Honest Starlink Review: Is Elon Musk's Satellite Internet Worth It? Unsponsored Pros & Cons

[@OakAbode]

Should add, I do think Starlink offers a certain amount of time that you can return the hardware if you decide to. I'll update here if anything changes with our Starlink experience in the future!

[@maryb6815]

Where are you located?

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

When you say fiber internet speeds with star link, how fast is your speed? Thanks

[@jokerace8227]

It could actually be totally flat on both sides as it is a Phased Array Antenna, which is interesting tech in and of itself. They designed the bottom side of the Starlink antenna to resemble old parabolic sat TV dishes because that's what we're all used to seeing for satellite based systems, but it technically doesn't have to be shaped like that. (ツ)☕ ☕(ツ)

[@Canal-gi8di]

Monthly price at 170$ here in canada is quite big

[@Eldude350]

@@Canal-gi8di 161,00 here in New Brunswick....

[@mrgruisinge]

I am rural in NW Missouri. No DSL no cable. Tried a sat company. Best I ever saw was 12MBS worst .2MBS. As soon as Starlink was announced I paid my $100 and waited. Sat company was a two year contract. Starlink came in about five months before contract was up. Just kept the thing for the next five months to avoid the fees. As we spend more time at the farm our list of connected devices grows I think we now have 24. Nest thermostats, Ring cameras, WIFI routers, smart TVs, smart switches, Mr Cool mini splits plus every ones phones. Still stream Tv just fine. It is a bit expensive to start but it works. Unlimited data is pretty sweet too. Sat company charged way too much and always had a cap. No cap with Starlink. There will never be fiber here so this is my best choice. Two plus years in and I am still pleased. Thanks for the review. Pretty well spot on.

[@darrelladon3619]

I appreciate the heads up. I'm in southern Oklahoma, it says coming soon! But I have to RELY on one company to provide interweb. Needless to say is. They suck.

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Satellite companies also throttle the speed back too once to get to a certain data usage. 3 family members who live in the Northwoods of WI are LOVING Starlink after being SOAKED by HUGESNET and getting THE WORST SERVICE and SPEEDS.

[@kdude1000]

Cool to have some internet but you just deprived yourself of some of the essential values of being off grid.. you have literally every device to be tracked. To each his own though

[@earthangel8875]

@@kdude1000 If you have a social security number you Are tracked. Who cares if you don't have anything to hide? It's hard to admit, but some things we just can't control, but for the techy ones out there you know the "tricks". The terminology Off Grid has many levels and is different for everyone. There is no one way or no way for the record. Live healthy, be happy, and live your best life, where ever however you choose. Angel from The Bay

[@christfollower4285]

Are you still pleased? I am considering getting star link

[@chrisbrzon3917]

We've had Starlink Residential for a little over 1.5 years. Speeds have increased and service has gotten so reliable, we don't even think about it anymore. Basically it just works like you'd expect it to.

[@TarotQueenBee]

I’m getting mine tomorrow!! I’m so excited! 🥳🥳🥳

[@Fr4nkSanchez]

do you pay $100? I am thinking about the portable but not sure how much gb is needed

[@aday1637]

After one year with Starlink, I haven't noticed any negatives. Just pure positives. Great service with only one or 2 brief downs for a few minutes. Price is less, for us than cellular internet. As far as customer service, 2 months after we received the equipment we were notified by Starlink that our equipment was not working properly and they were sending us a replacement. We didn't notice any issue at our end. It had something to do with the motor inside not responding exactly as it was supposed to do. They knew about it and fixed it prior to us needing a service ticket. We received the new dishy, put in on the pole and put the old one back in the box they provided and sent it back prepaid label included.

[@cyrilonurisi277]

I assume you set this up at home. So, does it allow you to access the service on your mobile phone when you are away from home, say at work or shopping malls? or do us still have to rely on cellular networks?

[@MissionForward3]

Awesomeness!

[@4115James]

Wow

[@ryanhamstra49]

Most of the negatives I hear are “it’s not as fast as my fiber was!!!” Like, yeah….. it’s wireless…. It’s not for you.

[@daphod74]

I’ve had Starlink on my semi-rural property for over a year (1st gen equipment, slightly larger round dish) - service is very good, more reliable than the DSL we used to have. We do get short outages during the most intense storms. One additional con is the rate has gone up twice in the past year or so - so again, with no contract those rates can change at any time. I work 100% remote, so the high speed and reliability of Starlink have been a blessing.

[@zarroth]

I ended up with a 5g setup and while not as good as starlink speeds, do not have any of those issues. Only issue I have is it will occasionally overheat due to unusually high usage. The hardware t-mobile uses is garbage. It's too compact and needs much more space inside of it for people like you and I who work from home and need to occasionally do a lot of simultaneously heavy loading for more than an hour at a time. However, the price is stable and 1/3 of starlinks rates so I cancelled starlink for this instead.

