Finally ditched the copper connection. For the past 15 years its been DSL from Centurylink, then Brightspeed. The speed did improve a bit over the years, from 3 Mb/s to 5 Mb/s (at the peaks & upload speed never improved from the initial 640 Kb/s) but quality of service diminished over time. Got even worse with Brightspeed. No/little access to live help & then they were mostly script readers. Recently, we had 3 multihour outages in a 48 hour period, with support saying "everything is working properly". And, of course, calls on the landline had become 98% scams or telemarketing.
I bought a Gen3 package at the first of the year, but waited til better weather before getting a contractor to do an install. We put the Gen3 standard dish on the roof using the Starlink non-penetrating roof ridge mount & brought the cable in through the side of a gable. With our trees, a roof ridge mount was the only way to avoid obstructions.
I have been impressed with the coverage from the Gen3 router. I was thinking to add a Deco mesh package the day after install, but waited to see how things were working first. Turns out there was a decent signal throughout the house (and basement) Just with the Gen3 router in the loft. Even a usable signal reaching the standby generator's MobileLink component. I may still add a Deco mesh system at some point to get some additional options, like reserved IP's, guest lan connection, etc. but not in any rush at this point.
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