Starlink Internet

[Manatee Diver]

So you need two of them...???

No they come as a pair and already setup to talk to each other. It was really easy to setup.

But I think just putting down ethernet, that short of a run is super easy.

They come in a pair. I used to install these down in florida. Good stuff but you could get away with the nanostation? or loco. cant remember the name of the model but is a lot cheaper.

I never liked Unifis other products for point to point wireless. They typically break any mdns, these don't IIRC.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

The other issue is the unreliability of Windstream...we lose internet several times per week.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

Another issue/question with Starlink is about tree cover. I have a lots of trees around the property.

There is one spot in my yard where I have a seemingly good degree of unobstructed sky.

What % of the sky and at what bearing has to be unobstructed for Starlink to work reliably?

When I use the Starlink app it tells me I *may* have too much obstruction and *may* experience issues.

 

[Tracy]

Another issue/question with Starlink is about tree cover. I have a lots of trees around the property.

There is one spot in my yard where I have a seemingly good degree of unobstructed sky.

What % of the sky and at what bearing has to be unobstructed for Starlink to work reliably?

When I use the Starlink app it tells me I *may* have too much obstruction and *may* experience issues.

If you are talking about your house, I can't imagine you getting reliable starlink signal. Your tree cover is pretty massive.
I use it on a boat and it is awesome. Excellent speed and reliability. But I also have perfect unobstructed sky view on the boat.

 

[elvenhome21]

We don't have any other option than starlink or Verizon. Starlink is decent but can be frustrating. The modem/router is horrific in handling more than a handful of clients and you can't control or prioritize traffic. If you go with separate router you loose all starlink functionality for seeing what the dish is doing. If I had cable option I'd go with that without blinking.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

If you are talking about your house, I can't imagine you getting reliable starlink signal

Yea I am ....

If I had cable option I'd go with that without blinking.

me too

 

[lexvil]

Starling seems a good idea but I wouldn’t do any thing that tied me to the whims of musk, the “no contract“ thing seems great but it cuts both ways. I have a wireless Internet system because there is no other option here other than Hughes net with caps and throttling. would love the cable option but it’s never going to reach my place.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

I wouldn’t do any thing that tied me to the whims of musk

What whims?

would love the cable option but it’s never going to reach my place.

me too, we will never get it either.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Would putting the dish on a mast give you enough height on your property?

 

[lexvil]

What whims?

me too, we will never get it either.

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