Starlink 700 miles Offshore Review - Cruising Game Changer for boats | S2T1

[@ODA2331]

Currently, each satellite needs to be able to see a ground terminal they can't transmit data between them. The satellites being put up now have that capability but it is not active yet. So in the middle of the Atlantic, you would not have coverage.

[@johnnylee8672]

It is great video. Have you try Pacific Ocean ? Wondering whether starlink provide Internet service still , for example Hawaii to LA ?

[@Luhman]

That’s so much for making this, I work in tech and was super curious

[@Aloneinbuenosaires]

But does the Residential Dish work on a sailboat you think? I've seen yes the early one's did work on the seas but that's before they dropped Roam. Why pay an extra $30/month for service if you don't need to..

[@sailingkelpie]

Thats all changing now we will findout in a few days what plan will be needed on the boat

[@Jarek12010]

I know you r on a cat, so almost horizontal all the time, but I would still put a webbing strap under the dish, between the pipes; you never know what wave can hit you. It looks pretty precarious to me.

[@sailingkelpie]

We are a trimaran, so we heel, but the dish never budged the whole season. And we went through some decent seas with it in the atlantic.

[@jamieweyndling1861]

I have mounted mine in the forward bow compartment in my catamaran up against the deck head. Fibreglass is Transparent to the radio frequency used by Starlink so the deck does not reduce the signal very much.

[@tbranch227]

now that's cool

[@brunos.2899]

Hello, I have the Neel 51 number 23 named AMA, and I'm going to buy the Starlink maritime for my transatlantic departure. Very clever mounting under the Bimini. Does it ever fall off when sailing? Could you send me photos of the cable passages, box installations, etc. to help me with my assembly? Thanks in advance and best regards Bruno

[@roberts8783]

how many miles offshore still considered land?

[@mattpioletti6450]

The standard Maritime plan is $250 a month

[@crowdfundcrew]

Great information. Have you heard if Starlink is planning to offer a more consumer version of Marine Starlink - at a more friendly price point??

[@crowdfundcrew]

@@sailingkelpie sorry, I was asking IF you had heard of anything. 😰

[@bretc970]

They should have complete coverage by the end of 2023 so we should see some economy of scale sometime after 🤞

[@thecrazypinkcatlady]

Do you use this to work from the boat full-time? How much is the RV service?

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

@@crowdfundcrew What if he hasn't heard of anything? Are you still asking?

[@crowdfundcrew]

@@jumpinjohnnyruss 🤔 probably…

[@leonardcullip3877]

Grateful for all the info. NICE!

[@bret1tmcleod]

Hey. Greta Video. How did you run your cable after you went into the roof space behind the helm seat? I am installing my Starlink in the same location and curious how you got your cable from behind the helm, seat to a power source.

[@sailingkelpie]

Through the bulkhead where the other wires ran out 9n the port side above the cealing then i removed the speakers and used a snake it was a bit rough

[@richardcarlisle6692]

Are you on standard mobile data or priority? I'm on the fence between the Maritime package with the flat dish or the Roam package with the motorized dish. Maritime gives you 50GB priority data up to 50GB. After that you have to buy data by the GB. On "land" you get dropped down to unlimited standard mobile data. The Roam package with the motorized dish is not supposed to work while in-motion, although their website says it does. I've heard it works up to about 8kts before SL realizes you are in-motion and cuts you off. The question you can't get a straight answer to, which you have tested here, is where does "land" end and "ocean" begin? How far off shore will a $600 dish and Roam data plan go? Interesting mount on the dish. Never thought of just mounting it under the bimini.

[@sailingkelpie]

standard mobile data. yes 8-10knotts is the limit when on the move if we want internet we turn on the opt in premium data. it is a number of miles my guess is 5 when the data shuts off. in the Caribbean it has not been an issue since most of the islands are close.

[@pappasfamilylife6686]

Looking to take on a long cruise… because the ship Wi-Fi is notoriously bad… id sit it on my balcony… do you think it would work?

[@sailingkelpie]

Maybe!

[@bdgeorge]

around cost is ok great service (if you are in Greece for 10 euros you could have unlimited data for a month with a sim card) but 2400$/month offshore is a bullshit let's be honest. Affordable internet for everybody (Elons word) it's just a rip-off. how could be affordable in Africa or south America this shit

[@mgordon1713]

To be fair, when he said affordable internet for all he meant for poor people in rural areas, not for luxury cruisers crossing the Atlantic. You can still get the Roam/Mobility subscription and use that close to shore and in marinas. Then when you are sailing on the ocean you can buy priority mobile data that allows you to use the starlink on the ocean. The standard Roam/Mobility disc can be used when moving less than 10mph, however with too much rocking on the waves it might give a spotty connection (That's what the expensive flat disc is for).

[@sailingkelpie]

we have the RV version so about the same price as our Xfinity at home. The rv version only does not work >15 miles an hour and 5+ miles off shore. then you can turn on the premium data for 50c a Gb

[@douglasmontgomery6315]

What is the plan for cruisers that stay away from their "home" with the RV & portability option. I've read that after 60 days, it will stop working. How will you keep service while cruising?

[@sailingkelpie]

we have not had an issue with changing countries. I think the issues may arise if you stay in one country for x amount of time.

[@johnyalowica8423]

1:56 what starlink did you buy? The RV version?

[@sailingkelpie]

yes high performance RV

[@3tsedwards]

Is it still working with the new release?

[@sailingkelpie]

So far so good. Sitting at anchore in the BVI. But based on the email thw 9th is when the enforcement starts

[@kennass2919]

Thanks, you answered my questions.

[@robertlataille4536]

Great, I feel like there was a lot I didn't cover, but the big takeaway was that you have streaming capable internet while boating way offshore .