Starlink, the Final Front Ear

[Drago]

Does anyone use Starlink at home? My Interweb contract is almost up and I'm looking at all options, including 5G and Starlink.

We have Roam in the camper on a Starlink Mini set up with a rolling contract that can be paused. I've tested that by using it as a hotpot at home for a few days and that works perfectly for my needs, but would be interested to hear from anyone using a home setup, particularly Gen 3.

Yes, yes, I know Elon is a prat with the intellectual depth of an amoeba, so save your breath on that score. I already drive a van from a company founded by modern history's biggest murderer so I clearly dont care about thet sort of nonsense.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Are you trying to contact ET?

 

[Oldhippy]

I'll watch this with interest as Internet is needed on the boat.

 

[biggs682]

I'll watch this with interest as Internet is needed on the boat.

Along with a healthy bank account IMHO

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Does anyone use Starlink at home? My Interweb contract is almost up and I'm looking at all options, including 5G and Starlink.

We have Roam in the camper on a Starlink Mini set up with a rolling contract that can be paused. I've tested that by using it as a hotpot at home for a few days and that works perfectly for my needs, but would be interested to hear from anyone using a home setup, particularly Gen 3.

Yes, yes, I know Elon is a prat with the intellectual depth of an amoeba, so save your breath on that score. I already drive a van from a company founded by modern history's biggest murderer so I clearly don't care about that sort of nonsense.

Thought you had a VeeDub, not a Chinese van?

BTW looked at Starlink, was too spendy, and along came Gigaclear with their fibrous offer, with which I'm very happy.

 

[Psamathe]

What is the latency like using Starlink. eg does VoIP work OK, WiFi Calling? I can imaging a lot more packet delivery delays which might bot be apparent when they quote streaming delays (not so badly impacted by latency).

Ian

 

[Drago]

What is the latency like using Starlink. eg does VoIP work OK, WiFi Calling? I can imaging a lot more packet delivery delays which might bot be apparent when they quote streaming delays (not so badly impacted by latency).

Ian

Certainly on the Stalink Mini in the van it streams movies etc ok.

I've never used it for voip or video calling, but the Interweb seems to be of the opinion that it's perfectly good for that.

 

[Wheelspinner]

I've had Starlink at home for the last 18 months or so, in place of the rubbish alternatives specific to my location. I think mine is Gen 2.

Speed off the dish through is variable with time of day obvs, but off the router connected to it I typically get between 175 and 230 Mbs download. Upload runs about 30-ish I think. Rare that the download speed dips much below 100. Even right now, sat at the far end of a very big house through two mesh extenders I'm still clocking 90 at the "peak" use time in this part of the world.

Latency ping time is usually around 25-35 ms range fairly consistently.

General reliability is excellent. In all the time we've had it, I can recall one outage of about 20 minutes, otherwise it has been 99.99% up time.

 

[Wheelspinner]

Oh, Australia here. YMMV. :-)

 

[fossyant]

We're only just about to get that full fibre stuff.

 

[Drago]

I'm currently on full fibre and the numbers aren't quite as good as those Wheelspinner sees on Starlink.

 

[Psamathe]

Latency ping time is usually around 25-35 ms range fairly consistently.

That sounds slow.
In on fibre to cabinet (ie then cpper to house) and running through a VPN (to slow things even more) and my ping times are 13ms.

Ian

 

[accountantpete]

They have so many satellites up there the coverage is bound to be good

 

[Drago]

An internet latency south of 50 isn't likely to be noticeable for any type of usage, so Wheelspinners experience is reassuring for me in that regard.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That sounds slow.
In on fibre to cabinet (ie then cpper to house) and running through a VPN (to slow things even more) and my ping times are 13ms.

Ian

I am on fibre to house with ping of 7ms.