Starlink

[NoTrespassing]

I'm considering Starlink at my place. There is really no reliable wired or fiber internet available for my location. I currently get it over the air with a line-of-site receiver on the side of my house. I usually get between 40-50 MBPS but it drops out often enough that it's annoying. My biggest concern is with it being installed on the roof. I really don't want any holes through my shingles, but it sounds like that's the only option. Do any of you have any input on that?

Can't you get a bracket to mount under an eve? I just searched "under eve Starlink mount". Maybe your view would be obstructed by trees with this option?

 

[EscapedSuburbia]

I'm considering Starlink at my place. There is really no reliable wired or fiber internet available for my location. I currently get it over the air with a line-of-site receiver on the side of my house. I usually get between 40-50 MBPS but it drops out often enough that it's annoying. My biggest concern is with it being installed on the roof. I really don't want any holes through my shingles, but it sounds like that's the only option. Do any of you have any input on that?

I mounted mine on an arm from a soffit. The $40/month 100mbps plan has been fine for my wife and I doing the typical streaming.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

According to the website they send someone out to install the system now. So I'm not sure if they will do the arm off the soffit, but that would be my preference. There should not be any problem with obstacles, especially if they will mount it on the upper soffit. It's $80 per month for the "Residential Lite" plan. It shows to be 80-200 MBPS

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[Eagle1]

According to the website they send someone out to install the system now. So I'm not sure if they will do the arm off the soffit, but that would be my preference. There should not be any problem with obstacles, especially if they will mount it on the upper soffit. It's $80 per month for the "Residential Lite" plan. It shows to be 80-200 MBPS

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I bought a pole mount and currently its on the metal roof with a weighted temp ground mount I had on hand. Another (my oldest) just got bolted to an old Dish post using a pole mount.
Both work well and get more that 300 at times on the $80 lite plan with 100-200 consistently.

I want to wait until the Maples leaf out before permanently mounting mine. I may have to move to out nearer the lake instead of the roof.

Lots of option, the free install people never showed and never informed me of no show. Starlink gave me enough credit to buy supplies as needed.

 

[rontaki]

I'm lost as usual came here for info on Star Link and all I see now is Fiber is Star Link now offering Fiber?

Direct to the satellite!

 

[B7510HSD]

Is there a limit on Cable length?

 

[Eagle1]

Is there a limit on Cable length?

45 meters if you are using the router with built in power supply. Longer runs drop to much power unless you keep a power supply for the dish close enough.

 

[ponytug]

I'm considering Starlink at my place. There is really no reliable wired or fiber internet available for my location. I currently get it over the air with a line-of-site receiver on the side of my house. I usually get between 40-50 MBPS but it drops out often enough that it's annoying. My biggest concern is with it being installed on the roof. I really don't want any holes through my shingles, but it sounds like that's the only option. Do any of you have any input on that?

There are a ton of soffit and rafter mounting options out there. Have a look on Amazon, or any of the antenna retailers. I used this one on a rafter;
Amazon.com
Works great. 0% obstruction.

Is there a limit on Cable length?

From dish to router, yes. It comes with a 15m cable, and there is an optional 45m long cable.
(Page 16 of this document https://starlink.com/public-files/accessories_guide_standard.pdf)

https://starlink.com/support/article/a9ce50c2-5b2e-46d8-2b21-90a7a1713f52

After that it is Ethernet limits of 100m for copper and tens of miles for fiber.

All the best,

Peter

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Oh, I also have a remote wireless access point that is run off a cat 6 cable from my current router. Do the Starlink routers have wired access ports or are they totally WIFI?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I'm considering Starlink at my place. There is really no reliable wired or fiber internet available for my location. I currently get it over the air with a line-of-site receiver on the side of my house. I usually get between 40-50 MBPS but it drops out often enough that it's annoying. My biggest concern is with it being installed on the roof. I really don't want any holes through my shingles, but it sounds like that's the only option. Do any of you have any input on that?

Bracket on fascia, cable tucks behind siding under soffit then thru wall into an attic space.

