Starlink

[ultrarunner]

I was on the Starlink waiting list for a long time but saw that Verizon's cellular ISP was on the way when my name came up so passed on Starlink.
Given that I have ~decent~ cellular at home - I'd been using my phone's hotspot for years for internet - I hoped the vzw router would do well.
My experience is that it's just barely less reliable than my old T1 line was, I consistently get 250+Mbps with 30-40ms pings, at it costs me $35/mo - no install or startup costs.

I'm using a Verizon cube that is not suppose to work here and borrowed from the seasonal Christmas Tree booth.

I get 9.5 Mbps but it's a great improvement over nothing or 1.2 from the cell when the cell works.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I'm using a Verizon cube that is not suppose to work here and borrowed from the seasonal Christmas Tree booth.

I get 9.5 Mbps but it's a great improvement over nothing or 1.2 from the cell when the cell works.

Verizon often tells potential customers that cellular internet (cube) service isn't available, even though it actually is. This is done to limit the number of subscribers in a given area in order to maintain bandwidth.

I have the service but my neighbor was told it wasn't available. The service could become available as network capacity improves, so keep checking every few months or so.

 

[ning]

I'm using a Verizon cube that is not suppose to work here and borrowed from the seasonal Christmas Tree booth.

I get 9.5 Mbps but it's a great improvement over nothing or 1.2 from the cell when the cell works.

I would've killed for 9.5Mbps once... in fact just three years ago I was happy with a consistent 14Mbps (as long as I'm not screwing around on the interwebs, my work really doesn't need a lot as it's mostly text-based). I have to admit it's fun being about to download videos in less than a second and send them on to friends & family just as quickly, but it's hardly mission-critical...

If you want more from the cube, I found this: https://www.waveform.com/a/b/guides/hotspots/verizon-arc-xci55ax
Looks pretty straightforward and I've read anecdotes that people are going from 5->50Mbps. Does require a gentle touch inside the cube and a $400 antenna but given that you can stream video quite nicely at 50Mbps and not really at 5, it could be a game-changer for some.

 

[Stimw]

I just signed up for Starlink last week and got my Residential Kit Monday.
It took less than one hour to hook up and be working including drilling a 3/4" hole in the wall. The wire has a molded plug that can't be removed.
The residential price is $349.00 with a $20. shipping and tax. I own the equipment so there is no other cost. The service costs $120.00 a month (I'm sure there is tax on that, haven't been billed for the service yet)
I was using Verizon Jetpack with 100 gig of data. I also have Sling TV which uses 2 gigs an hour so it didn't go far. With Verizon I had a lot of Buffering but now just a second or two and usually on commercials!
So far I am happy with it and can now watch my favorite TV shows! I also use my computer which is very fast.

 

[grsthegreat]

They raised the price, i paid $299 2 months ago.

 

[BigBlue1]

They raised the price, i paid $299 2 months ago.

Cost was $500+ in 2021. Today's pricing is great.

 

[NoTrespassing]

I was thinking taxes and fees are included in the $120/month

 

[JethroB]

I was thinking taxes and fees are included in the $120/month

My StarLink is a flat $120/month. The phone company just completed fiber to my area so I may consider that soon @ $50/month.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Cost was $500+ in 2021. Today's pricing is great.

System was $650 when I got it.

 

[ultrarunner]

I would've killed for 9.5Mbps once... in fact just three years ago I was happy with a consistent 14Mbps (as long as I'm not screwing around on the interwebs, my work really doesn't need a lot as it's mostly text-based). I have to admit it's fun being about to download videos in less than a second and send them on to friends & family just as quickly, but it's hardly mission-critical...

If you want more from the cube, I found this: https://www.waveform.com/a/b/guides/hotspots/verizon-arc-xci55ax
Looks pretty straightforward and I've read anecdotes that people are going from 5->50Mbps. Does require a gentle touch inside the cube and a $400 antenna but given that you can stream video quite nicely at 50Mbps and not really at 5, it could be a game-changer for some.

Always something new and improved...

With Christmas tree season fast approaching the cube will have to go back...

I never did get creative as in trying different locations as I was ok with the 9.5

Not a lot of new investment in Oakland as far as cell towers is my guess...