[@Sapphireleadershipadvisors]

I am curious how upstream video conferencing is. I am sure the downstream speed for others in a video conference is fine but what about your own video stream? What if you have 2 people in a Zoom or Teams call in your house? I already have cable internet but I am going to get an off grid property and am looking at this as a consideration.

[@noradeclark9283]

any problems with trees blocking the signal? What direction does the dish need to be pointed at? See, years ago I quit the dish as the tree leaves interfered. Bah..

[@barrybateman9857]

Great video! I'm a farmer that lives in a valley. Satellite required for internet access. I've been using satellite internet since dial up and satellite based marketing info services. My first satellite ISP setup (years ago) took two of us seven hours in the freezing cold! Fast forward to Starlink. I was fortunate to get in on the first plane load of Starlink Gen 1 round dishes to come to Western Canada. There is a downloadable utility that works on your phone to measure whether you have enough sky to get an acceptable signal. Starlink's setup is the easiest and fastest BY FAR I've ever had. A few minutes at most. I lag bolted a stand onto my roof. String the wire from the dish to your modem. Plug it into AC power and the satellite automatically finds the satellites itself! Twenty times faster uploads & downloads! One twentieth the lag time! All for the same price as fixed position satellite ISP. Elon Musk's Starlink has made me a fan. Thank you Elon.

[@CM-xg1vm]

I've had Starlink for about 12 months in Italy and two of my friends have bought it since they have seen the performance of mine. It is excellent, there have even been power outages in the area nad we were able to keep going off battery power. Can't recommend enough, it was a bit annoying having to buy the ethernet dongle, i have that now hooked up to a three router mesh network and my whole property is covered with great internet.

[@johnwaynewilliamson]

People typing complaints about $600 hardware from a $1200 phone. Bet the starlink outlasts the phone.

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Once you pay the startup cost of the device it is YOURS and YOU can SELL it. It is asset for your property if you sell the property. The monthly fee for UNLIMITED data is cheaper than monthly rate for satellite.

[@probuilder961]

I agree. I pay $90/mo now for 1.25TB of data with Cox and I'm considering switching ISPs so, I would need to buy a new router + modem anyway + the Frontier Fiber would need to run a large cable 400' from the street to a new box on my house like I have now with Cox...guessing it would cost a few hundred dollars, so $600 start up cost looks better as I run the numbers.

[@getbusylivin177]

Excellent point,

[@shugatoast7844]

They are probably complaining on their Obama Free “Govment” phones, cant afford a pot to piss in , since they wont get a job and go to work😂

[@ThePriceIsRising]

Right?😂

[@howardkearney7989]

Positive experience. As I live in near the Gulf of Mexico and in Hurricane area nearly every year. When a storm comes in it will bring down my internet access for weeks at a time. Since I work online that is bad. With Starlink, I just take the dish down, wait for the storm to be over and connect back up.

[@aguynameddoug]

I stay on the gulf also, does it work in storms? I know you said you take it down during hurricanes, but what about some of the random rain we get in the spring?

[@webcompanion]

We went to a friend's property in mid-Michigan, middle of nowhere. He had Starlink there and gave us the password to get on it. So we hooked up our RV TV and our smartphones. Great service! It was as good or better than our cable TV internet back home.

[@gregsmith2807]

I have had starlink for over a year and have steadily seen improvements in the service...one thing to keep in mind is they currently have only around 10% of the total constellation of satellites up and running that they are going to put up..by the time it is fully operational it will certainly be faster and probably almost immune to rain faid etc

[@getbusylivin177]

To ok them over 3 years to cover Louisiana,

[@Flutter9i6]

@@getbusylivin177 It's not that Louisiana wasn't covered. It more likely had to do with approval and your area. The first 2 years SpaceX was targeting and restricting sales to northern states and primarily rural areas with the least internet options. Prioritizing customers who needed it most... Like me, in Iowa. Our internet was dog crap here before them. Now all the other providers are begging for customers, but they lost me for good. 50GB limit can kiss my A.

[@Rio.Motel.84]

Every 5 years all those satellites will need to be replaced due to low earth orbit decay. It's a costly business.

[@mateogomez8413]

@@Rio.Motel.84 They already have reusable rockets, possibly they are thinking about making their satellites reusable too, remember that Space X is considered a space company that breaks everything traditional and ventures into unusual solutions

[@shyamdevadas6099]

Three months ago, I tried TMobile 5G Business Internet on a trial basis. No contract. No equipment rental fee. No setup cost. I literally walked into a TMobile store and walked out with it in 15 minutes. Took it home, plugged it in, and it worked. I immediately got 220Mbps down and 130Mbps up. At night, I got surge speeds of +400Mbps down and +250 up. Latency is low, low, LOW. All for $50/month...with a lifetime rate lock. Even in my country property, I can get ~60Mbps down and I haven't even added an external 4x4 MIMO antenna, which will greatly improve the speeds. Not every area is going to have this, but the reason why LOE providers like Starlink and Amazon Kuiper are doomed as widespread rural providers is the much lower cost of equipping, deploying, and maintaining networks. Cell towers exist everywhere and wherever you have one, there is a fiber optic trunk. All that 5G providers like TMobile, Verizon, and AT&T need to do is to rent tower space in within a 3-5 mile radius of a rural community, install directional 5G transmitters, and start advertising the service. Unlike LOE, there is no wait or cost for the equipment, it can be picked up or mailed, setup is effortless, and the performance is superior. The price will always be lower and there will never be contracts. Some areas will always have no coverage. This includes extremely rural areas and the open ocean. However, LOE providers can't rely on just those markets to stay solvent. In not too long, providers like Starlink are going to be facing an uphill battle.

