. The price is high for internet but for me it will have to go to 200 dollars a month for me to go back to centurylink. If you're rural and have the means, Starlink is as a no-brainer as it gets. Stream 1080p HD on multiple devices plus online gaming with no problems. It has to be a black sky storm for my signal to be obstructed. I recommend it for anyone in similar situations as mine.
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Posted on 3/18/25 at 7:34 pm to jambrous
Love it so far. Viasat tried to offer me all kinda of stuff to stay. Just got Hulu bundle with Disney and ESPN+. Multiple users and ad free. Added max also and still saving 60.00 compared to dish.
Posted on 3/20/25 at 6:25 pm to thumperpait
I've used starlink for work in some relatively remote areas and it works surprisingly well. Right now we're getting over 100 Mbps download speeds which is much more than what most people need.
Posted on 3/21/25 at 10:05 am to thumperpait
How is starlink with multiple ethernet hardwired devices? (i.e. smart TV's, game consoles, etc.) Does it affect speed or wifi? I intend to buy but was wondering if there were any bandwidth problem or what I can purchase to strengthen the load I will be having?
This post was edited on 3/21/25 at 10:06 am
Posted on 3/21/25 at 10:55 am to TigerTerd
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How is starlink with multiple ethernet hardwired devices? (i.e. smart TV's, game consoles, etc.) Does it affect speed or wifi? I intend to buy but was wondering if there were any bandwidth problem or what I can purchase to strengthen the load I will be having?
We have the Residential plan at the office and it has been perfect for roughly a year now with 8 wired PCs and 8 wired VoIP phones and roughly a dozen wifi devices during working hours. We are using a 3rd party router so the starlink router is in bypass mode but I don't think you'd have a problem either way.
The only issue might be gaming as the latency on Starlink tends to fluctuate between 25-45ms whereas for gaming you'd rather a more steady ~20ms. But I've seen plenty of reports of people playing FPS on Starlink without much issue. Make sure you have 0% obstructions though.
Posted on 3/21/25 at 11:05 am to thumperpait
Friend had starlink at a deer lease. We were able to watch movies and be on our phones. Seemed to work great.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 1:56 pm to thumperpait
With Starlink we dumped both landline and Direct TV. So I guess the cost is close plus before we had dial up so virtually no internet. We live an hr out of town so Hughes was the only way to get anything high speed.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 2:22 pm to thumperpait
I am sorry that's such bullshite. The US government really dropped ball on providing cable and internet access to rural areas. But I bet we have military service in your area for everything, any big towers within 30 miles no one really knows what they are really for??
We are a government by the multinational corporations, for the multnational corporations
We are a government by the multinational corporations, for the multnational corporations
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:03 pm to TutHillTiger
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am sorry that's such bullshite. The US government really dropped ball on providing cable and internet access to rural areas.
My 80 acre Missouri deer camp is 10 miles from any town and hours from a big city yet has electricity, water, and fiber internet available. Most properties can get decent 4g/5g service with a decent antenna. Starlink is everywhere. The rural internet problem is essentially solved, for now.
Rural fiber has been rather disastrous:
-Politician grants money to friend to build “rural” network
-Friend connects people between populated areas first while building as slowly as possible in truly rural areas.
-Friend now has private fiber access to multiple communities.
-Friend bankrupts traditional ISPs who had to invest in their own networks.
-Consumer prices fall
-Private investment completely disappears.
This is basically the entire Midwest. Small towns appear to have benefited, but those towns would probably have more competition anyway had private investments continued. Rural farms have way more service than they need at a hefty price to tax payers and investors.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:58 pm to Dallaswho
What pisses me off is I have fiber running through my yard, but it's only for a government facility a couple of blocks away. And I read that starlink is about to come out with another dish that can get 1-2 gigabytes. On par with fiber. I have zero complaints so far with starlink. Already cut ties with dish. And of course they tried to get me to stay with a great offer like viasat tried to do. To little to late.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 7:10 am to thumperpait
T mobile home internet is the cheapest and best. 60 a month no contract. Download/upload speeds run in the 200 to 300 range. Starlink is too high on prices.
Your welcome
Your welcome
This post was edited on 4/3/25 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:14 am to OldCat55
Still waiting on Spectrum.
I just learned that Starlink has a 10gb/mo Roam plan that is being offered to existing and former customers. It’s offered as a backup to a primary ISP for $10/month. Overage is $2 per gb. I can switch from Residential to $10 Roam from the app.
