Please keep this discussion contained to the service offering and technology, and refrain from the temptation to make comments of the often polarizing man at the helm.
I'm in ruralness, where my best internet option prior to Starlink was CenturyLink (10M download, data caps, and a whopping $195/mo WHEN it was functioning - no thanks) In early May my queue wait paid off and I became a new Starlink customer. Observations so far
- I average 85-100M download during the working day (6:00A until 5:00P) and 10-12M upload with a 35-65ms latency
- I'm currently connected via VPN to a server on the opposite coast during peak usage time and have these results for my connectivity
- no issues running a 25 person Zoom call where everybody has their camera on
- SWMBO is often streaming movies on the tv at the opposite end of the house during working hours
- I've just survived a high of 115F on a clear, sunny day with no discernable wind, and didn't have a thermal protection shutdown. I'm sure radiant temps on the concrete were significantly higher
I'm rolling into month four of service, so I don't have an unending amount f experience, but all has been good so far. good enough that I cancelled my private office lease and accompanying internet service for said office, saving me just under $500/mo
Hardware for a residential system was $600, and it's $110/mo for unlimited data. Compared to the few other options I had available, this so far is the tech that enabled me to relocate out to rural America and still keep functional at my tech day job from a home office.
Next up is to order the roof mounting hardware and also an ethernet adapter so I can connect to my wired security camera system and access remotely.
Anybody else in HBTland also a Starlink user? If so, what's you're experiences, tips, warnings, etc ...?
I'm in ruralness, where my best internet option prior to Starlink was CenturyLink (10M download, data caps, and a whopping $195/mo WHEN it was functioning - no thanks) In early May my queue wait paid off and I became a new Starlink customer. Observations so far
- I average 85-100M download during the working day (6:00A until 5:00P) and 10-12M upload with a 35-65ms latency
- I'm currently connected via VPN to a server on the opposite coast during peak usage time and have these results for my connectivity
- no issues running a 25 person Zoom call where everybody has their camera on
- SWMBO is often streaming movies on the tv at the opposite end of the house during working hours
- I've just survived a high of 115F on a clear, sunny day with no discernable wind, and didn't have a thermal protection shutdown. I'm sure radiant temps on the concrete were significantly higher
I'm rolling into month four of service, so I don't have an unending amount f experience, but all has been good so far. good enough that I cancelled my private office lease and accompanying internet service for said office, saving me just under $500/mo
Hardware for a residential system was $600, and it's $110/mo for unlimited data. Compared to the few other options I had available, this so far is the tech that enabled me to relocate out to rural America and still keep functional at my tech day job from a home office.
Next up is to order the roof mounting hardware and also an ethernet adapter so I can connect to my wired security camera system and access remotely.
Anybody else in HBTland also a Starlink user? If so, what's you're experiences, tips, warnings, etc ...?