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Pam here… in northern WI my sister had to pay to have it mounted up higher to clear trees. She loves it.

[@marsspacex6065]

The reason the satellite dish looks like that is that its a more advanced technology called phased array antenna. Same thing the military is using in the F-35 ETC.

[@genethesurveyor]

YES I live in an area where we have 120-150' pine trees all around our house. The solution? Put the antenna in the top of a tree. Many of our neighbors are doing that. It is not cheep but it is the only way to get internet in this neighborhood.

[@chiefbobdavis99]

We’ve had Starlink about 4 mos. We use a bunch of data, virtually no buffering. Easy install all is well. Living in the boonies I’d recommend it big time.

[@bgleason1962]

We live in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. We have a pretty good clearing but do have some obstructions in the area we have the antenna placed, but it still performs well.

[@theElderberryFarmer]

Your review/evaluation is spot on, balanced and extremely fair. My observations after having Starlink for about a year-and-a-half are in line with yours. Starlink is a great choice when there is no availability to a terrestrial service. I find that I get 50 - 125 mbps down and 10 mbps up at my rural farm property, which is adequate for most folks' needs. But to be fair, this really isn't on par with fiber internet speeds. I have fiber at my home in town and the speeds available (based on what you want to pay) are 300, 500 and 1000 mbps. The cost for 300 mbps fiber is less than 1/2 of what I pay for Starlink, without aany equipment charge. The Starlink equipment is expensive, the router leaves much to be desired and the monthly cost is high. It is less expensive than other satellite internet offerings and provides much greater speed -- but if you have a terrestrial option available, Starlink isn't a preferred choice. The lack of customer service is a huge issue, but it is what it is I guess. Take care and God Bless.

[@jayhache5609]

Interesting info. Thanks! I just moved to a rural farm property in WV and all my neighbors said to just get Starlink, since the sole local fiber optic provider is horrible - Slower speeds, unreliable, frequent outages, horrible customer service, at 3/4 cost of Starlink. So, I’m getting Starlink. They said initial outlay is obviously more, but in the long run it’s better to get Starlink - Fewer headaches, more reliable, higher speeds. Wish me luck!

[@RaySqw785]

not 5G services? got way faster than ADSL like

[@ecomcheap]

Watching this video with Starlink from Mozambique, it's actually really great :)

[@OakAbode]

Now this is awesome!

[@jsmythib]

The planet has gotten so much smaller :)

[@darosa5741]

We have Starlink on Siargao Island, Philippines. It was a game changer. LTE services are poor 95% of the time, so Starlink has been incredibly fast. We haven't hit our rainy season yet, so we are a bit worried. Rain here is torrential. We still have our LTE hardware in place in case Starlink goes down for any significant amount of time.

[@Brit_in_Mindanao]

I've recently adopted Starlink here in the surigao del sur province, no usable phone signal and the only previous option was a point to point microwave link which was OK but not consistent. A brownout here or at the receiving point that's it, you're offline. Also while it was unlimited data, we were capped at 10mbps. Starlink has been a game changer, consistently 100mbps or more and almost completely stable. Its more expensive, but for us, it's worth it. I've also invested in a portable battery backup power supply, so no power? No problem we're still online.

[@darosa5741]

@Brit_in_Mindanao ... good on you 👏. UPS are vital to keep the Starlink powered up. Our UPS can keep our hardware up for about 30 minutes, which is plenty of time to fire up the backup generator.

[@Flutter9i6]

@@Brit_in_Mindanao Too bad you weren't lucky enough to get one of the free Power Walls Tesla donated, but I hear they only gave out a few thousand. Still like 100 million dollar investment to beef up your grid. And Tesla just started to do the VPP over there so power sharing should help fix some brown-outs.

[@MORE_BEANS_PLZ]

Any updates?

[@Ironsja11]

Great review, thank you for being focused and making your points. There is no internet at our very rural cabin and the hotspot we've been using is about useless as more people get on the network. Starlink is available now, and we'll be getting set up with it early this spring!

[@philgarrett5947]

I have the Starlink Roam service and it works the same as the Residential. It's a great satellite provider and get great speeds. A recent new feature for Starlink is that you can sell your equipment and transfer your service to someone else.

[@Bentley3211]

Where would I look to purchased a used atarlink setup?

