Starlink Dish Install With Lots of Trees and Long Cable Run, Texas/Oklahoma

This video show how we overcame a long cable run and lots of trees in the area to install our Starlink Dish.

[@mrzorg]

Thanks for the video, what a difference starlink made for you guys.

[@bob_frazier]

I'm in Oregon. We grow trees by accident. I have a tall 2 story house, but amid 10 story trees. Your video, taking the time to show us the actual obstructions has me sighed up. Thanks.

[@thomassaylorrealtorlicense8763]

very complete presentation, just ordered starlink today so these kinds of hands on vids are very helpful. thanks for doing it!

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Good luck in your setup. I am still very happy.

[@TheRosswise]

I also have trees on my property, but nowhere near as much as you. Thanks for making this video, it makes me feel a LOT better. Can't wait for my dish.

[@PlantManPodcast]

I had to drop about 10 trees but it was worth it. There are two more left to drop. Both dying as were most of the other ones I had dropped. However, we in this area of MI were only supposed to get 170 Mbps max, but we've downloaded things at just over 300mbps at times. It's worth it when you live in the country imo. Best service we've ever had.

[@RipperYouTubeOfficial]

Just got mine, I'm in northeast Oklahoma, and have same issue as you and trees. They now ship it with a 75 foot cable. Seems like they are going backwards instead of forward

[@mikecovington-cross7265]

Thanks for the very informative video. I live in the Philippines and the tree line surrounding my house is quite similar to your own location except all the trees nearby to me are coconut trees. I have down and up speeds roughly the same as yours before you installed Starlink so when the service comes available here I will definitely be using it. 🙏

[@Dervraka]

Your area looks like mine, I'm in rural West Virginia, down in a valley wedged between two hills (one hill on the all-important Northern direction) with trees all around.) When I first installed Starlink, I was getting drops every few minutes, which I didn't notice for general internet surfing, but caused buffering on Netflix and the like. However, it's gotten much better as they've launched more satellites. Sticking it on a ten-foot roof mast also did wonders, it didn't seem like it would have put it over most of the treetops, but it must have been just enough to knock the dropoffs down considerably.

[@randyanderson2124]

I'm in tyler county. Too many trees for starlink. I'm lookin at the new hughesnet but they get awful reviews.

[@timothyroberts9611]

Thanks for the video. You can add your coordinates to the live Starlink satellite map in the settings and it will show you to which satellites you would conect.

[@Justiceinabarrel]

Thank you so much, much better video than others about placement and tree coverage. East texas here and can't wait, have some tall pines here but found a spot if the app is accurate. I really don't like the fact the cable is integrated into the dish. I have never seen a cable last a long time yet on a roof.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes the cable failure is is my fear as well. Part of it is sitting on a hot metal roof. It may make sense to protect it more than it is now.

[@leokinnetz4708]

Thanks for sharing your experience. We are deciding if we should get it cuz we got trees as well

[@sirmassalot]

They offer a 30 day no questions asked return on equipment, full refund.. No brainer IMO. Give it a shot, if all fails and not happy send it back

[@leonardmartell3400]

I found that anchoring the cable with the supplied clips squashes the cable. I used electrical staples and loosely ran the cable thru them. I also used a rope to run a path from the dish to the house and used tye wraps to secure the cable to the house with putting any strain to the cable .had fun figuring this out

[@leonardmartell3400]

With out putting any strains on the coble.

[@imaslowlerner]

I'm in Arkansas, paid my deposit in January. Still waiting, hopefully Starlink will get to Arkansas next.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes, I hope they start expanding their beta testing areas. Good Luck!

[@garyhargett7677]

I have a suggestion on how to take the worry out of the cable from the Dishy to the house. Have you thought about running the entire system from your garage? That would be your Starlink system. Then run/bury a single strand of fiber optics from the garage to the house in conduit. Yes I know Fiber Optics. Expensive! It's not that pricey. You can purchase single strand fiber optics pre-made in various lengths that would run from your Starlink system in the shed to wherever you needed in the house to a Wifi router to take care of your internet needs in the house and the Starlink system would service your needs in the shed. You would have to purchase the appropriate transponder to covert electrical to light for the optics at each end of the fiber. Surprisingly the whole setup is not that expensive. I did this at my house to get internet to my shop and the whole thing was if I remember correctly under $200.00. I purchased 150 yards of fiber the two transponders off of Amazon and I have been very satisfied with the results. Anyway just a suggestion. thank for the video.

