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Wendle said:
Lay a long extension ladder down flat on the roof pitch with a rope over the ridge tied off to a car or something on the other side? I feel like 90% of the people on this board would do way sketchier shit fairly regularly.
At 45° a long enough ladder may even reach from the ridge to the ground in your pic?

Red dot is by far your best option. One of my neighbours had something similar to your blue dot and it was woeful.
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The backhalf is the 45 degree to get to the antenna mount. As noted, long drop. While at times, I do retarded stuff, the ladder trick is a bit beyond my liking:homer: I'll probably drop $500 on a boom rental to keep my ass safe :emb:

Thanks for the heads up on the blue buried option. I'll put that idea in the garbage.
 
Lil'John said:
The backhalf is the 45 degree to get to the antenna mount. As noted, long drop. While at times, I do retarded stuff, the ladder trick is a bit beyond my liking:homer: I'll probably drop $500 on a boom rental to keep my ass safe :emb:

Thanks for the heads up on the blue buried option. I'll put that idea in the garbage.
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Hire someone for $200

or HF pole with adapter near the electric meter
 
XtremeJ said:
Anyone else get the offer for the Mini?

$599 and $30 per month mobile
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I did. I just wouldn't use it enough to justify it and the places I'd probably be trying to use it are gonna have significant issues with getting a clear enough view of the sky. It's just not a good fit for me.
 
Anyone using residential starlink with the ethernet adapter? Any issues? Might be using it for a business with a server than requires a cable.
 
IowaOffRoad said:
Anyone using residential starlink with the ethernet adapter? Any issues? Might be using it for a business with a server than requires a cable.
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Yep, no issues. Plug and play.

Posting from the Mini. Was looking at sat phones. This seemed like a no brainer.
 
Lil'John said:
Follow up questions as I'm trying to figure out location.

Can one 'cleanly' and easily bolt the ground base to a wall rather than buy another mount? From watching one install video, it sounds like the dish snaps onto the mount so it should be solid from that stand point.
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No the stock mount isn't that great, get the pole or hard mount adapter. I found a few extra items on Esty that are 3d printed to provide a solid mount.

XtremeJ said:
Anyone else get the offer for the Mini?

$599 and $30 per month mobile
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Yes I almost pulled the trigger and then decides to pass and wait for a couple reasons:
  1. Cannot pause the service like you can with the main unit
  2. data capped at 50gb and then it's a buck per gb over (or some fee)
  3. charging is via a power block and not usb-c

Otherwise I would have got one. I'm guessing the above items will change at some point which I'll be interested at that time.
 
IowaOffRoad said:
Anyone using residential starlink with the ethernet adapter? Any issues? Might be using it for a business with a server than requires a cable.
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I've been working from home the last couple months, laptop is on the ethernet adapter. No issues with calls or team meetings.

I do need to get a plastic 3d printed bird spike for the dish. I have to clean bird shit off it about once a month or so. Fuckers love the view from the spot I have it mounted, apparently.
 
IowaOffRoad said:
Anyone using residential starlink with the ethernet adapter? Any issues? Might be using it for a business with a server than requires a cable.
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Yep...had some hard wire devices so we got the connector and a 5 point split out box cuz newer systems dont have the CAT 5/6 connection. Cheap for a home office setup all in all but off the cuff cant think of a good reason why it would be a problem with an adapter as well. Also had to get extender due to house construction issues. Split level with a concrete retaining wall between upper and lower house sections and 5 gHz (or what ever microwave frequency they use doesn't travel well thru dirt...
 
Just got stuff on order so I'll see what I can get it to do. I'm hoping it gets here way before end of the month so I can shut down fiber in August.
 
I think he needs to offer something for businesses in the form of an emergency backup. Low cost per month, like $30. Charge for the hardware and just collect the monthly fee. The catch is it won’t pass data until you activate it in an emergency. Obviously the cost involved while operating it would be high, to discourage using it as a primary line.

I feel lots of corporations would buy in as a third backup line if the monthly cost was low. Provisions could be made for DR testing as is needed.

99% of the time they would be collecting money for doing nothing.
 
Another vote for putting it on the roof.
Been up for a couple of weeks no complaints.
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Through the wall. Grandkids were helping.
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Speed test
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Weasel said:
No the stock mount isn't that great, get the pole or hard mount adapter. I found a few extra items on Esty that are 3d printed to provide a solid mount.



Yes I almost pulled the trigger and then decides to pass and wait for a couple reasons:
  1. Cannot pause the service like you can with the main unit
  2. data capped at 50gb and then it's a buck per gb over (or some fee)
  3. charging is via a power block and not usb-c

Otherwise I would have got one. I'm guessing the above items will change at some point which I'll be interested at that time.
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While I like to believe that I pay close attention to the monthly's, Comcast creep got my attention and I was able to drop over $100/month there without noticeable service change, so the $30 may not bother me... give up an unhealthy lunch or two for the home leftover variety and I'll not notice the $30 YMMV :)

The mini takes a 'normal' barrel connector, haven't come across the dimensions yet, but 40W (a few YT videos have measured this usage) is doable by USB C PD adapters, so for me a bluetti 70 Ah day-use power brick should have no problem with this. Update: just read that Starlink plans a USB-C power cable to barrel connector. Untested whether POE over the mini's ethernet port is possible.

