Starlink Satellite Internet 2 Year Review - Better Than I Thought!

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0:00 - Starlink is not for everyone
0:38 - Prices, different dishes, data caps
1:50 - Installation and instructions
5:00 - Speed
6:09 - Latency
7:00 - Reliability
8:19 - Precipitation
10:38 - Customer service, haven't needed them
11:22 - Got rid of our backup internet
12:18 - Gaming
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[@BruceClifford]

The cruise line I work for uses Starlink to provide internet access onboard all of our ships. We switched over about a year ago. Starlink has been the best internet service I have ever had at sea.

[@bronson7130]

My engineer daughter lives in an internet dead zone. Built a tower for slow rural service. I told her about Starlink just before the service became available for her area. She and husband have only good things to say about it since they installed. Thanks for this update

[@DorkmasterFlek]

I live in the city in Toronto so I have fiber at my home, and like you said you're never going to beat that. However my parents have a cottage a couple hours north of the city and we just got Starlink this past summer with the rural Canada 70% off sale on hardware, and it has been fantastic up there! The only option before that was satellite, we don't even have LTE service there. Starlink is leaps and bounds better than the satellite connection. My dad was shocked when he first tried it, he thinks it might even be better than the cable-based internet they have at their home in the city. 😂

[@sjgoff]

I have been using Starlink since beta and still have the original dish. I would have small outages in the beginning but have had no issues at all for the last year or two. The one thing I love is being able to continue working even when the power goes out. I have my computer, monitors, router, and Starlink on big battery back-ups and barely even notice when the power goes out.

[@robkeshav800]

Great review Chris. I am on Google fiber with Gigabit speed but this is a useful 2-year review for people who don't have fiber or live in remote locations. It is always good to hear from real people who use the product on a daily basis.

[@suzannaj3834]

I live in rural south only 27 miles to town. No fiber optic’s coming our way anytime soon. I never tried to get HNet heard it was crap along with Dish. My nephew told me about Starlink. I want to work from home and deciding on paying the $600 for the dish. Heard it was $90-100 per month in my area which I’m okay with that price! I saw the link had no idea I can buy the sat through Home Depot. Thanks for the video. New sub.

[@Ironsja11]

Glad you said Michigan, that is really helpful! I'm here too (NWLP) and just started researching starlink to replace cell hotspot that has gone from OK to mostly unusable. Subbed to your channel and I'll be checking out your other starlink videos. Thank you!

[@DirtyTesla]

Thanks! Just get it, it's amazing. We had cell hotspot before and it was trash compared to this.

[@Les_S537]

3:38... You should attach some guide wires to the arm to help reduce sway in the mount. It may appear to be stable, but every time it experiences high winds it sways some little amount which weakens the screws over time. In other words, one day that arm could rip out of the eave where you have it attached. Attach the guide wire up where the arm ends and the dish begins, and then anchor that wire into the ridge line of your roof.

[@luckyy802]

Just adding to your review, have also had Starlink for 2 years now, and it's been a rock solid player for me. Previously could only get a 7mbit DSL with 128kbit upload for $130/mo. In my area due to low-population my Starlink is $90/mo. And as of this writing am testing 325mbit/13.50 up!

[@rich1383yt]

It is amazing that your Dishy with the long pole has not been a victim of high winds!

[@CrumResearch]

same here, and we like using Starlink on our Jeeps, in remote areas where cell phone coverage is laughable or nonexistent. In mountain areas especially. Setup open source router and native IPv6 global address and routing is excellent with Starlink.

[@DirtyTesla]

That is awesome. I'd love a second supplemental dish to bring on the go since my dish is not easily accessible.

[@CrumResearch]

@@DirtyTesla 2nd Starlink antenna for your Cybertruck, perhaps! Do a video about how you mount and power Starlink on Cybertruck. Good for live streams showing FSD v12 on Cybertruck -- when might first FSD Cybertruck videos be published?

[@aaronb7990]

5:55 2 reasons. There is only so much frequency bandwidth they are allowed to use. They have to divide that between transmit and receive, so like a cell phone that has the same wireless limit, they skew the allocation towards download. The second consideration is RF exposure when transmitting to space. In space, there is no one to expose to High Level RF so they can put a lot of power out. On earth, there are people in proximity of the transmitter 'dishy', and the power must be limited to allowable transmit levels.

[@reachtrev69]

Very nice organized through review

[@madrn5324]

Thanks so much. I live on the rural wet side of the Big island of Hawaii and i was going to get one, but now.....