[@MCCRITTERS]

Thanks' for sharing your experience. I am on the waitlist and am looking forward to getting Starlink too. I have some of the same challenges with trees and finding a clear area for the dish on the property. Do you know if the starlink cable can be extended if 100ft isn't long enough? I suppose, I can mount on a shed roof then run an ethernet cable between starlink Dish router and main Network switch in my home if not. Looking forward for a long term review of your installation. Cheers!

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes. there are POE extenders you can find, if you Google them. They run about $90, a viewer posted below, you need to make sure it is rated at 100 watts, to power the Dishy. You will want to buy POE extender that are water proof and when you buy additional cable make sure you get one rated for outside with UV protection. Your total length of cable from the Dishy to the router will need to be less than 328 feet or it will loose its effectiveness

[@MCCRITTERS]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 Thanks. Good to know options as I am planning out the install. Cheers!

[@njnear]

It looks like you could easily install a wireless bridge between your house and out-building. I did something similar between my house and shop. Cost was around $200. Speed is about 400 Mbps. You are likely to wind up with blown Ethernet ports on your equipment with a cable running between two buildings, due to lightning strikes in the immediate area.

[@RSRS-ws3px]

We closed on our property 1 July. It’s 8 acres with half cleared and half wooded. There is already a direct tv dish in the field pointing across the open area. So I was hopeful. I opened the Starlink app yesterday and of course it has to point back towards the house and all the trees! I have to walk halfway across the field to get the trees out of view but then I am 200ft from my house! Not sure what to do now, the other satellite internet providers are terrible!

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

You can find POE extenders on Google (they run about $90 for an outdoor rated extender) along with additional Ethernet cable. Make sure the cable is rated for outdoor use also. Ethernet cable is only effective up to 300 feet total, so as long as your total run between the dish and WiFi router is under that length you are good. Good Luck!

[@RSRS-ws3px]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 thank you for the quick answer. It will be about two months before we actually move into the house, the husband died over two years ago and the wife went into a home, they had no family and no will, so almost everything they collected since building the log cabin in 1978 is on the property!! We have a bunch of cleanup to do! But I was going to start researching ways to extend the length of the cabling. Any information is a huge help.

[@allangibson2327]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 I will need to locate dishy more than 150 ft (which is their longest cable I know starlinks connectors are different the others so you have to buy theirs) away from my house to get the field of view without obstructions. So if I need more the the longest (150 ft) they sell how would I extend it. Could I buy the 150ft and connect it to what came with it? If so where do I find the double female extension plug that is needed for starlinks ends?

[@592JORAY]

@@allangibson2327 Gee this is my question as well, its been 5 mths what did you do? i just got my starlink i think i need 280 ft total

[@Abyssdiver]

@10:00 who drilled and installed the bolts in the mounting plate? It looks like a blind person with no finger dexterity lol they are pretty crooked ;].. My kit is on the way and I have a phew tree tops on the very edge of the northern view and I mean just the very edge so I guess is I will have no issues. Peace!

[@persianfandom4622]

It's awesome. I live in Iran and the best speed is 15mbps for me. (In cities of course )

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Hopefully Starlink is available in your country soon.

[@persianfandom4622]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 👍

[@gumdealer7050]

inja chikar mikoni dawsh :D

[@safffff1000]

Whats the link to the moving sat. map you show at the end? Or how to set that view you used, I only see hex grid.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes, they have changed up the website. All you get now is the hex grids.

[@marlb0r067]

Texoma here as well thinking at taking the plunge. Have your speeds gotten any better?

[@leonardmartell3400]

Will starlink upgrade the beta version of previous model's.

[@phillipginn4672]

Is the satellite map that your video shows part of the APP or do you need to buy something else.

[@davidsargent1579]

My Starlink is on the way, and I have a very similar issue with trees. I do however have a clear 3 acre pond, but it’s 190ft from the house. Thoughts?

