Starlink

[Jchonline]

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Hopefully they don't send it USPS. Our road is closed and everything via USPS is getting put in a Post Office that has no public access. They say they will delivery it once the road is open. There are two ways to get to our place, and it's just the one that is closed. UPS was able to figure it out, as i got some LifePO batteries delivered yesterday.

Mine was Fedex.

 

[ernemats]

From what I have heard and read they only use Fed Ex

 

[BigBlue1]

I believe FedEx is the standard carrier in the US for Starlink.

Rob

 

[rekees4300]

SpaceX is working to boost the manufacturing later this year as over 600,000 people continue to wait for access to Starlink.

SpaceX Produces 5,000 Starlink Dishes Per Week, But Plans a Production Boost

 

[forgeblast]

Still waiting, it seems as if our internet has gotten worse while we wait. I do not want to shell out for another router if starlink is on the horizon.........

 

[lman]

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Hopefully they don't send it USPS. Our road is closed and everything via USPS is getting put in a Post Office that has no public access. They say they will delivery it once the road is open. There are two ways to get to our place, and it's just the one that is closed. UPS was able to figure it out, as i got some LifePO batteries delivered yesterday.

If you can get to the grocery store, I would think they would deliver it.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I'm still waiting as well. As others have said, my existing DSL service is deteriorating with outages every hour or so, lasting from between 2 and 60 minutes. The carrier of course says there is "no network problem".

While I wait, I'm making installation plans. I want to mount it next to the dish on an elevated hilltop platform and use a WiFi range extender to provide service to my entire 25 acre property. I have a weatherproof enclosure with 110V power on the platform but it isn't environmentally controlled. The temps here range from 90+ down to -10 F.

Can anyone post a picture of what the Starlink receiver/router looks like? Also, what is the operating temperature range?

 

[BigBlue1]

Can anyone post a picture of what the Starlink receiver/router looks like? Also, what is the operating temperature range?

Info should be all over the place with pictures and details. Here's a link to one site:

SpaceX Starlink users provide first impressions and unboxing pictures

“It feels like it’s from the future… I am amazed at how well it works.”…

arstechnica.com

Rob

 

[ernemats]

Still waiting and it cannot come soon enough. Today did a speed test on our VERIZON internet down .50, up .48 and at times nothing would work. It seems the internet is getting worse for us and we have no options available other than Hughes net

 

[plowhog]

internet down .50, up .48

The good news is your upload speed is 96% as fast as download. Woo hoo !!!

 

[rekees4300]

Still waiting and it cannot come soon enough. Today did a speed test on our VERIZON internet down .50, up .48 and at times nothing would work. It seems the internet is getting worse for us and we have no options available other than Hughes net

According to this website, Verizon Fios is available in Bolivar, PA.

Best Internet Providers in Bolivar, PA

 

[ponytug]

Not exactly Starlink, but caused by DishyMcFlatFace needing a clear view of the sky that we don't have at the house.

Has anyone installed their dish far enough away to need / use fiber? Single mode? Multimode? BiDi? Brands? Suppliers?

I am right at 250' to get back to the house, and while I did consider copper Ethernet cabling, I got to thinking about ground loops and lightning, which lead me to look at a short run of fiber to isolate the grounds. I was thinking of pulling a dual fiber single mode direct burial fiber in conduit, but using BiDi media transceivers (good to 12Miles) that use only one fiber to have a backup fiber, just in case.

Any thoughts or comments most welcome.

Thanks!

All the best,

Peter

 

[plowhog]

Has anyone installed their dish far enough away to need / use fiber? Single mode? Multimode? BiDi? Brands? Suppliers?

I am right at 250' to get back to the house,

I have almost the identical distances. And I am going to use fiber. Have not picked it out yet-- my electrician just orders custom pieces to run in the conduit. I'll ask him what it is.

 

[ponytug]

Thanks!

Must be nice to have an electrician who knows how to run fiber. My local guys had no clue. They are electricians, I get it, but it torpedoed another project that I had in mind. (Cell and internet from a peak 500' from the house.) I didn't want them learning on my fiber, as they proposed designs that had bend radii way too small for fiber, and the fiber was never going to survive the install.

All the best,

Peter

 

[ernemats]

According to this website, Verizon Fios is available in Bolivar, PA.

Best Internet Providers in Bolivar, PA

We are not in Bolivar but about 5 miles out and no fiber available. Just did a speed test of the internet ping 215, down .11 and up .37 , worst than yesterday.

 

[BigBlue1]

Fiber is the typical suggestion for overcoming that distance issue that gets mentioned on the Reddit Starlink sections. If you provide a weather-protected enclosure with power at the dish site and then use a fiber interconnect you can run fiber to the destination and re-convert.

Another option is point-to-point wireless antennas. As long as you have line of sight they should do just fine and can bridge considerable distances. May be easier and cheaper than fiber.

Rob

 

[ponytug]

Fiber is the typical suggestion for overcoming that distance issue that gets mentioned on the Reddit Starlink sections. If you provide a weather-protected enclosure with power at the dish site and then use a fiber interconnect you can run fiber to the destination and re-convert.

Another option is point-to-point wireless antennas. As long as you have line of sight they should do just fine and can bridge considerable distances. May be easier and cheaper than fiber.

Rob

Thanks, I did think about line of sight, but the site here works against it, at least without getting fancy.

I will have another look at Reddit for fiber tips.

All the best,

Peter

 

[IXLR8]

Thanks, I did think about line of sight, but the site here works against it, at least without getting fancy.

I will have another look at Reddit for fiber tips.

All the best,

Peter

Have a look in reddit "HomeNetworking" I have seen some good ideas there. I need to get a connection between my shop and house, about 400 ft apart and no line of sight so I am looking at fibre optic as well.

 

[IXLR8]

Starlink had a successful launch of 51 satellites w/laser communication for Polar orbits on Monday. It will be a few months before they are online.

 

[Rebeldad1]

and use a WiFi range extender to provide service to my entire 25 acre property.

which range extender will you use? easy to set up?

thanks in advance!!