Considering ditching my slow internet and going with this. Can you move the system from one address to another? Say I want to take it to the lake home for the summer months and then back to the permanent residence in the fall how portable is it? How easy is it to set up and install and how fast and reliable is it?

I see it came down in monthly cost from about a year ago.

From the source-

“Portability allows you to relocate your Kit and access Services (“Portability”) at locations outside your registered Service address on your account (“Secondary Location(s)”), within your continent. You can enable the feature via your Starlink account for an additional monthly fee.“

https://www.starlink.com/roam

Yes
For about a year now, zero issues. I do not have the remote or mobile. It runs my house with a bunch of devices.
Can be a bit slower in the evening when peak demand present. But for me remote location I couldn’t be happier. I can actually stream tv for the first time ever.

Ive been using Starlink for about a year. I have the portability option when we go RVing. Speeds at home are not that great because of the density of Starlink users in the city. During off hours I see 172Mbps but during peak hours it can drop to 12Mbps. On the road speeds can be much higher even with deprioritization where your speed is throttled to give priority to the local users. At a campground in Quemado, NM we saw speeds over 200Mbps. It doesn’t work very well in heavily wooded areas. There has to be a clear view of the sky. Setup and installation is easy. Where we live it is much more reliable than Comcast but nowhere near as fast.

I have been on the wait list for about two years now, apparently highly developed urban areas will be the last to have availability.

The service has had an effect even though I am not actually using it, one of my providers (Cox Business) has, without prompting on my part, upgraded my service twice (nominally to 50Mbps, then to 100Mbps) without an increase in monthly fees. I am sure that this is because of potential competition from StarLink.

Starlink is the only viable option for my home. I've been very impressed with the service. Both speeds and reliability have been excellent. I don't move it about, but just upgraded to the "super bad winter weather edition." Starlink says I can sell the former dish, but I haven't looked into whether others can register it.

Me too. fast, reliable, easy to setup. Cost has come down. BUT I don't move it. It seems a bit fragile to me to be disassembly and reassembly on a regular basis.

Portability has been removed as an option in the US. If you have it, you're grandfathered...but don't ever cancel it.

I'm ordering an RV account (stationary) soon. Maybe today. If I can answer my phone and email from adjacent to my gold panning spot, I'm going to live in the the woods all summer. My spot is roughly 100 miles from the nearest cell tower and a small significance distance from the nearest seasonal road. In other words....its paradise. Even my non-experienced family gets half a dozen pickers and 20-30 "colors" in every pan.

Glad to see this thread. For the first time they have said that availability will soon be in my area. I just got on their list tonight. Hope it all works out ok.

The web site is lacking to me from what I would expect. Few to no detailed pictures of equipment and installation procedures. Yeah I need pictures and videos to even get a basic understanding of this stuff. Technology passed this old man by 20 years ago. Some things are contradicted like it says the roaming package billing can be paused and restarted which would be great to pay for the four or five months we spend at the lake but then in faq's it says pause is not available at this time.

I noticed there is no contact info. No 800 number or email to ask questions. Apparently you need an account to view mounting options and hardware options in the store. So you can't shop all the equipment you need for your specific installation until you buy in? The app has a 4.2 stars rating but there are many reviews of frustration with the app and functionality. I'm worried I'm going to rain down a crap load of aggravation on myself by trying to do this swap out. Dan mentioned getting the super severe winter package. What's that? I seen nothing on their web page about it. It did say the dish had the ability to melt snow. Is that standard or a option? Super dually says the roaming package is not available in the U.S. but according to their web site it looks as it is. Color me confused on all this.

^^^^^^. There are YouTube videos of the equipment, installation, using, etc.

I think those might help you.

I agree their website is not user friendly.

Looks like it’s not available yet in my area.

AKSuperDually said the portability option is gone. That was different than the RV service they had.