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

They make a weather proof power-over-internet (POE) connector to attach two ethernet cables together, they run about $90. You also need to get at least 100' of additional cable to make the run, make sure it is rated for outdoor use. You could bury the cable to span the distance, but that is a lot of digging without a trenching tool, I recommend putting it in conduit if you bury it to add protection. I don't recommend securing it to trees to span the distance, remember trees move and the would put a strain on the cable and eventually break it. I would invest in some type of tall polls in the ground to secure it to. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

[@dave_dennis]

I’m not so far away. A little south of you in McKinney. So far the beta has not been made available to me. But your need is greater than mine so I am sure they gave you priority as they should. How were you notified your beta was available?

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I just got an email from Starlink that my area was open to the beta. They just verified I was still interested and when I confirmed they charged my card for the remainder of the costs. I did get an expected delivery date about 30 days out, but all the hardware arrived in little over a week from the time I confirmed.

[@dave_dennis]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 thanks so much DE N5BOC.

[@mrschristilockridge]

What satellite mapping website were you using?

[@philjones4995]

Thanks for the video, so did just installing on your garage roof work? No Outtages? even with a few trees at the bottom of the app?... I am in a very similar situation in East Texas.. I am trying to figure a way to use my phone connected to my drone and record the app at varying heights... Wish the drone software had the app built in.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes, I have another video showing how little downtime I was actually getting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYmtoKNvebJnadE I am happy with the consistency I am getting from my signal. As they launch more satellites and they move into the proper orbit I think it only gets better over time.

[@sheepdog02]

Hi Phil, what town are you in in East Texas. Placed an order in March tyring to get service in Corrigan TX, and just wondering if you were anywhere close to that area as working off cell service sucks where I am and no other dish/cable providers in the general area.

[@AllMyHobbies]

Now you seen like the ideal customer for starlink. Most of the videos are from people that have ok internet to start with.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes so far I give it an A+.

[@alexanderreyes6036]

Having problems stowing my poll down for the return of my Starlink it does not connect to the router can someone help with this I need to send it back but won't fit in the box do to the poll

[@vlpacheco5036]

Where did you get the starlink?

[@garycornwell6612]

How close are you to the state line? We are West of Decatur about 30 minutes and we haven't received anything about the beta being available anytime soon. I got on the list at the end of last year. Congratulations on getting yours set up!!!!

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Right on the state line at Lake Texoma. Hopefully they will be getting to your areas soon.

[@garycornwell6612]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 Thank you.

[@timkeaton4599]

Have you looked into getting T-Mobile Home Internet option? Working good for me in central TX

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Not an option where I live. In fact very few options in that area.

[@dalehotz5744]

I’ve got similar concerns about tall trees surrounding my entire home. I would be interested in your experience with obstructions?

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Yes, I am curious as well. I plan on doing another video on streaming 4K to see if it buffers at all. More to come.

[@6lastresort]

Did you get your kit sent to your address or did you have to use someone else’s address in order for them to ship it?

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I had them ship it to my address.

[@ASMRJAMESY]

I can't put it on my roof due to tall trees in a 360 view around my house. There's obstructions all over so I found a spot in my field that's wide open and has no obstructions so I'm gonna have to set it up out there "200ish ft" maybe 300 I'm not sure, haven't been able to measure the distance but do you think running cords that far will make a difference in my speeds? I'm not sure what ethernet I should use, CAT6 of 200ft-300ft? Any help would be appreciated.

[@_hrlt]

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[@ASMRJAMESY]

@@_hrlt I already watched this, a signal booster isn't what I need but thanks for the help anyways.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I am no expert on this but everything I have read is that Cat5/Cat6 cable is less effective beyond 328 feet.

[@ASMRJAMESY]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 well I measured it from the spot to my house and it's 159-160 ft but I'll need a little more of cord to put it up through my basement.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

@@ASMRJAMESY Also, if you are going to run it out in the open make sure to get a UV protected cable. But if you are going to use conduit it shouldn't matter.

[@kornstory]

I live along the same area. I put my money down in February still nothing.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Hopefully soon!

