Starlink

[Hilbilly]

Finally got a response from Starlink about the reduced speed, at 4 PM. As noted earlier by BigBlue1, they are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible but if I completely loose service to notify them because that would be a different issue.

 

[JethroB]

Received the StarLink kit today. A breeze to set up. I have it temporarily sitting on the ground for now. Here’s the early results. Below the first six are my DSL speed history tests.

A question - does the dish move periodically or does it stay put after the initialization?

 

[BigBlue1]

It may slightly re-adjust in the first day or two but in general once it orients to the preferred aim for your geographical location it will stay in a fixed position. You can 'stow' the dish which tips it up into vertical mode and that may have to be done (rarely) for troubleshooting situations, but that's in your control.

Seems like a lot of chatter about folks getting dishes and having orders confirmed lately. Hopefully that's a good sign that they are blowing through the backlog of deposit holders.

Rob

 

[JethroB]

Thanks fo

It may slightly re-adjust in the first day or two but in general once it orients to the preferred aim for your geographical location it will stay in a fixed position. You can 'stow' the dish which tips it up into vertical mode and that may have to be done (rarely) for troubleshooting situations, but that's in your control.

Seems like a lot of chatter about folks getting dishes and having orders confirmed lately. Hopefully that's a good sign that they are blowing through the backlog of deposit holders.

Thanks BigBlue. Your posts have very informative and helpful all along.

Now I’ve got to figure out how to satisfy HULU. They don’t seem to like it when they can’t verify your address. I’ve run into this when using my phone as a hotspot when the DSL went out in the past.

 

[BigBlue1]

Thanks BigBlue. Your posts have very informative and helpful all along.

Now I’ve got to figure out how to satisfy HULU. They don’t seem to like it when they can’t verify your address. I’ve run into this when using my phone as a hotspot when the DSL went out in the past.

You're welcome!

I've dealt with that before, I think for Hulu and for sure with YouTubeTV. With YouTubeTV they guide you to go to their web site (via your phone) and run a location check tool which validates the GPS location of your phone and uses that instead of the network-derived geographic data. Hulu has something but I can't recall what it is. Maybe within their app for you phone they can validate location?

ETA:

Looks like for YouTubeTV it is here: YouTube
And this may be it for Hulu: https://help.hulu.com/s/article/location-services


Rob

 

[grsthegreat]

What is the latency on your speedtest

 

[JethroB]

 

[ernemats]

Received the StarLink kit today. A breeze to set up. I have it temporarily sitting on the ground for now. Here’s the early results. Below the first six are my DSL speed history tests.

A question - does the dish move periodically or does it stay put after the initialization?
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Boy I wish my dsl speed was even half of what yours was I'm luck if I get 2 mbps on a good day it is usually less than 1.5 down

 

[grsthegreat]

Upon doing more research, i find out starlink antenna needs so much coear sky and even a single tree will degrade it. Is there an app that can check if i have enough visible sky? I have lots of trees. Id loke to know before i commit to purchasing.

it appears to have a phase arrey type of antenna, so while the unit doesnt move, the internal antenna does grab different signals as satellites move. Very confusing to say the least.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Upon doing more research, i find out starlink antenna needs so much coear sky and even a single tree will degrade it. Is there an app that can check if i have enough visible sky? I have lots of trees. Id loke to know before i commit to purchasing.

it appears to have a phase arrey type of antenna, so while the unit doesnt move, the internal antenna does grab different signals as satellites move. Very confusing to say the least.

Yes. There is a Starlink app for Android and iPhone. Here's a YouTube on how to use it:

https://www.google.com/search?q=starlink+app+check+for+obstructions&oq=starlink+app&aqs=chrome.5.69i57j0i512l9.8601j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[grsthegreat]

Thanks….

 

[Wakey]

I paid for my kit today. Madison Georgia, an hour East of Atlanta.

They said it will ship within 2 weeks. Time to square away my displays because DIRECTV is fired.

 

[Wakey]

Yes. There is a Starlink app for Android and iPhone. Here's a YouTube on how to use it:

https://www.google.com/search?q=starlink+app+check+for+obstructions&oq=starlink+app&aqs=chrome.5.69i57j0i512l9.8601j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

That was hysterical. The kid climbs on the roof in sandals and luckily for him, the only thing that fell to the ground was his phone.

Could he not have laid on the ground to scan with his phone?

 

[LouNY]

The dish will adjust itself once in awhile, mine has realigned itself at least twice by just a bit
I need to move my mount a few feet futher North some day as my chimney is an obstruction some days.

 

[BigBlue1]

Could he not have laid on the ground to scan with his phone?

No, you need to hold the phone in the exact position you want to test for obstructions. It basically has to be right where the dish will be to get an accurate assessment. So if you want to find out if a spot on your roof is clear you need to be on the roof and hold the phone about 2' off the roof at that spot and then pan it around to assess.

Rob

 

[BigBlue1]

What is the latency on your speedtest

I know you're not asking me specifically, but I've had Starlink for about a year and I've paid attention to a lot of discussion about it. My stats, which are pretty consistent with others, are usually in the neighborhood of 25-40ms latency. I use my connection for about every possible thing you could imagine, including having two people working from home full time over VPNs, using streaming video conferences, VOIP, SSH sessions, etc. and it works superbly.

 

[Zippo1]

I paid for my kit today. Madison Georgia, an hour East of Atlanta.

They said it will ship within 2 weeks. Time to square away my displays because DIRECTV is fired.

Lucky you. I know a fellow near Eastman, Ga who placed his order last March and just got the email to pay the remainder. Which he did right away. He says they told him he should have it in 2 weeks. I placed my order last Feb but am still waiting here in the great Pacific Northwest. Their site now says mid 2022 for me but they told me late 2021 earlier so who knows...

 

[Wakey]

No, you need to hold the phone in the exact position you want to test for obstructions. It basically has to be right where the dish will be to get an accurate assessment. So if you want to find out if a spot on your roof is clear you need to be on the roof and hold the phone about 2' off the roof at that spot and then pan it around to assess.

Rob

He was testing locations on the ground also. As for the roof, could he not lay down up there? Serious question, I’ll need to do this myself.

The new version has no Ethernet port. You have to pay $20 for a dongle that is back ordered.

https://youtu.be/MDvwwpX1y9g

 

[BigBlue1]

He was testing locations on the ground also. As for the roof, could he not lay down up there? Serious question, I’ll need to do this myself.

The new version has no Ethernet port. You have to pay $20 for a dongle that is back ordered.

You could lay down on the roof if you can still position the phone where the dish is intended to go. It's all about the phone's position.

 

[Diggin It]

Did you guys see this?

Elon Musk's SpaceX says a a geomagnetic storm wiped out 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched into orbit last week​

Business Insider|28 minutes ago
SpaceX said 80% of the satellites it launched Thursday are expected to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere instead of reaching orbit.