 

[ponytug]

Oh, I also have a remote wireless access point that is run off a cat 6 cable from my current router. Do the Starlink routers have wired access ports or are they totally WIFI?

The newer versions have two Ethernet ports built in. So, plug and play for you.

Have a look at the Starlink specifications page for details.

All the best, Peter

 

[BigBlue1]

According to the website they send someone out to install the system now. So I'm not sure if they will do the arm off the soffit, but that would be my preference. There should not be any problem with obstacles, especially if they will mount it on the upper soffit. It's $80 per month for the "Residential Lite" plan. It shows to be 80-200 MBPS

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Are you sure that is actually Starlink and not some 3rd party reseller/installer you're looking at? Starlink itself doesn't do installations.

As others have said, there are TONS of install options. As long as you have a clear view of the sky you can install it however you want/need. On a pole, on the roof, with a J-bracket under-eave mount, sitting on the ground, on a tripod, whatever. Obviously you'll need to deal with power and wire runs however you choose.

 

[gsganzer]

The NorTex fiber folks came out and mapped it. My install cost is $803, with a 3 year plan. I think that's pretty reasonable, considering what's involved. They'll trench and conduit the main run, 600', then directional drill under the driveway to get close to the house, then directional drill again under the garage apron to pop up next to the original "pre-run" location. They'll then run conduit up the side of the house and into the attic to the original comm box.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Are you sure that is actually Starlink and not some 3rd party reseller/installer you're looking at? Starlink itself doesn't do installations.

As others have said, there are TONS of install options. As long as you have a clear view of the sky you can install it however you want/need. On a pole, on the roof, with a J-bracket under-eave mount, sitting on the ground, on a tripod, whatever. Obviously you'll need to deal with power and wire runs however you choose.

Yep this is included.

 

[Eagle1]

Are you sure that is actually Starlink and not some 3rd party reseller/installer you're looking at? Starlink itself doesn't do installations.

As others have said, there are TONS of install options. As long as you have a clear view of the sky you can install it however you want/need. On a pole, on the roof, with a J-bracket under-eave mount, sitting on the ground, on a tripod, whatever. Obviously you'll need to deal with power and wire runs however you choose.

Starlink offered free installation a while back in this market. They may offer this in other areas at times. My FREE install never came to be, multiple scheduled install (they were to provide mount and cabling), all were no show. Got credit from Starlink (free month) and that made be buy my own supplies. Yeah I'm cheap and wanted some help locating the best spot, oh well.

 

[grsthegreat]

I'm considering Starlink at my place. There is really no reliable wired or fiber internet available for my location. I currently get it over the air with a line-of-site receiver on the side of my house. I usually get between 40-50 MBPS but it drops out often enough that it's annoying. My biggest concern is with it being installed on the roof. I really don't want any holes through my shingles, but it sounds like that's the only option. Do any of you have any input on that?

I used starlink offset mounting arm. It screws into the eve at the peak of the house. Does not penetrate shingles.

 

[BigBlue1]

Yep this is included.

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Interesting. I've not seen that on their site or heard about it. Guess I need to get out more.

Is this a free thing or an add-on service at a cost?

 

[JRH02]

I did my own install using a 10' length of rigid electrical conduit (RMC) with the bottom in a 2' deep post hole with a few bags of concrete mix. At the top I used a salvaged bracket from one of the several past experiences of a satellite internet providers that's identical to the one in @grsthegreat post above. That bracket with it's 3' long stem works great because I can loosen the slotted clamp and pivot that bracket down for mounting or future service to Dishy then rotate it back up to vertical and clamp it. It doesn't wobble or gyrate in the wind and is high enough to keep stuff out of harm's way. The longest part of the install was waiting for the concrete to set.

I don't understand why anyone would want some yayhoo cobbling the install or making a mess and probably have to pay them on top of it all? I certainly don't want that person drilling holes in my house.

 

[B7510HSD]

45m should be fine Thank you I am planning install on one of my 80ft towers

 

[NoTrespassing]

If I hadn't installed my own dish I wouldn't have figured out my son is scared of heights! We were up on a very mild pitched roof, and he was holding on for dear life as I walked around him.