[@whitehulkj23]

I think it's so good you might not find people selling to often

[@julienvm]

Used Starlink in France, Belgium, Denmark and Norway with Roam. No problem whatsoever, great speeds. We have the dish stored in our Model Y camper and we just use it when on the road (parked, as we haven't found a way to mount it yet)

[@RaySqw785]

60 Mbps "great speed" lol

[@punaforager]

I live in an area where I rarely have more than two bars on my phone connection, with dropped calls happening all the time and horrible internet, and starlink has been super reliable. I bought the refurbished equipment and it’s all been super smooth.

[@MaxExpatr]

I live in Rural Chile. Starlink had been the most reliable through all weather and storms than other systems. The only problems I have had is when a VPN does not allow MLB or CBS programs through. This is a great program. Gracias Oak Adobe. Vaya con Dios

[@Mr_D555]

I lived at a location with no internet before Starlink, not fun. Starlink is a game changer regardless of the upfront cost.

[@Mikelive55]

I live in an extremely remote area of northern Ontario. Our nearest gas station is over 300km's away. I can confirm that star link is the best option for anyone looking for remote-highspeed internet.

[@pajamatime5750]

I get 200MBPS with my starlink. Haven’t had a single issue.

[@ryanmatthews2284]

Can you use residential Starlink in roam mode? It says waitlist where I live. Needing internet asap though and only 1 company will provide wireless internet

[@jsmythib]

@@ryanmatthews2284 Yes as far as I know, for a fee.

[@markpeirson6077]

I have been using Starlink in the Yukon with roaming up and down the highway in the bush wherever set it up and bang your connectected . I couldn’t be happier , down to a flip phone and starlink it has been great and getting better

[@MARKHENRY-bq4dz]

We've had Starlink now for a little over a year - it has only improved since then. We started on what Starlink called "BEST EFFORT" and then about two months later were upgraded to full residential service, and even with best effort we never had any issues. We live in a very rural area and only had traditional satellite options - not even cable internet is available and very unlikely we will ever have fiber. Prior to Starlink we were using hotspots on our phones which was better than the traditional satellite providers - so Starlink has been a GAME CHANGER even with the upfront costs - most people in our neighborhood now have Starlink

[@garyag45]

We love our Starlink, gaming, streaming, internet. Live in the country no other good options. 👍😎🇺🇸🦅

[@landscapingspecialist]

I haven’t needed any customer service so I would say for them to keep doing what they are doing. The entire thing just works. No janky hard to understand literature. And I had to run cabling and mount on a 2 story house. Setup was a piece of cake

[@TheMamonti1]

I am a hill hermit surrounded by 80' trees and she is right. On the ground it was useless, so I had to either install a tower or use a tree. Tower was thousands so the tree option is what I went with. Tree guy charged 500 bucks to cut the tree and mount the dish. But.... he screwed up and cut it to short and though I got service I still got obstructions every couple minutes!!! So now I just built a 16' pole and will have it installed on the top of the tree with 4' of that lagged and strapped to the tree.... so 12' more height which I am hoping will give a clear view of the sky. oh.. and 300 bucks to install. So 600 for dish, 800 to install and another 300 for mounts, pipe, longer cable and hardware. SpaceX could help with this... in the visibility screen that shows obstructions, they could calculate the exact height to install the dish to clear all obstructions!! update 9/30 got that pole up and now can use starlink! Still have some obstructions but the leaves are ready to fall and the obstructions will be gone. Once spring hits I'll spend probably 2 to 300 on trimming those obstructions away! So if you want starlink in the dense forest 1. pick the tallest tree on your property, call a tree guy and get a price 2. if that tree is as tall as the others then get the 8' pole mount from starlink and mount that on the tree 3. how far will the wire reach? You could use cat6 and extend the cable or buy the 150' cable. figure about 750 for starlink and 5 to 600.00 for the tree work based in Pa. good luck

[@Preacher2628]

We love our starlink. We live so far out that it's the only choice we have and it's amazing. We love that it's truly unlimited. We have 4 xboxs and we stream all of our shows and movies.

[@happyhome41]

OHHH, to your point of information changing all the time -- STARLINK has just opened up the entire US. They have replaced the availability estimate with a map that now shows the expected service levels by area. And I thought I was someone "special" when I got the notice that after three years, the unit was shipping, and then realized, oh, duh, I'm still just an average Joe. Your white item you're calling a dish is a "phased array antenna" - antenna being the operative term. Big brain lady is a huge plus. We purchased the "RV" version a couple of years ago, so now we have both. The roam service can be paused, a nice touch, as it is a bit more expensive than residential. The equipment is identical. You are correct about submitting a ticket through the app. It works reasonably well. Marvelous video. My wife "found" you, and shared with me. Thank you.

[@ufmwc]

Short answer: hell yes it is worth it.