[@Khiowa]

How much is rent for a one bdrm

[@LeHoax]

I just got Starlink and I am very happy with the speeds. It depends on the time of day but I did a speedtest yesterday and it measured 340 mbit/s down, 30 mbit/s up. It is 7 times faster than the fastest DSL connection I can get in small town germany. I still have all devices connected to a the DSL connection but all the game launchers get routed through Starlink, so that I can make use of the faster speed for Steam downloads without switching the network I am connected to all the time.

[@DirtyTesla]

Wow that's amazing! The most I've ever seen is 250 down, but I have seen reports of faster like yours

[@madhououinkyoma]

Are you saying you just use Starlink for Steam downloads??

[@LeHoax]

All devices automatically download content from Steam, Ubisoft connect, Epic Games Store, Blizzard, the Microsoft Store (including Windows updates), and other game launchers trough Starlink, even when the device is not connected to the Starlink VLAN. That doesn't stop me from using the Starlink connection for something else, I just have to connect my PC to the other network. I have a Lancache server inbetween that is connected to both networks, while most devices are not. The setup was quiet a pain but now it kinda just works. @@madhououinkyoma

[@johans7119]

Heavy rain sounds like an issue, we've been getting near tropical downpours in the UK. This is what university studies are showing too. More heat in the system

[@DarrenDaoust]

I've had Starlink since the original beta program in Canada. The Gen 1 hardware is still working perfectly. Aside from the high monthly fee , I've been extremely happy with the service. Like you, Fiber is not an option here.

[@zmarko]

I moved to extremely rural Southern Colorado 3 months ago and have been using Starlink since being here. Setup was fairly simple, and outside of a bad 'router-to-dishy-cable', my experience has been good (although pricey). Would i stay with Starlink? If i had another option, and it was less expensive, I'd probably go to that service. But I'm also paying more than $110/mo for some reason. Lol

[@jrs80920]

So is there any difference with Starlink that are sold as for use with an RV? Is it the base/stand? I want one for my camper, but I would just use the standard mount it came with...

[@kdkd693]

Regularly Getting 220Mb/s download and 50 upload, 32 ping. Regional Western Australia. Better than our NBN national broadband system results This Xmas I will quickly unbolt from my garage roof (easy) and take it on the road in the RV going remote. (I’m sick of losing all internet access going to a remote beach or far inland on vacation)

[@SpongeAndLeo]

0:40 no fluffy 0:45 fluffy. I

[@danielcisco]

You never worked with VSAT connections 😂 Thanks for the video.

[@TheOutdoorsGuy]

A question I have, how long would it take you to download a 120gb game roughly.

[@RubenKelevra]

Ping below 100 ms is usually not whats bad. Buffer bloat is what's killing the experience. You can "see" a bit of buffer bloat issues on your speed test, as the ping jumps up over 300 ms at the time it's testing the upload bandwidth. This shouldn't happen. Maximum might be 20-30 % higher than completely idle, but not higher. So the modem has buffer bloat issues, which is kind of an issue with most internet connections.

[@TeslaElonSpaceXFan]

❤

[@waynespringer501]

Price is up again to $120/month as shown in your video

[@michaelkaster5058]

price is very regional

[@modisworld5114]

I live in Mozambique Africa, and got Starlink 4 months ago . Believe it or not , we only pay $50 per month for Starlink residential and get consistent download speeds of 100 -150 -200 mbps and upload speeds of 15 mbps . I guess starlink in Africa is cheaper because Elon Musk has made it his mission to get poor countries connected worldwide !!! Excellent services !!

[@goldenjc1]

I also live in Mozambique, ordered mine, this week, waiting to be delivered! Even if the equipment is expensive for our standards. With current prices of mobile data (in top 4 worst of Africa, I belive now in the top 10 worst of the world), Starlink is by far the best option around here!

[@BrianJoslyn]

Cost and precipitation are deal breakers from any satellite service. I've yet to know of any satellite service costing more than Starlink. I just moved from the snow belt of Erie County PA. I'm now in western/coastal OR. It rains here a 'lil' more often and snows much less if at all. Technically it doesn't matter where you go - there will be precipitation. As of now, if I were to ever get satellite then maybe it'd be Starlink - but I would have to know that no other satellite service has any connection issues during precipitation. So this would probably never happen. Unless, I decide to be an RV traveler.