From what I remember from the last time I looked at Starlink, portability allowed you to take your equipment to another location. For example, I could sign up at my house in Florida and for a fee add portability to my account to take the equipment to my house in Michigan for the summer. When I came back, I could remove the portability fee. I'd get the priority service in Florida, but not in Michigan. Whether or not you can get residential service is based on your service address and gaurantees a certain level of service at that address. I can get it at my house in Florida, but not at the one in Michigan, so portability was a way for me to get service in Michigan.

The RV, now Roam, plan costs more, has lower speeds, and can be paused. Whether or not you can get it is not tied to your service address, but you aren't guaranteed any level of service anywhere. Where ever you do, you are at the back of the line. You'll be behind those with the $500 a month plan, priority residential service, and residential service.

Looking at it now, I still come to the same conclusion I did the first time: in Michigan, we get good enough service and Hotspot data with our 5 cell phones that the extra expense for Starlink just isn't worth it.

Once the kids are gone and we start spending more time in Michigan, then maybe. By that time though, we're supposed to be getting fiber. Sooner really, because we are in the Phase 2 zone which should be starting this month.

Good luck with that.

Got in line years ago. About the time they decided to activate the service for Ukraine, my order was magically canceled.

Back to the end of the line I go.

It seems to work out great for everybody else.

Just curious, what is the cost to use StarLink?

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
Just curious, what is the cost to use StarLink?

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How Much Does Starlink Cost?

Starlink offers three different packages. Starlink internet costs $110 per month with a $599 one-time equipment fee. Starlink RV internet costs $135 per month with an up-front $599 equipment fee. Starlink Business costs $500 per month with a $2,500 one-time equipment fee. Although Starlink internet may start pricey, it’s saving you from paying to upgrade your modem, router and service regularly.

Ref: Starlink Reviews: Plans, Prices And Speed 2023

I've had Starlink for about 8 months. I use it in SW Colorado (rural area) and East Texas (also a rural area). It's portable but I have to pay $10 more per month when I move it. Simple to install, easy to move. Heavy snow did not affect the dish, it warms itself. It's pricey but for me it's totally worth the money. Speeds are fast and it's reliable.

For anyone following the topic. Amazon is going to playing in this space in a few years.

https://www.aboutamazon.com/wh...vices/project-kuiper

Dredging up an old thread...

Considering Starlink to replace my current DSL internet AND our DirecTV.

I don't care about TV, but Mrs. PHPaul has a number of channels she watches regularly. I'm way-the-hell out in the boonies and over-the-air for local channels is not an option. Not having access to roughly a dozen DTV channels is not going to go over well.

Given those parameters, is Starlink still worth considering?

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
I don't care about TV, but Mrs. PHPaul has a number of channels she watches regularly. I'm way-the-hell out in the boonies and over-the-air for local channels is not an option.

Are you certain?

One of my best friends has a cabin so far out in the sticks you have to travel 15-20 minutes by two-track to get to the cabin. This is after travelling ten minutes from the nearest podunk town on two-lane rural roads. There's no utilities anywhere remotely nearby his cabin. Even cellular service is spotty.

He gets several channels from 4-6 broadcast towers OTA.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Not having access to roughly a dozen DTV channels is not going to go over well.

"DTV channels" and "OTA channels" are not the same thing, as I imagine you know?

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Given those parameters, is Starlink still worth considering?

If Starlink service is available to you: Perhaps.

It is expensive: $600 for equipment and $90-$120/month thereafter.

You may have to mount the antenna outside. (There are a number of options.)

The couple of people I know that have it are pleased with it.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:

I don't care about TV, but Mrs. PHPaul has a number of channels she watches regularly. I'm way-the-hell out in the boonies and over-the-air for local channels is not an option. Not having access to roughly a dozen DTV channels is not going to go over well.

Soooo you don't get Saturday Night Live until Tuesday???

My crazy cousin Larry the hybrid redneck/hillbilly has the same issue.
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