[@dionysus2006]

One thing to consider is that SpaceX hasn't even come close to deploying all the satellites in the StarLink network so service will keep getting better as they do so. SpaceX is also working on the V2 satellite which will have much more power and a better signal which means improved speed. They need the StarShip rocket to launch these heavier satellites and need the existing StarLink to fund development of the rocket, so chicken-n-egg. With the V2 they will be able to provide texting from anywhere on the planet and eventually voice service from anywhere with a standard cellphone. If you are a gamer then latentacy is a big deal and StarLink is as fast as cable and once they have the satellites communicating with each other through laser links it will continue to improve. The big difference with StarLink is the satellites are only a few hundred miles above you and there are thousands of them while with some traditional satellite services they have just a few satellites over 22,000 miles up. The closer to the dish the satellite is the better the signal is and the faster you can send and receive data from the Internet.

[@MissionForward3]

I'm pretty excited to get Starlink in the mountains of East Tennessee. My only concern is the amount of available sky not only because of the mountains but also because I live in a tiny home community where the houses are very close to each other. Sounds like I might need to find a way to elevate the dish.

[@jsmythib]

Before you buy it you can use the app to survey your open sky. Here in CT I had about 25% obstructed view. It gave me orange ratings and a red during the survey- It still works great with the exception of early AM disconnects. I just need to raise my antenna a little.

[@johnkwolf]

I just got it so far it’s been great

[@ScampMichael]

I was able to stop smoking because of the lack of aggravation that I encountered with previous providers. Thank you Starlink.

[@tomhaire4758]

Hi there, So on the start up cost con you mentioned, I don't have Starlink at this time but the service I do have I have had since 2017, that being said, the low monthly cost of the rented equipment has already exceeded what the cost to get the startup system of Starlink so now every I am now paying more than it would cost to switch. Just a thought.

[@getbusylivin177]

It's a completely different businesses model, They are telling you up to front that you are are going to be so pleased with the service and speeds that we don't have to highjack you with a 2 year contract or rent the equipment to you... Very ingenious,,

[@elliottlocke3461]

I could have seriously used StarLink during hurricane Helene. Was cut off from everyone for about 24 hours here in Upstate SC.

[@sharongrama5200]

I live in Western NC and had the same problem here. I had no power, no cell service here ever and my landline phone wasn't working and my driveway was washed away in the flooding from my creek. I now have the starlight so nothing like that will ever happen to me again.

[@winterwunderland]

​Wow. Good to hear. We took a hit from hurricane Hellene. Now week 6 still no Internet, no TV. Water was restored last week. Our fiber optic was ripped apart. We are at roughly 4,000 ft elevation.​@@sharongrama5200

[@jasonmontgomery9291]

Great video! Thank you for the thorough and honest review. We live in a rural area with very limited internet options and our neighbors just got Starlink, so we're looking into it. I appreciate all the information!

[@yeahbuddy92193911]

About the high startup costs, it's about equivalent to any company leasing you their router/modem with monthly fees, those fees add up quickly, within 2 years those fees are into the hundreds. At least with starlink you own the equipment. Also setup is easy, it's basically plug and play.

[@landscapingspecialist]

I like your pole mount. Wish I could have went that route. But I have too many high treetops to mount the receiver that low. Had to go up 2 stories. Went with the long wall mount. Now have 0 obstructions. Dialed 👌🏻

[@steveholmes1736]

I have Star link in West Virginia up in the mountains. I must say it is fantastic!

[@cantlivewifoutme35]

Just got starlink plan to set it up tomorrow (weather permitting) since it's about to storm right now. I'm not sure if it's still going on, but the equipment charge was discounted to $250. I did, of course, add extra equipment to what I ordered. I'll come back to give an update in a week or so. For the last 7 years, I haven't had internet other than my data plan. I've called all the providers around my location, and each one told me I was S.O.L. so I'm hoping that it turns out to be the one because it's literally the only one I can get. Let's just say to download a 1 gig game, it will take roughly 9 to 12 hours. Here's to hanging to hope 😅

[@TimHief]

I am in British Columbia and I was able to get it without waiting. When I look at the coverage map, Starlink covers all of North America. I'm actually on an island, so, this was a no brainer for me and I purchased a refurbished unit...comes with the same warranty as the full price one, I paid $250 Canadian for the standard residential kit.

[@frankn4576]

Good to hear. I am a fellow Canuk and looking at a refurbished unit as well

[@LilSebastian_]

I get on average 550-780 mbps with my starlink. It’s so much faster than my Comcast at the house we rented while ours was being built and significantly cheaper.. I built a new home out in farmer country and the best we could get was AT&T dsl 25mbps… it’s worth the upfront money and super easy to hook up. Took about 10 mins for it to connect.. remember it’s not going to work as soon as you plug it in.

[@chrisbrzon3917]

Think you may be misreading the number on the left of the speed test as Starlink speeds, that 550+ Mbps sort of number is router to ur phone. Starlink speed is on right of display which is typically < 200 Mbps down & < 20 Mbps up.

