Inferior how?On a side note, avoid getting the Gen 3 Version, it is inferior to the Gen 2.
Inferior how?On a side note, avoid getting the Gen 3 Version, it is inferior to the Gen 2.
No motors for repositioning the Dish.Inferior how?
No motors for repositioning the Dish.
The stand on the Gen 3 looks flimsy!
Starlink likes it because the cost to produce the Gen 3 is a lot less than the Gen 2.
Here is a review.
In a typical household it only becomes noticeable when you have multiple 4K streaming boxes running at the same time.Well, it has no motors because they don't need to be pointed as precisely now that they have ~5000 satellites instead of a few hundred that they started service with. I have a first gen, so I can't compare personally, but there are tradeoffs either way. Maybe the newer dishes don't always get optimal bandwidth, but maybe they'll last longer without moving parts? They are certainly easier, smaller, lighter, especially for portable use.
I think it depends on your needs, including your actual bandwidth requirements. How many people will notice the difference between 40 and 80Mbit (for example - I have no idea how they compare). I don't do much of anything different now than I did back when 1 or 5Mb was fast
We have Gen 2 (I think) - square dish - and we did Roam.Bought a Gen-3 last week @ Home Depot (veteran discount!)
Not sure which plan to purchase, probably going w/ "Roam", for
traveling in the RV.
Any advice on a pipe mast mount bracket source?
I got my Starlink relatively quick. I'm in western Arizona. Works great!
If available, here's something that might help. I live on an island in a lake, in rural Maine. My wife and I are 2/3 of the total population. Pretty darn remote. But we own several small businesses, including a mgmt consultancy, and are on volunteer boards as well. So, we're on Zoom and Teams calls all day, and in the summer have many visitors who also need to work remotely. Starlink works well for us about 98% of the time, but that's not good enough when you make your living online. So...Starlink is great. Had it since the early beta, but it stinks for video conferencing. The uplink speeds are too variable and generally slow. It’s barely useable most of the time, and not at all during a heavy snow storm or heavy rain. Since most people just watch movies, it’s best for them. I have no choice so SL is a godsend
Yes, this is a great option if you have a secondary internet service, but unfortunately I don't. I have two starlink accounts/dishes. Each get pointed to a different point in the sky. I bond these services. It does give me better throughput, and somewhat better uplink performance, but it's still not good enough for a commercial zoom/teams work.If available, here's something that might help. I live on an island in a lake, in rural Maine. My wife and I are 2/3 of the total population. Pretty darn remote. But we own several small businesses, including a mgmt consultancy, and are on volunteer boards as well. So, we're on Zoom and Teams calls all day, and in the summer have many visitors who also need to work remotely. Starlink works well for us about 98% of the time, but that's not good enough when you make your living online. So...
We don't use their router. Instead, we have a Peplink router that can take multiple WAN inputs and make use of their SpeedFusion service. Starlink is our primary WAN input but we also use a wireless LTE input from another company (basically a cell phone signal, which can also work), which is always hot. When Starlink loses connectivity for a second or two (or 10 or 15, which is now rare), that special router with the SpeedFusion service running "picks up the slack". Neither we nor the others on the video call can tell there's any problem, even though I can see the LTE signal "pick up the slack" on the router monitoring screen (which usually means it's a really boring call, if I'm looking at that!). It works so well, my connection on video conferences is typically better and more stable than that of my work-from-home employees in more populated areas, using fiber and typical "consumer grade" equipment from their local ISP. The wireless LTE signal isn't nearly as good as Starlink and couldn't routinely replace it (I've tried), but it works well enough to "span" the Starlink "gaps and drops", almost flawlessly. So if you can get wireless service, this might help you as much as it helps us, if you're willing to pay for the Peplink equipment and both services because you need to have a really solid video conferencing capability.
You notice if it’s your livelihood.Well, it has no motors because they don't need to be pointed as precisely now that they have ~5000 satellites instead of a few hundred that they started service with. I have a first gen, so I can't compare personally, but there are tradeoffs either way. Maybe the newer dishes don't always get optimal bandwidth, but maybe they'll last longer without moving parts? They are certainly easier, smaller, lighter, especially for portable use.
I think it depends on your needs, including your actual bandwidth requirements. How many people will notice the difference between 40 and 80Mbit (for example - I have no idea how they compare). I don't do much of anything different now than I did back when 1 or 5Mb was fast
What do you use to bond your services?Yes, this is a great option if you have a secondary internet service, but unfortunately I don't. I have two starlink accounts/dishes. Each get pointed to a different point in the sky. I bond these services. It does give me better throughput, and somewhat better uplink performance, but it's still not good enough for a commercial zoom/teams work.
SDWAN more or less.If available, here's something that might help. I live on an island in a lake, in rural Maine. My wife and I are 2/3 of the total population. Pretty darn remote. But we own several small businesses, including a mgmt consultancy, and are on volunteer boards as well. So, we're on Zoom and Teams calls all day, and in the summer have many visitors who also need to work remotely. Starlink works well for us about 98% of the time, but that's not good enough when you make your living online. So...
We don't use their router. Instead, we have a Peplink router that can take multiple WAN inputs and make use of their SpeedFusion service. Starlink is our primary WAN input but we also use a wireless LTE input from another company (basically a cell phone signal, which can also work), which is always hot. When Starlink loses connectivity for a second or two (or 10 or 15, which is now rare), that special router with the SpeedFusion service running "picks up the slack". Neither we nor the others on the video call can tell there's any problem, even though I can see the LTE signal "pick up the slack" on the router monitoring screen (which usually means it's a really boring call, if I'm looking at that!). It works so well, my connection on video conferences is typically better and more stable than that of my work-from-home employees in more populated areas, using fiber and typical "consumer grade" equipment from their local ISP. The wireless LTE signal isn't nearly as good as Starlink and couldn't routinely replace it (I've tried), but it works well enough to "span" the Starlink "gaps and drops", almost flawlessly. So if you can get wireless service, this might help you as much as it helps us, if you're willing to pay for the Peplink equipment and both services because you need to have a really solid video conferencing capability.
There are a number of network gateway products that do this:What do you use to bond your services?
I do the same thing.There are a number of network gateway products that do this:
I'm not sure if it's worth the trouble, but having two dishes and accounts for redundancy is..
You notice if it’s your livelihood.
Not sure how you do that on a 1-5 mb link.Well, I am on calls (audio or video, always sharing docs/desktops/whatever) all day long, working from home as a very senior engineer (software architect) for a very large company whose computers/monitors you likely own. Starlink works great for me. I did keep my DSL and a router that could load balance between Starlink and DSL for about a year, and Starlink has gotten better and better. I dropped DSL ~6 months ago and haven't noticed outages except a couple of times in really heavy rain. I have marginal AT&T 4G and occasionally 5G service here, so I have a booster for that in the attic (~35' up) to make it usable but I haven't had to switch over to using my phone as a hotspot or doing calls on my phone.