I also reworked my cell plan and went to unlimited from 6 GB shared with 3 adults, so 50 GB for weekender use doesn't feel too cramped for me--If I planned on watching video over the weekend trip, I'd bring it on a device. YMMV; for me this would be to keep in touch, phone calls, and minor data uses. I have the home unit and it is still really portable, so if my need would be for more data, I would bring the bigger unit.
 
mrsammi said:
I have the home unit and it is still really portable...
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Have you taken your home unit and used it elsewhere? Is that what you're saying? I thought they wouldn't allow service more than something like 50 miles from the home address?
 
Bacchus said:
Have you taken your home unit and used it elsewhere? Is that what you're saying? I thought they wouldn't allow service more than something like 50 miles from the home address?
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I have gen 2. The plan determines where it goes not the dish.

They are very portable but you need the right plan to move it.

I have standard plus portability. 145$ a month and I can take it anywhere. Gone to the middle of the desert, by the beach and in the mountains with no problems.

I have a flagpole mount for my trailer and I put the dish on that.
 
TOMS97ZJ said:
I have gen 2. The plan determines where it goes not the dish.

They are very portable but you need the right plan to move it.

I have standard plus portability. 145$ a month and I can take it anywhere. Gone to the middle of the desert, by the beach and in the mountains with no problems.

I have a flagpole mount for my trailer and I put the dish on that.
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Damnit. They got rid of that option like a month before I got mine. Just missed it.
 
mrsammi said:
While I like to believe that I pay close attention to the monthly's, Comcast creep got my attention and I was able to drop over $100/month there without noticeable service change, so the $30 may not bother me... give up an unhealthy lunch or two for the home leftover variety and I'll not notice the $30 YMMV :)

The mini takes a 'normal' barrel connector, haven't come across the dimensions yet, but 40W (a few YT videos have measured this usage) is doable by USB C PD adapters, so for me a bluetti 70 Ah day-use power brick should have no problem with this. Update: just read that Starlink plans a USB-C power cable to barrel connector. Untested whether POE over the mini's ethernet port is possible.

I also reworked my cell plan and went to unlimited from 6 GB shared with 3 adults, so 50 GB for weekender use doesn't feel too cramped for me--If I planned on watching video over the weekend trip, I'd bring it on a device. YMMV; for me this would be to keep in touch, phone calls, and minor data uses. I have the home unit and it is still really portable, so if my need would be for more data, I would bring the bigger unit.
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Good to know. The 30 bucks isn't horrible but when I'd use it is camping or trips which I do a far bit but not sure. Enough to keep a 30ndollar device. Not it's not a ton but..
 
I just got my shipping update. Coming from Stockton so I may have it by 4th of July:eek:

I'm still figuring out the mount as cheap as possible along with 'safe' and easy install. I've found the 'pole adapter' mount provided by Starlink is garbage. I've got some 'scrap' 1 3/4" tubing that I'm going to run off the side of the middle of the house. It will push it about 3-4' above the roof line. I'm thinking about a partial platform.
 
I got it today and so far I am far from impressed with it at least from an interface standpoint.

It is being beyond a pain in the ass trying to setup. Are they really expecting one to do all the setup via a phone?:shaking::flipoff: I'll grant you my phone is a bit geriatric and needs to be replaced but still.

I did try the 'recommended address' and it has nothing but a starlink logo showing with nothing clickable.

It also seems a bit slow for the install. I guess I missed the giant warning that says "may take 30-40 minutes to connect":homer: I'm dealing with an update now.

I was only off 6 degrees on my temp test dish location.:smokin:

I'm going to swap from test computer to 'game' computer a bit later to see what it can really do. But so far, so good. I've got it running youtube right now ;)
 
Setup was easy for me.

Had my first issue yesterday. Speeds were slow as shit, so I pulled up the app and it had a red alert saying I had a cord issue. We'd just had a bitchin' thunderstorm that had out a lot of trees down locally so I just climbed up there and unplugged it and plugged it back in and it rebooted and was all good after that. I figured there was enough wind in the storm to jostle the cord connection slightly loose where it was making some contact but not good contact.
 
I think part of it is me being geriatric school for computers and liking a real keyboard with lots of monitor space to see thing(real estate not clarity:flipoff2: )

I want to make sure it feels good before I call 'old' internet and tell them thanks but I want to save $300++ a month:eek:
 
Weasel said:
I thought the setup was pretty easy. :confused:
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My issue was the severe lack of responsiveness of the app along with lack of status messaging while thing were going on. I was left wondering if the fucking thing hung or if it was doing okay. Nothing like mashing on app buttons with the app not doing a damn thing:homer: A simple message at the very beginning stating the first run may stall out and will take 30-40 minutes.
Ksand said:
You can't really mess it up
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Apparently Starlink's UI team forgot to take any course work on responsiveness and how to communicate with user that shit is slow:shaking:
 
I have GEN2 Roam plan

Fixing to head to colorado and plan to use it.
I am switching to DC power and a standalone wifi router
Has anything changed? Is the $150/month to month plan still good?
 
Lil'John said:
I think part of it is me being geriatric school for computers and liking a real keyboard with lots of monitor space to see thing(real estate not clarity:flipoff2: )

I want to make sure it feels good before I call 'old' internet and tell them thanks but I want to save $300++ a month:eek:
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Yeah, I just had it setup using the small stand it ships with for a few weeks as a test run before I cancelled my other Internet service.
 
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