[@RaySqw785]

look at busier location rated speed on starlink, they enjoyed fast speed, till they added user in the same location, not they rate 1/10 of that speed! each sat passing by is limited max speed and divide it by user connection

[@landscapingspecialist]

I would add as a pro that it’s very easy to setup by yourself. You can literally plug it in, set it in your yard, and be connected. Literally, that’s it. If you want to mount it somewhere special and run wiring to a particular part of the house do it, but it’s not necessary to have a secure connection. Easy peasy lemon squeezee 🙌🏻

[@moniqueschmucker7712]

We have 3+ acres with wide open spaces in the front yard. Where did you position yours? What did you use to anchor it? Will we need to dig a hole like Dish Network or DirectTV does with their equipment? Thanks in advance!

[@MORE_BEANS_PLZ]

​@@moniqueschmucker7712 I don't have starlink personally but im thinking of getting it ,but people usally put it at their roof of their home kinda like a dish for TV

[@SEANRMZ]

Thanks for your write up. Just received ours, loving it and when you know the cons.. nothing else maters. We use our’s only on roam for that rv warrior. Thanks

[@craptonerecords6032]

had it for 3 months now. couldn't be happier. super fast and reliable. on occasion it will cut out but it's only momentary (15 to 30 seconds) and it comes right back, unlike regular sat which takes 5 minutes if it's coming back at all. install was just plug and play. nothing to it. well worth the cost.

[@buzzyphantom]

Equipment cost varies country to country, here in the UK they offer refurbished kit for £199.00 ($250) or rental per month £10 ($12.70) added to the service fee. They used to offer a discount for rural areas but, like you say, things change fast and its not available anymore less than 6 months after it was introduced.

[@Qspecialman]

A very interesting video, thanks for taking the trouble. I live in North West France and have my own KZbin channel giving technical auto related "how to" tips. Formally I was connected to the internet via France's largest provider. The speeds were slow and the customer service was (and still is) truly terrible. For example the last 18 minute video I made for KZbin took me over 5 hours to upload to my channel. A friend from the UK suggested I try Starlink, the difference is like night to day. Easy to set up and so far to problems whatsoever. For me it is a 100% winner.

[@grantensrud9185]

We just got it and is working better than expected on a heavily wooded property. Acceptable speeds while partially obstructed. I was concerned it wasn't going to work, but now that I know where it has pointed itself, I figure I will have no problem getting it up and positioned where it will have a clear view. I may have to purchase the 150 ft cable.

[@Orchatplug]

Awesome vid definitely closer to making my decision on getting starlink !

[@AntonandSinan]

In France, it was offered on leasing for 10€/month for a few months, now it is being sold for 225€ for the hardware and 40€/month, which is relatively good for what you get. Their pricing changes every once in a while.

[@landscapingspecialist]

I snatched up my Starlink immediately when it became available in my area. Was only like 4 months ago. So far it has been a net positive for us. We have other options but I am done with Verizon, comcast and all the other big telecom companies. My high speed fiber optic I used to have was in no way any better than Starlink.

[@rhinomite5203]

Great review!! Nothing comes for free unless you're stealing it. If you want it bad enough you'll pay for the things you need and want. Starlink is great. I'm in a rural area with no other choices. I have a second vaction spot that has nothing as well. I aslo like to go camping in areas that have nothing. I paid around $300 for my unit on a deal and $160 a month when want to use it. It's super easy to set up and take with you. I wouldn't recomend anything else personally for those who have no internet and want and need it. All pros for me

[@robertchristianson1187]

I live in a rural area out of the city and in an area with poor cell signals. I tried internet service from my Tmobile provider and it was horrible with constant buffering making it impossible to watch any streaming video. We have no hard wire service so I am limited to internet service. I have used other satellite service but was very restricted in useage Today I have Starlink and other than the higher prices for equipment and service I love the speed Starlink offers with very few dropouts. If cost is not a factor I highly recommend starlink service.

[@Shivaho]

When I Tested it out I found the big issue is the Router lacks a Row of LAN Ports like a standard Router. I Prefer a Hard Wired Connection over WiFi always. If you want a Wire Connection you have to buy a $35/Lan Port Adapter. My wireless devices just had a real problem with the Thruput over WiFi. After running speed tests getting routinely 150gb down to the Router but ZERO speed to my devices...They had no explanation for this issue so I returned it before Trial Period!

[@mikebanta8788]

You seem to not know enough to use it. I can tell by your poor description.

[@tarashelton493]

ABSOLUTELY ITS WORTH IT!! Yes, you may pay more at first for the equipment but this is the fastest internet and I had spectrum!

[@mikeh6876]

Would be interesting to know your actual download speed. Up until about 2 years ago I was on AT&T - 6.5Mbps @ $50/mth and 2GB download limit. I upgraded to Spectrum Fiber only because the ran it in my neighborhood - avg 330Mbps-370Mbps @ $65mth unlimited.

[@pallavmishra]

It is mostly for people who do not have a choice.

