Starlink

[mrmikey]

It must be connected somehow to get emergency messages

It will also work for outgoing 911 calls as well. Friend of mine used to carry an old cell in his car just in case.

 

[ponytug]

Pardon the question, but I'm a little unclear, @JRH02 are you looking for a cheap plan to use your phones outside of your canyon, or something for better cellular in your canyon, beyond using WiFi calling over Starlink?

If you are looking for cell service outside, I would pick one of the more reliable MVNOs, e.g. Mint, or Visible or Red Pocket to lower the cost.
Whistle out has reviews for what they are worth;

https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/best-cheap-cell-phone-plans

All the best,

Peter

 

[JRH02]

Pardon the question, but I'm a little unclear, @JRH02 are you looking for a cheap plan to use your phones outside of your canyon, or something for better cellular in your canyon, beyond using WiFi calling over Starlink?

If you are looking for cell service outside, I would pick one of the more reliable MVNOs, e.g. Mint, or Visible or Red Pocket to lower the cost.
Whistle out has reviews for what they are worth;

https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/best-cheap-cell-phone-plans

All the best,

Peter

Thank you

 

[IXLR8]

I'm wondering how my old phone still gets emergency messages. WiFi and Bluetooth are off and there's no SIM card in it. I moved the SIM card to my new phone. I keep the battery charged since I still use it as a camera and a few of the Apps are handy. It's showing two signal strength bars but what are they? It must be connected somehow to get emergency messages.

I am not sure about emergency messages, but all functioning powered on cell phones, sim card or not, are required to be able to make 911 calls.

 

[JRH02]

If you HAVE A CELL SIGNAL. My gosh, stay on topic.

 

[NoTrespassing]

If you HAVE A CELL SIGNAL. My gosh, stay on topic.

The topic is Starlink by the way. Why so many caps? Are you yelling at people or is your cap lock messed up?

 

[JRH02]

The topic is Starlink by the way. Why so many caps? Are you yelling at people or is your cap lock messed up?

Cell phone through Starlink. Alternatives.

 

[ponytug]

Cell phone through Starlink. Alternatives.

Do you have any cell signal at all? I.e. would a cell amplifier work? If so, I can recommend the Wilson systems, but at low signal levels, you may need a more directional and harder to orient highly directional antenna. Getting directional antennas accurately aligned can be a bit of a process, e.g. pointing a highly directional antenna directly at a cell tower may not give you the best signal.

All the best,

Peter

 

[JRH02]

No cell signal. Period. From any provider.

We've been here 15 years+. We used to get 1 or 2 bars with 1x with a booster. Now that is gone and dead.

People are beating me but they aren't getting the issue. I MERELY want to use Starlink for the 95% of AT HOME communication via Wifi but still have an economical cell plan.

I only use caps when needed. Sometimes it matters not.

 

[LouNY]

Well HECK FIRE any Android or Apple, phone, tablet, or computer can be set to use a wifi signal to be a phone. There are numerous VOIP devices to make any old land line phone work on a wifi signal.

Edited to add; so even a very limited talk and or data plan would suffice.