04-16-2021, 08:01 AM
i live in the boonies. no cabletv, there is phone but my dsl before i switched was in the 1-2mb
i have tried two different point to point wireless. the latest one is erratic. but useable. but speeds in peak times are 5mb give or take. i pay for 50.
many months ago i signed up for starlink several months ago they said it would be avail in my area by the end of 2021. i paid my 99 dollar deposit and assumed it would be later this year. several weeks ago they said pay the other 480 bucks and it is coming my way. i did and it did. it came yesterday. bad timing....i had a knee replaced 3 weeks ago and am still not very mobile. but with the help of darlene and a friend we did a temp install to try it out. btw, i am a very connected home with nearly 40 devices using the interweb
they have an app on your phone to help pick a spot. so we did. and it comes with a tripod that sets on the ground and the dish is a foot or so off the ground.
here are some results this morning. more to follow as i am headed off to PT
there is an app on the phone that gives reliability. up time, obstruction time, down time etc. later today when it has had enough time to gather data i will post it. btw, i watched streaming shows with no pauses last nite. that doesnt happen with my point to point.
topology is....for the first test (140 d 40 up)
laptop to ubiquity on ceiling in family room
ubiquity to 16 port switch in garage by network panel (i just installed the switch)
switch to starlink router aux port (has one 1gb port)
topology is for the other one (240d and 17u)
is laptop direct connect to wifi of the starlink router. still all the other stuff connected to switch.
later today i will try a cable directly from my laptop to the aux port of the starlink router.
tom
i have tried two different point to point wireless. the latest one is erratic. but useable. but speeds in peak times are 5mb give or take. i pay for 50.
many months ago i signed up for starlink several months ago they said it would be avail in my area by the end of 2021. i paid my 99 dollar deposit and assumed it would be later this year. several weeks ago they said pay the other 480 bucks and it is coming my way. i did and it did. it came yesterday. bad timing....i had a knee replaced 3 weeks ago and am still not very mobile. but with the help of darlene and a friend we did a temp install to try it out. btw, i am a very connected home with nearly 40 devices using the interweb
they have an app on your phone to help pick a spot. so we did. and it comes with a tripod that sets on the ground and the dish is a foot or so off the ground.
here are some results this morning. more to follow as i am headed off to PT
there is an app on the phone that gives reliability. up time, obstruction time, down time etc. later today when it has had enough time to gather data i will post it. btw, i watched streaming shows with no pauses last nite. that doesnt happen with my point to point.
topology is....for the first test (140 d 40 up)
laptop to ubiquity on ceiling in family room
ubiquity to 16 port switch in garage by network panel (i just installed the switch)
switch to starlink router aux port (has one 1gb port)
topology is for the other one (240d and 17u)
is laptop direct connect to wifi of the starlink router. still all the other stuff connected to switch.
later today i will try a cable directly from my laptop to the aux port of the starlink router.
tom
2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608 Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH