Starlink

[LouNY]

Sorry to hear that you are still having issues. You've mentioned this before, and it makes me wonder what / how your network is configured, and whether there is anything that could be done to help. If you don't mind me asking, are you using the Starlink WiFi directly? When you have downloading issues, have you run speed tests with the Starlink and at speedtest.net to see how different they are (or not)? Is it a major website?

Even in heavy rain here, we haven't seen weather related slowing. We do have occasional outages (usually less than a second, rarely three seconds or so), but those can be seen in the app. We've had a handful of times where the local, and Starlink speeds were high, and something was off getting out of Starlink's network (e.g. not being able to connect to Google.com, or speedtest.com).

For us, the upgrade to Gen 3 made a noticeable improvement in the speeds, and reduced latency, and the WiFi does carry much farther. The only websites that occasionally I have trouble with are not mainstream websites, which makes me suspect that their website is hosted at a site that runs out of capacity.

All the best,

Peter

I have used the Starlink wi-fi direct, I've used the cable adaper to my old Netgear router.
Now I'm using the Starlink to my DECO XE75Pro's;

7:57 PM was a moderate rain storm.

Using this setup;
in the bypass mode,

 

[riptides]

What do they consider "unlimited low-speed data for backup"?
I'm accustomed to working with 1 or 2 MB down, 0.6 M up.
Heck, this a.m. in Alexandria, Va, with a Cox plan rated at 300 Mbps for about $55/mo I was getting:
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That upload suks bad. Embarrasing for us all...seeing how close you are to our nations seat of power.

 

[ponytug]

I have used the Starlink wi-fi direct, I've used the cable adaper to my old Netgear router.
Now I'm using the Starlink to my DECO XE75Pro's;

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7:57 PM was a moderate rain storm.

Using this setup;
in the bypass mode,
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As you have changed hardware, and are using bypass mode, I am afraid I don't have any ideas on why your upload speed is so slow, unless you have some device relaying data (e.g. proxying, or serving data up), e.g. something like this;

Is Your Android TV Streaming Box Part of a Botnet? – Krebs on Security

(Not saying that is what you have just an example. There are a number of IoT devices that have been caught doing DOS and torrenting.)

All the best,

Peter

 

[EscapedSuburbia]

We've been using a Starlink mini with a roam plan in our RV for over a year now. This summer we moved to a new property that doesn't offer fiber or cable internet so we've been using the mini at home. At $165/month it's getting expensive so we'd like to pause it and get a residential plan. Has anyone tried the residential 100 Mbps service for $40? I know 100 Mbps would be too slow for someone working from home and having to do big data transfers and Zoom calls but we're retired and our biggest data demand is youtube videos. It's rare that our mini on roam does better than 100 Mbps and it's been fine for us. Is the $40/month plan working for anyone?

 

[riptides]

... I know 100 Mbps would be too slow for someone working from home and having to do big data transfers and Zoom calls but we're retired and our biggest data demand is youtube videos. It's rare that our mini on roam does better than 100 Mbps and it's been fine for us. ....

I routinely run under 100Mbps on remote sites, using cellular networks.
No issues with File transfers or Zoom calls. It's quality of signal, not speed.

 

[JRH02]

The wife picked up mail and package delivery from USPS a few days ago and the mini was there. I set it on the pickup and ran an extension cord to it. 30' away from the house and the phone shows full signal just like the inside Starlink WiFi. Left it running to download the updates.

Also in the mail was our Xmas present to ourselves: a two camera WiFi security setup. With the replacement Gen3 Dishy we now have a usable signal at our gate 150' away. It actually goes a lot further than that.... It works like a champ but I have to make some kind of hood to cover the camera to keep moisture off the lens.

 

[BigBlue1]

I know 100 Mbps would be too slow for someone working from home and having to do big data transfers and Zoom calls ...

That couldn't be further from accurate. When my wife & I first moved to our rural 10 acre place the only ISP was a DSL provider with a claimed "5 Mb/s" plan (because we were located about as far from their POP as copper wire allows). The actual speeds were usually 3.5 Mb/s or less. We both worked from home over that connection for several years. I do IT stuff and spend hours a day on WebEx/Teams/Zoom meetings. It wasn't enough to do video over a WebEx meeting but VOIP worked mostly OK. Later I moved to a Mobley plan using AT&T cell towers and that was in the 30-ish Mb/s range and that allowed me to do anything I needed to do. Sure, moving very large files around takes a long time over those slower connections but most employees don't spend time moving large data files back and forth to their local desktop. Other normal remote worker stuff functions just fine on WAY less than 100 Mb/s.

 

[JRH02]

Lot's of people must be home and surfing and streaming today. It's not often I experience SL being as constipated as it is right now. At least here, anyway.

 

[newbury]

Standby mode does up to 500K down/up. Latency is the same as normal operation.

Thanks.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I also received the Starlink Mini offer. I'm considering it for the purpose of setting up a remote PTZ (point, tilt, zoom) camera on one of my barns. It's on top of a hill with a clear view of my property, as well as the valley below. I'm not sure if the 500K standby mode speed would be sufficient to operate the camera 24/7 though.

The $5/mo standby mode cost would be cheaper than using a cellular enabled camera or trying to rig a range extender for my home WiFi.