I will not be leaving Starlink when fiber is installed. This is great for me as I really enjoy what Starlink has provided for us the last 3 years. And, it puts my doubts over reviews about Spectrum outages to rest.
I just learned that Starlink has a 10gb/mo Roam plan that is being offered to existing and former customers. It’s offered as a backup to a primary ISP for $10/month. Overage is $2 per gb. I can switch from Residential to $10 Roam from the app.
I will not be leaving Starlink when fiber is installed. This is great for me as I really enjoy what Starlink has provided for us the last 3 years. And, it puts my doubts over reviews about Spectrum outages to rest.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 10:25 am to tigerbaittrick
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Anyone find they have issues with Starlink during storms and such?
Bumping to report my first experience with a significant Starlink outage. A storm came through this morning that was *very* intense and we lost connection for about 15 minutes.
Posted on 4/3/25 at 8:45 pm to Korkstand
Tbh im not sure why anyone would choose starlink over tmobile home internet. Unless you cant get Tmobile home internet, Starlink charges over 120 a month. Tmobile internet is half the cost of Starlink and works pretty good. Jmo.
This post was edited on 4/3/25 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 4/5/25 at 11:24 pm to Bard
We used starlink for construction trailers. Works great but does go out and get spotty during local heavy rainfall. Like the old direct tv outages.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 12:39 pm to thumperpait
My buddy has it at his lake house. We streamed and used our phones like it was fiber. It did go out one time because of the handoff but i think he told me thats gone away now.
Im getting it for my dads hunting cabin that doesn't know internet even exist yet lol.
Im getting it for my dads hunting cabin that doesn't know internet even exist yet lol.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 4:48 pm to Dallaswho
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For fiber. Ask about business plans. $100 or so a month is a pretty standard entry business rate. Even if they only give you 100mbps it’ll likely be solid and low latency.
There is zero chance of getting business fiber for $100 per month. I have 3 different business fiber connections. They are all 100 MB. They run anywhere from 400-$550 per month. Business plans are different from residential. All of my plans include loss of business pay backs if it goes down. Residential plans do not.
Posted on 4/7/25 at 9:07 am to lsufan1971
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There is zero chance of getting business fiber for $100 per month. I have 3 different business fiber connections. They are all 100 MB. They run anywhere from 400-$550 per month. Business plans are different from residential. All of my plans include loss of business pay backs if it goes down. Residential plans do not.
Loss of business pay sounds like retail or internet servers. Most ISP business plans are similar to residential plus static IP and almost all start around $100. I’ve signed about a dozen all over the country and all had options around $100. The last one was ATT in west Texas and it was $100 for 50Mbit and 2x static IPs for 4 years and a free 1/3 mile run. I’ve seen businesses pay up to $40k to get service to their building, but I’ve never seen basic monthly plans costing much more than $100 without increasing speeds or options.
Posted on 4/7/25 at 11:45 pm to Goalie
quote:I just got t mobile home internet this month based on my ISP price going up over $100/mo and having a t mobile phone plan. I saw an offer for t mobile internet for only $35/mo since I’m on their mobile plan already.
T mobile home internet is the cheapest and best. 60 a month no contract. Download/upload speeds run in the 200 to 300 range. Starlink is too high on prices.
Your welcome
Went into it admittedly knowing nothing about it other than it was a cheap alternative to my prior ISP. I was surprised when it was delivered that setup was as easy as plugging this one device into the wall and I was connected with a couple easy steps and it is faster than my previous internet.
I suppose it is satellite internet. Is this all starlink is? Could I just take this device anywhere and plug it in and have WiFi internet like I believe people do with starlink? Either way been very happy with it.
ETA nvm realized its using the same cell towers as my phone so not satellite internet but suppose that’s a good thing since satellite internet would go down in a storm it sounds like. Pro to starlink would be it works in a rural area without cell towers but that’s not an issue for me anyway where I’m at. Am curious if I could just travel with it though and use WiFi anywhere there’s cell towers in range
This post was edited on 4/8/25 at 12:04 am
Posted on 4/8/25 at 10:58 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
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Am curious if I could just travel with it though and use WiFi anywhere there’s cell towers in range
No, unfortunately the device will only work with the towers closest to your home. It would probably work at you neighbor's house, but not at the deer camp.
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