[@michaelkaster5058]

Having had hughes and viasat, and a local LOS provider, i would say starlink is 100 times better in precipitation than the other satellites and better or on par with the LOS with connection. No cable or fiber and 5g is bad(have to move to a specific room of the house to try and use a cell phone) where i am at. Don't remember a complete loss of Starlink in the snow or rain in the year of using it. Maybe I am lucky or wasn't using the net much at the time, but snow storms are measured in feet not inches here lol

[@BrianJoslyn]

This isn't about cell phone use, although I'd rather consider 5g for phone over Starlink for anything. This IS about internet service. This video is dated over two months ago ... and you just replying to me now - telling me about nothing but your experience(s). Useless, as per what I said in my initial comment. What you said backs up my mention of needing to know that no other satellite service has any connection issues during precipitation. Another perfect example, is... Chris has mentioned, and shown, dips (connection issues), he has had with his Starlink service. I seem to recall him mentioning a loss of Starlink internet service at least once. This video is only his two year review. As per his location and surroundings, Chris is my 'go to' for Starlink internet service stats.

[@Rodoadrenalina]

im planning to move away from the city, and i just need decent internet, for me the other options is 2mb trash, its still kinda expensive but tbh worth it

[@codemonkey2k5]

Speeds will improve quite a bit with the full size V3 satellites once SpaceX can launch them.

[@soundslight7754]

As the dish is pointing upwards, why did you put it on a pole?

[@DirtyTesla]

It doesn't point straight up. It depends where on earth you are, but for me it points slightly north and I had trees in the way

[@L3tsFnGoDumDuM]

I’m from Ohio and I’m borderline about ordering it, I have Centurylink now speeds up to 3mbps, so kind of a no brainer to try it lol

[@DirtyTesla]

Uh yeah I think you'll be very happy lol

[@ruffu3]

How well does the router work wireless thru a home?

[@DirtyTesla]

Decent, but the new one should be better. I use my own Netgear instead

[@iralgaming4375]

Anyone live in the suburbs here ? How are the speeds/reliability

[@intothesilence4927]

Can someone tell me if you're getting a dynamic IP or a static IP??

[@DirtyTesla]

You get dynamic up on the base plan but check their website, the next tier I believe you get static

[@GarreTTTurncoaT]

Like the CPU cooler

[@trentvincent3892]

Is it good for gaming and streaming also what is your ping

[@DirtyTesla]

Works perfect for streaming and great for gaming. Ping can be as low as 20 but is between 20 and 45 usually.

[@geraldthomas9281]

I got starlink on the 3rd April 2024. It failed after about ten minutes , and haven't worked since , the router is on but not communicating with the dish. I bought a new cable. Nothing changed. I can't even store the dish. Because you have to be online , but I will buy another unit. I've tried all the trouble shooting stuff. I believe i have a faulty dish. But to send it back from Trinidad.is a cost to me I'll get another. I'm not tech savvy. at 67 I don't need the headache. If there were someone local It would be easier for people like me.

[@nnjmbjl5415]

normal people cannot afford 110$ just for internet access. And where I live there is almost never an electric power outage, I even can't remember the last one, maybe 10 or 15 years ago for 10 minutes. And having reduced internet while strong rain and this for 110$ is a joke.

[@michaelkaster5058]

'looks at spectrum bill (95$) for house without starlink and wonders where @nnjmbjl5415 lives that there is much of a difference that 15$ is too much between no or bad internet and spectrum'

[@chante-cameron]

That price is nasty.

[@lourdessilva6442]

Sem palavras

[@deepdiver51]

How can a router screwed into your wall look “nice” and “awesome”?????

[@wasteland225]

I have LTE internet and am able to game fine. It’s 30$ cheaper than starlink so I think I’ll rock LTE until it starts failing.

[@Guccisleek1127]

No more space travel after starlink objective is achieved 😝

[@coltenbreak8555]

Does anyone in Oklahoma have this internet?

[@marsstarlink3235]

Starlink ping should be better than any terrestrial ping for far connections say NY to Sydney once all satellites get replaced with the new versions with laser interlink.

[@TannerBugatti]

What's with the skips in this video?

[@stephy6199]

$120 mo and $599 equipment

[@Markinlondon]

Wait for the competition, make it cheaper

[@devindykstra]

Edit: the updated thumbnail is much better. Thank you for your commitment to your audience. Below is my original comment: The video is good, don't get me wrong, you do a great job explaining everything. However. I really don't like the AI thumbnails. I love AI art and really think it enables so much, but man this thumbnail almost feels like clickbait because it's not a starlink antenna, and doesn't depict anything in the actual video. At least to me it feels like you're misusing a powerful tool. Feel free to continue using AI wherever possible, but please consider how you're using these tools.....