Starlink

[ultrarunner]

I’m all in conduit with several nodes along my driveway and it was direction bored.

Offered several options after years of making a fuss.

5 year commitment to business internet was one with the least upfront cost to simply paying 13-14k at time of install…

 

[dfkrug]

Many of the ISPs laying fiber got grants from that federal infrastructure spending bill a few years ago. So that means they had to use it to build out rural internet, and that made many of the long cable installs "free".

I got about 1200 aerial feet of fiber (done twice by contractors who damaged it the first time), plus some burial in conduit. That included going underneath my private road using a pneumatic hammer.

I was hoping they could use my old DSL conduit, but I could not pull out the old wires.

 

[gsganzer]

My old neighbor, who works for Frontier, said it costs them $1.40/ft to bury fiber. That gives me something to work with.

 

[ponytug]

My old neighbor, who works for Frontier, said it costs them $1.40/ft to bury fiber. That gives me something to work with.

That is a great start, and might be true, but that doesn't include the value of having a revenue generating customer.

If you can, it might be good to see if you can find out what others near to you have been paying. It would not surprise me if many got the whole install for free. The capital costs on an ISP side are getting the main fiber installed, the servers and routing equipment up and running, so each extra customer reduces that cost, and comes at a low running cost

All the best,

Peter

 

[buckeyefarmer]

my install is free. They just pushed it back 2 weeks since they have to bury the fiber, won't lay it on the ground like they did my neighbors, since mine has to cross a driveway.

 

[B7510HSD]

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?

 

[ponytug]

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?

No, but some rural areas are getting it and folks are switching.

What were you looking for about Starlink?

All the best, Peter

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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?

plenty of starlink info. not much to starlink, power it up, if it's not obstructed, it generally just works. I'm currently only getting 68 Mbps, sometimes it's 300 Mbps for $120 month. Fiber will be 300 Mbps for $40.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

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?

 

[B7510HSD]

Mostly about different plans and cost. I hear some talk about free equipment now but not sure.