All things STARLINK

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Originally Posted by Tins

For me, the question is, is that down to Telstra or the sat service? If in fact they are different. Seems to me that this is an other plus for getting Starlink. Their residential plan now includes a free Mini to take with you. Still a little beyond my budget, but I can wait. Not going anywhere for a while.

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All you can do with the telsra version of starlink is send texts. So it's quite limited.

Having a Starlink is next level. It's just like being at home.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

It's just like being at home.

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You mean outages and wild speed variations? I'd kinda hoped SL would fix all that......[bighmmm]

Seriously though, with FTTN costing $90 unlimited but low speeds, and now FTTC being offered with a $10 extra charge, NBN are pricing themselves out of the market here. but SL will hit me with a $244 "demand surcharge" upfront. They throw in a free SL Mini for roaming. If I was still working I wouldn't hesitate.

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Originally Posted by Tins

You mean outages and wild speed variations? I'd kinda hoped SL would fix all that......[bighmmm]

Seriously though, with FTTN costing $90 unlimited but low speeds, and now FTTC being offered with a $10 extra charge, NBN are pricing themselves out of the market here. but SL will hit me with a $244 "demand surcharge" upfront. They throw in a free SL Mini for roaming. If I was still working I wouldn't hesitate.

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I think due to the technical nature of things it's hard for SL to provide connectivity in large centres. I think they are suggesting they will do it if you really want to.. and controlling uptake with price.

We lost NBN for a few days and I set up the Mini on the roof. The inbuilt router which works so well in the bush struggled to get through the house structures.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

I think due to the technical nature of things it's hard for SL to provide connectivity in large centres. I think they are suggesting they will do it if you really want to.. and controlling uptake with price.

We lost NBN for a few days and I set up the Mini on the roof. The inbuilt router which works so well in the bush struggled to get through the house structures.

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Good thing is the Mini has a RJ port, so in cases of home use, a quick hook up with a patch lead sorts the system to use your existing network.

Can even get POE adapters to hook net and power to a mini for home use.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Good thing is the Mini has a RJ port, so in cases of home use, a quick hook up with a patch lead sorts the system to use your existing network.

Can even get POE adapters to hook net and power to a mini for home use.

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Yep. I've seen it but haven't tried it.

I was surprised at the poor performance of it in built up areas. Mounted on the roof of the car the range in the bush is ample. Like probably up to a couple of hundred metres. There is no way I'd bother with a router in that environment.

Same experience.

Ours are roof rack mounted and can be used for a long way around the vehicle.
Work perfectly in caravans nearby also.

I haven’t tried the mini with router, and at home the Gen 3 just connected to my UniFi rack so it’s doing nothing with its own wifi

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Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

I think due to the technical nature of things it's hard for SL to provide connectivity in large centres. I think they are suggesting they will do it if you really want to.. and controlling uptake with price.

We lost NBN for a few days and I set up the Mini on the roof. The inbuilt router which works so well in the bush struggled to get through the house structures.

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Pretty much. Seems like they want to sorta discourage people from getting SL when the NBN is available. If it wasn’t for the budget constraints it wouldn’t discourage me. SL is exactly the kind of visionary tech I love.

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Originally Posted by Tins

Pretty much. Seems like they want to sorta discourage people from getting SL when the NBN is available. If it wasn’t for the budget constraints it wouldn’t discourage me. SL is exactly the kind of visionary tech I love.

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And it works; Well. Our home unit has been magnitudes of reliable over our previous NBN connections.

I have the Mini on the D4 and the unit for the Fuso sitting here waiting on the trucks arrival.

The phrase is radically over used nowadays, however Starlink is truly a Game Changer when it comes to mobile comms.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And it works; Well. Our home unit has been magnitudes of reliable over our previous NBN connections.

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Not sure that's what I wanted to hear, Mike. [bigsad]. Still, one day.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And it works; Well. Our home unit has been magnitudes of reliable over our previous NBN connections.

I have the Mini on the D4 and the unit for the Fuso sitting here waiting on the trucks arrival.

The phrase is radically over used nowadays, however Starlink is truly a Game Changer when it comes to mobile comms.

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So Mike, just to confirm for this pedantic but dumb old bastard, is it feasible to withdraw from NBN and just use Starlink if you live in the city (in my case Perth/Fremantle)? I get the bit about away reception, which of course is a no brainer.