[@PhilipNation-xm5lh]

Hands down the best system for us. We had Hughes which was the worst system that cost us more than Starlink. There were no alternative companies that could touch Starlink. It’s not perfect, but damned near perfect. You won’t be disappointed.

[@catinahatify]

This is making the move to the Colombian countryside a reality. Thanks for the Info.

[@samantharedd329]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 on those 2 yr 👎🏽contracts! Thanks for this info!!! 🙏🏽👍🏼🙏🏽

[@bc-guy852]

Greetings from smoky BC, Canada. Great episode! MORE "Soapbox" anytime - please.

[@OakAbode]

Why, thank you!

[@bc-guy852]

@@OakAbode You're just such a 'natuaral' in front of the camera and seem to have such a positive outlook - on everything - I usually smile through your whole episode. Refreshing. (And you've helped a lot - with my first chicks. First egg - - any day now!)

[@alfacentauri5910]

I have a cabin in Honduras and I am going to hire this service, I find it very beneficial for remote areas

[@jeff95050]

Had Starlink over a year in central Illinois. Residential speeds have DECREASED from 100 mb on average to 20-50 mb while the price monthly price has increased from $99 to $120 per month. Thing drops out during heavy rain and cloud cover. It is definitely NOT broadband.

[@Melancholy1966]

I've had the same problem. Hubs and I live in a remote part of Eastern Oregon, no cell phone service in our area so we needed wifi calling, my husband put our dish on an extended pole on our roof, the first year we were happy with it. We could make calls and stream TV, use the internet, it was great... Then, in the past 6 months the TV started buffering a lot, same with the internet, it started dropping phone calls. Our county received a grant to bring fiber optics to rural areas, they offered free installation so we went with it. Have never been happier, cheaper than Starlink and haven't dropped a cell phone call since, really fast internet and no more buffering when watching TV.

[@millerssmallenginerepair2142]

What distance does it cover? How far away can you be and still have a wifi signal.

[@claudenormandeau9211]

You are such a clear speaker. You are gifted. Thank you for your in depth review

[@nigelsampson5945]

I'm thinking about Starlink and this really helped. Thanks for sharing.

[@Badbeau]

I currently have "line of sight" wireless internet in my rural area of North Idaho, which consists of a dish that is 300 feet away from the house and pointing to a mountain top transmitter. I'm paying for the "higher speed" package which gives me a whopping (up to) 13.2 mega bits per second for only $100 a month. The average D/L speed is around 5.7 Mbps. For me, downloading a 22.5 GB game would take about 8 hours and 41 minutes. I just installed Starlink last night, and my clear area is not that good mind you according to the app, but I just did that download in less than 20 minutes. During the D/L I reached a peak speed of 324 Mbps. I think I'll keep it. :)

[@crBudgetWatches]

I have to tell you that here in Costa Rica just after a few months of beginning service , Stralink is already changing the market in rural areas . So many people coming to know a first world internet after decades of crappy speeds.

[@wade-be7sz]

live on a gravel road 4 miles from interstate in iowa works great...1 year no problems have a roku tv hooked up and antenna so we can watch tv...no problems also hooked up security cameras and phones tablets no cap on devices hooked up no problems so far

[@marijankager8534]

'm thinking of ordering Starlink because I'm in a place where 4G LTE doesn't get great speeds. I looked at the instructions and advice on the assembly, which is actually simple, but I have only one concern - the durability of the plastic parts, especially in windy weather. After watching several starlink antenna installations, I found that the parts that hold the antenna are not as sturdy as I had assumed. I'm also concerned that the surface of the antenna in windy weather would act as buoyancy to damage the mounts (just like when lowering a kite).

[@randallgoldapp9510]

Satellite internet was my only option for high speed internet. Starlink was the only choice that didn't totally suck.

Thank You for the info on Starlink ,its nice to here a review from a normal person, i will defiantly look into it for myself, again thank you Oh i love your videos on chickens

[@Marcelo-pg1fi]

Positive experience and reliable service.

[@darylephillips6778]

We live in Australia and it is all pro for Starlink for us

[@captainzeppos]

The question is not if the dish is worth it. The question is if there are any alternatives. Because in all honesty, the moment you start considering buying $400 of equipment plus a $60/month subscription, you must have already run out of options of traditional landline or mobile providers. So yeah, if you have no other option, Starlink is the way to go. Happy Starlink user here @330Mbps at best, around 250 at worst. The alternative would be a 5-10Mbps landline or a very unstable 4G connection as 5G isn't even available here (even if it was, it'd still be $300 to get a 5G router). I pay double or triple the monthly price but there was no other way I'd get high speed Internet. If anything Elon showed those local landline cartel bastards that without proper investments in fiber, they're history. So, Starlink until they start digging and bring me fiber at my doorstep.

[@moniqueschmucker7712]

Exactly!

[@shannonrice1543]

Well lady pants you win the day yet again thank you! We are planning to go rural soon and need all the options as work from home is looking to be a thing. This is great info!

[@OakAbode]

So glad to hear it! Thank you!

