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.Quote:
Originally Posted by W&KO
I also have Starlink mini on the D4 ;)
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by W&KO
I also have Starlink mini on the D4 ;)
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Originally Posted by Tombie;[emoji[emoji[emoji638
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
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.
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slunnie
I’ve had similar issues and found that using a decent call center software really helped manage VoIP stability, even with Starlink’s occasional latency hiccups. It made call handling smoother and call drops less frequent.
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.
On the Starlink groups a few people reckon to put the phone in flight mode and wifi should work if your phone supports it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot
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.