VOIP pn Starlink

[Tins]

Doe anyone have any real world experience using a VOIP setup on SL? Trying to sift through the answers thrown up by an internet search is like herding cats. I'm toying with the possibility of a "work from home ( or OKA ) " arrangement, but the unreliability of the NBN here, the ISPs intransigence, and the total lack of decent mobile reception 30 Ks from the CBD is making that difficult.
I don't have Starlink, as the costs are way beyond my current budget, but would get it if there was $$$ in doing so.

[Slunnie]

In the sense of using Iphone wifi calling on Starlink. We use Starlink for a remote camp with no phone reception. Wifi calling does work, and the voice call clarity is clear, but it is prone to drop outs. That said, it is a significantly better solution than Satphones and mobile reception boosters.

[Tins]

Thanks, Simon. I was thinking more along the lines of a dedicate handset sort of thing. Some ISPs still offer them, but not mine. So, I would need to switch. Really trying to justify SL, I guess. But I certainly couldn't rely on the NBN for work, not here. way to many dropouts. FTTN, 30 Ks from the Melbourne CBD.

[simonmelb]

So you still have a landline phone?

Haven’t had one for quite a few years!


Thanks, Simon. I was thinking more along the lines of a dedicate handset sort of thing. Some ISPs still offer them, but not mine. So, I would need to switch. Really trying to justify SL, I guess. But I certainly couldn't rely on the NBN for work, not here. way to many dropouts. FTTN, 30 Ks from the Melbourne CBD.

[Tins]

So you still have a landline phone?



No, I don't. I had to maintain one when I was primary care for my Mom. I stopped paying the extra when she died. Thing is, though, you might enjoy reliable 4 or 5G where you live, here, where I can see the city, I'm lucky to get patchy 3G, which they are about to switch off. And, the NBN can be unreliable as well. At least here, Dunno why. Perhaps it's distance from the node or something. And, moving to the city is NOT an option, Ugh.

So, if I want to work from home where a phone is a requirement, VOIP is the only logical way to go. And Starlink seems more reliable then the NBN, by all accounts I have read, in fringe areas.

[V8Ian]

Check this out John.

activ8me | nbn(R), Internet & Home Phone Service Providers (https://www.activ8me.net.au/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAibeuBhAAEiwAiXBoJK35xVy-mnemxU5L0QrMXwi12yefex-y7v5hRHN4JG0iePqZFdWdSBoCXRwQAvD_BwE)

[Tins]

Thanks, Ian. It's not much different from what I have now, except it does offer VOIP. What IS interesting is that they offer a "traditional copper landline service", which I thought was verboten now we have the NBN. I'll see if that is available here. Would sure beat the mobile service I have.

BTW, changing mobile carriers make no difference. Been there, done that.

[V8Ian]

Have you checked it out completely? It can enable mobile signal in a shadow.

[Tins]

Have you checked it out completely? It can enable mobile signal in a shadow.

Missed that. Best I look again. Thanks again.

[W&KO]

We had zero issues using ours for 9 months, WiFi calls, zoom, teams etc……

We had zero mobile service in our accommodation…..starlink is the best solution I reckon

[Tombie]

We had zero issues using ours for 9 months, WiFi calls, zoom, teams etc……

We had zero mobile service in our accommodation…..starlink is the best solution I reckon

So much so we have Starlink for our Primary home connection (and we are in a NBN wired connection and 5G friendly area) as its more reliable and consistent.

I also have Starlink mini on the D4 ;)

[W&KO]

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much so we have Starlink for our Primary home connection (and we are in a NBN wired connection and 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friendly area) as its more reliable and consistent.

I also have Starlink mini on the D[emoji[emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]]][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]]]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]]]] ;)

Just reactive out account, after it was k s storage for more than [emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]]] months….

I was expecting to navigate software updates and it be a bit painful to get up and running….

Nope, it’s was as easy as the initial setup, we had internet straight away but had a messages saying couldn’t connect to router….which seemed weird given we had internet/connection

Woke up the next morning, updates completed over night and could now connect to router

[oka374]

We've had a Gen2 Starlink (the one with a mast and stepper motors) for over 18 months, used it on many trips from Victoria, South aust and Qld with no problems.
I just have a mount front and rear on the Oka and use whatever is appropriate when camped up. We've found that as long as there is a car sized hole in the tree canopy it works but due to the obstructions might have an occasional hiccup. The mobiles work well too as do anything that can connect from smart TV's to phones and laptops for streaming etc.
When Starlink had a special on the mini earlier this year I bought one and it works pretty much as well but obviously not as well as the larger dishys, the big plus is that it will work directly on 12v albeit only with a a very short power cord. A power cord longer than a few metres and a dodgy connection will result in dropouts. This can be solved by using a 12 to 36v step up power supply which is the size of a match box and in actual fact it draws less power running on 36v than straight 12v. I have a flat mount on the back of the Oka which gives us the ability for in motion use.
The Gen 2 dishy will eventually replace our NBN connection at home. We have lost mobile coverage here in town several times over the last 12 months, sometimes for days so using the Starlink is a no brainer.

[Drewalkins]

I’ve had no dramas using VoIP over Starlink once I set up QoS properly on my router—latency stayed decent and voice quality was clear even during peak times.

[Slunnie]

In the sense of using Iphone wifi calling on Starlink. We use Starlink for a remote camp with no phone reception. Wifi calling does work, and the voice call clarity is clear, but it is prone to drop outs. That said, it is a significantly better solution than Satphones and mobile reception boosters.

Actually, the other thing which I didn't mention, is that the Satphones are off the charts terrible for incoming calls because the phone needs to be left out with the aerial up. Phone via Starlink has no probs like that as long as you're within wifi range of course - and messages/texts etc all still work and come through.

[Drewalkins]

I’ve had similar issues and found that using a decent call center software (https://activecalls.com) really helped manage VoIP stability, even with Starlink’s occasional latency hiccups. It made call handling smoother and call drops less frequent.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

WIFI calling over starlink has been excellent for us. No dropouts I can remember. Clear. Works well. It's a bit surreal taking phone calls in the Simpson like you're under a tower in the city. Never mind the experience we used to have with satellite phones...

A mate that came with me though had some issues. He didn't have wifi calling set up before the trip, and was unable to get it to work with his phone and carrier (google pixel, aldi mobile). So that was quite a pain.

My only issue with starlink is it costs 2a an hour. It's excellent for what it does but you've still got to power it.

[Fattima]

A mate that came with me though had some issues. He didn't have wifi calling set up before the trip, and was unable to get it to work with his phone and carrier (google pixel, aldi mobile). So that was quite a pain.

On the Starlink groups a few people reckon to put the phone in flight mode and wifi should work if your phone supports it.

The new Starlink standby mode gives you low speed connection for $8.50 a month. Tried it our recently up in Murray Sunset and the speed was good enough for wifi calling, using online maps (was slow) and my partner was able to connect ro eBird and look up a few things.

[Tins]

To answer my own question, WiFi calling over Starlink is seamless, at least at home here.