[@ramblingfarmshomestead9045]

You should order asap. It took me 9 months to get my Starlink kit.

[@Bentley3211]

​@ramblingfarmshomestead9045 when did you place your order?! The website says ships in 1-2 weeks currently.

[@MeandMyStaffy]

Im offended you said 'lady pants". Im feeling very triggered right now. i dont like your tone. Im calling the Police because you upset my sensibilities... L M A O

[@Flutter9i6]

My favorite perk is how easy it is to suspend service and start it up again. If I'm going on vacation, I can suspend for a few weeks and over the course of a year, I end up paying about 11 months of service instead of 12! It's not super expensive, but the fact that you can save $100/year just by clicking a button on your phone is amazing to me!

[@crBudgetWatches]

As an example folks here in rural areas of Costa Rica used to pay 80-100 usd per month for 5-15 mbps down vs just 60 usd for 300 mbps down with Starlink .

[@tonykong3778]

Just order my starlink since I like in rural area now.. hope it’s really good and dependable I was paying 150$ a month for t mobile service that’s only support so little gb that cuts of early every month I hope my money is well worth it with starlink

[@danfieldsphotog]

I've used it for almost 2 years now.....in over 100 locations.....and almost 200 days. It's worked perfectly every single time. (100GB - 250gb 95% of the time) The only time I've seen it not work for my friends is because of basic user error.

[@deedeeryen]

I live in a heavily wooded area in Washington, hit the find obstructions. It took about an hour as noted by the app. I repositioned my dish per the app and signed up for residential service. Only been 2 days, but very happy with speed and quality. I was constantly relocating my T-Mobile box when my TV and wifi would stop, sometimes caused by a large truck driving by. Annoying!

[@Aaronsitooo]

Install fiber optic to your house is thousands of dollars? Incredible. In Spain it's free, even the router its free and you can contract up with to 10/10Gbps for €25 per month.

[@capnkirk5528]

And, no disrespect, Spain will fit into Southern Ontario. People in Europe - even smart, well-travelled, well-educated ones - have NO IDEA of the scope of distances in North America (especially Canada, but even a big chunk of the US).

[@mikebanta8788]

@@capnkirk5528 Good on you for pointing that out.

[@Malbailey670]

Hi Great video I live in Spain in the countryside and have starlink the equipment is rented to me 10€ a month and I pay 40€ a month for the service. It’s great. Speed is excellent.

[@DennisFahlstrom]

I’ve tried signing up with Starlink for several years but can’t as I have a farm address (a Rural Route PO Box) which is not a PO Box). I mistakenly thought Starlink was targeting rural areas but apparently not.

[@mikeellis-o8x]

1000 times better than hughes or viasat.

[@readytogarden3770]

Hope so, ditching Viasat now. It’s the worst!

[@Kayak51]

I fully agree that the month to month plan is better for consumers. No one would quit if the awrvice is good.

[@UncleBobo]

I live on Guam. Local ISPs are offering 80Mb data speeds for $110/mo. Installed Starlink on my roof. I get 100+Mb speeds for $70/mo. It's a no brainer.

[@farmingbrit4611]

I got my starlink for 99 pounds as at the time there was a rural discount offer at the time and have been more than happy with the service

[@the_desert_dweller]

For people that cant get Cable or 5G wireless, then Starlink is worth it, other then that dont waste your money. $599 equipment fee and $120mo. I now use 5G wireless, its fast, reliable, and cheap, starlink speeds are slow in the Arizona area.

[@strikerz2912]

So does it cover the internet service for the home, plus if I have 2 phones and an iPad. Does it get internet service to the phone wherever you go?

[@timledbetter1781]

I have starlink in the Philippines. I only have 1 complaint, and it's not starlink entirely. The power goes out often, and when it comes back up, it takes a long time to reconnect. It didn't when it was new, but now it does. It, doesn't get slow.

[@henrypuyi5485]

Do you find that it throttles down between 6pm-10pm or at any other time? Great vid!!!

[@OakAbode]

Thanks! We do notice it throttles down on Roam during that time, but Residential hasn’t had that issue whatsoever so far.

[@SlushieJ]

Throttling during peak hours here in the desert on residential starlink. Speeds drop to 65mbps and ping raises around 300-400 intermittently. Best times to use are 9pm-2pm but it's different depending on what ground stations your dishy is connected to. Those pesky ground stations are the main culprit of throttling.

[@regdor8187]

@@SlushieJ : Ground Stations ??.....You only have an antenna direct to flyby transmitter/receiver....

[@TheBioniXman]

Did you realise that KZbin is a worldwide platform? When you ask is Starlink worth it, are you referring to the whole world? I can tell you for the monthly subscription of just 40 euros it is well worth it in rural France. Fast internet all of the time for 18 months now.

[@MrMikeydrum]

i live rural, love my startlink and mesh routers. the worst part is the router wifi is shockingly bad, no ethernet port on the router is a pain as ive had to buy a few dongles