Starlink

jhurkot · Nov 17, 2020

Starlink is on order!
To apply for the Starlink beta go here....

https://www.starlink.com

If you need help with the rural address in google maps feel free to PM me.

Starlink app is on the App stores for both iOS/Android. It has a feature that lets you use your phone camera to determine if the location you are mounting the dish to is obstruction free.

The antenna cable is 100 feet long and you need a 3/4" hole to fit through if you are bringing it though a wall. We are in a very high wind area so I will be doing a ground mount.

If you want to do a quick test of your current connection speed check out...

http://www.fast.com

Our high speed is currently 2.3 Mbps so even if we are on the low end of the 50-150 Mbps speed we will still have a gigantic improvement.

skegpro · Nov 17, 2020

jhurkot said:
Starlink is on order!
To apply for the Starlink beta go here....

https://www.starlink.com

If you need help with the rural address in google maps feel free to PM me.

Starlink app is on the App stores for both iOS/Android. It has a feature that lets you use your phone camera to determine if the location you are mounting the dish to is obstruction free.

The antenna cable is 100 feet long and you need a 3/4" hole to fit through if you are bringing it though a wall. We are in a very high wind area so I will be doing a ground mount.

If you want to do a quick test of your current connection speed check out...

http://www.fast.com

Our high speed is currently 2.3 Mbps so even if we are on the low end of the 50-150 Mbps speed we will still have a gigantic improvement.

You actually bought one? Or your on the waiting list.

Last I saw in reddit the furthest north they were trying was 47N.
I'm sitting at 50N.

jhurkot · Nov 17, 2020

skegpro said:
You actually bought one? Or your on the waiting list.

Last I saw in reddit the furthest north they were trying was 47N.
I'm sitting at 50N.

Bought it. I thought I saw on Reddit that someone really close to 51 degrees north got a beta invite.

woody_tobius_jr · Nov 17, 2020

I sent in a request a couple of months ago, still waiting to hear back as to availability in my area

Teth-Air · Nov 17, 2020

I'm waiting for mobile connectivity so I can upload sweet pics from the mountain top. I bet it is just a matter of time.

adamg · Nov 17, 2020

What does the dish look like that you install? Just wondering if it is a traditional satellite TV shaped dish and has to be mounted facing straight up, how it will work in rain and snow events.

ABMax24 · Nov 17, 2020

To me it's the Latency of Starlink that I'm interested in, I get 130mbps with basic internet at my house, but about 100ms latency to almost any server outside Alberta, Starlink is showing latency of under 30ms in a lot of their tests.

ABMax24 · Nov 17, 2020

adamg said:
What does the dish look like that you install? Just wondering if it is a traditional satellite TV shaped dish and has to be mounted facing straight up, how it will work in rain and snow events.

jhurkot · Nov 18, 2020

woody_tobius_jr said:
I sent in a request a couple of months ago, still waiting to hear back as to availability in my area

I think Morinville area could be a ways out yet (53.7 North).

jhurkot · Nov 18, 2020

adamg said:
What does the dish look like that you install? Just wondering if it is a traditional satellite TV shaped dish and has to be mounted facing straight up, how it will work in rain and snow events.

Just plug it in and it will align itself. It also does have a heater built in and will work with snow and ice on it (with reduced speed). Rain does not seem to be much of an issue either. Was a bit worried about wind and wanted the ability to clean snow/ice off so my plan is to mount the antenna on a 55 Gallon plastic drum full of water.

RGM · Nov 18, 2020

jhurkot said:
Just plug it in and it will align itself. It also does have a heater built in and will work with snow and ice on it (with reduced speed). Rain does not seem to be much of an issue either. Was a bit worried about wind and wanted the ability to clean snow/ice off so my plan is to mount the antenna on a 55 Gallon plastic drum full of water.

how does the dish work if the sats are in a non-geostationary?

adamg · Nov 19, 2020

RGM said:
how does the dish work if the sats are in a non-geostationary?

I think it's a similar idea to how your cellphone works while you are driving along at 120kph on the highway. The phone and the network infrastructure are smart enough to switch the physical communication path while keeping the data flowing seamlessly end to end.

TylerG · Nov 19, 2020

I'm on the list for the beta when its available in my area, very interested in something with lower latency than what I have now, and better up/down speeds......

Tchetek · Nov 19, 2020

TylerG said:
I'm on the list for the beta when its available in my area, very interested in something with lower latency than what I have now, and better up/down speeds......

You just use that link posted above. Did they send you a confirmation email or anything.

TylerG · Nov 19, 2020

Tchetek said:
You just use that link posted above. Did they send you a confirmation email or anything.

got an email saying I'm subscribed for updates...... that's all I got when I used that link.

I think it will be a while before they are ready up here, I'm at 53.4N

Tchetek · Nov 19, 2020

TylerG said:
got an email saying I'm subscribed for updates...... that's all I got when I used that link.

I think it will be a while before they are ready up here, I'm at 53.4N

Hmm. It found my address and said subscribed on the web page. But nothing after that for me. Was kinda expecting an email. Tried twice.

Director · Nov 19, 2020

I ran the speed test and rocked a 3.2Mbps....I can see the lights of Calgary from my house and don't have a great option for internet, this looks like a good solution.. Xplornet or the Hub haven't been great as they aren't reliable. Satellite is usually quite expensive when you do use it....Any idea what the receiver will cost and monthly plans might be?

TylerG · Nov 19, 2020

Tchetek said:
Hmm. It found my address and said subscribed on the web page. But nothing after that for me. Was kinda expecting an email. Tried twice.

This is all I got

ABMax24 · Nov 19, 2020

RGM said:
how does the dish work if the sats are in a non-geostationary?

Google phased array antenna, this is the tech that Starlink receivers will use, Wikipedia will give you more info than you want to know on it.

jhurkot · Nov 20, 2020

Director said:
I ran the speed test and rocked a 3.2Mbps....I can see the lights of Calgary from my house and don't have a great option for internet, this looks like a good solution.. Xplornet or the Hub haven't been great as they aren't reliable. Satellite is usually quite expensive when you do use it....Any idea what the receiver will cost and monthly plans might be?

$649 for the hardware and $130 a month for the service. My hardware is supposed to be here today so maybe I can do a before and after speed test for tomorrow.

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