[@donaldhiles_k9sgz428]

I'd suggest you complete the install on your garage and then use a pair of nano beams to shoot it to the house

[@driippii7759]

Looks like they already got sats over my area so it's any day now

[@krismueller7843]

Have you had any issues with the dish getting too hot and going into the thermal protect mode? I live in southeast Kansas, close to Oklahoma, so heat is a concern of mine during the summer months. Thanks for the video!

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

No? I have not heard of any issues like that. I am concerned because it is mounted on a metal roof and I thought it would be hotter in that environment, but no issues as of yet. Knock on wood.

[@krismueller7843]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 That's great to hear! I think many of the heat issue reports came from users in the hottest Texas, Arizona, and California areas. Hopefully it won't be an issue either of us encounter. Thanks for your response!

[@Walt1119]

Thanks for the video! It’s good to see one finally with trees and challenges that still work and provide good service! Do you experience outages? Often.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I was at my place this past weekend, and I did have an outage when a heavy rain storm came by for about 10 minutes. Otherwise I had no issues, we streamed video's all weekend, with no buffering.

[@Cheatman1342]

Don't run any cable under the ground or across the trees. You can link the barn super easily with a Nanostation M5 Loco. I have a 100 ft link to my barn with two of these and it works great and can be replaced very easily if anything goes bad.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Thanks, I wasn't aware of this product. Do they have one rated for outdoor use? My metal garage blocks most wi-fi signals from entering the inside of the building.

[@Cheatman1342]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 Thanks for the response. Yeah they're all outdoor rated and you would have to have both sides of the link outside your buildings and able to see each other with decent line of site. It works just like a wireless ethernet cable. Ubiquiti makes all sorts of different point-to-point links. I just ran an ethernet line to the exterior of the barn through a soffit and pointed them at each other. Download their app on your cell phone and when you turn each side of the link on it will put out a wifi signal for the first 5 minutes or so you can connect to and configure. They have a few setup videos if you're ever interested. Best of luck!

[@DadWooo]

How long did it take from when you pre ordered it for you to get it? I’m near the Texas/Louisiana state line

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Once they notified me our area of the country was open to the Beta test, it took about 2 weeks to receive the dish. I also ordered both mounts because I wasn't sure at the time how I was going to install the dishy. The volcano mount came at the same time as the dish, but the pole mount took 3 weeks to arrive. They do give an estimated delivery date when you order, but all of my products arrived much earlier than what they estimated.

[@DadWooo]

Heck yeah! I was just curious I’m tired of gaming on a hotspot! And I’m not gonna pay for hughesnet and not be able to use it for what I want it for!

[@tishomingopawn724]

I live in the texoma area and was wondering when you pre-ordered?

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I originally put down a $99 deposit in December to get my name on the list. But when they notified me in late April, they had opened up our area to the beta test, it took about 2 weeks to get the dish.

[@tishomingopawn724]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 good deal thank you. I put my deposit down in February so hopefully I will get a email this week 🙏

[@jaredfromsubway6755]

@@tishomingopawn724 I also ordered in feb u get it yet?

[@bennym1956]

With any satellite service/dish, you need a clear view of sky. Cut trees or limbs for better signal.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Thanks, I just posted anew video showing how my coverage has been recently. In all honesty, I am very happy.

[@la7dfa]

Not going to get Starlink, since I am getting fibre internet next year, but I know its revolutionizing for lots of people. In the past I worked in the Arctic on Jan Mayen island, and our internet speed was 60kbit 😂 via geostationary... It sure will be an insane improvement for those up there. The Arctic will get coverage in 2022. Btw I am a HAM too, LA7DFA. Working on WAS on all bands. 49 states worked on 160m, and 38 on 6m so far.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Impressive on the number of 160m contacts! I typically stay around 20m,30m and 40m on FT8. Use a dipole for the latter two bands. I have never made a contact on 6m, but I have only been in the hobby a few years. K5OUI 73 my friend.

[@la7dfa]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 FB, most starts off on the easier bands, and expand as time goes by. Been dabbling into most long distance stuff including moonbounce. Always good to challenge the limits of what you can do :) 73!

[@gerrycortez4656]

Why not put the Starlink on a elevated platform. Sounds like you know how to make things with your hands so a long small stand to get past your trees

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I could put it on a tower, I priced it out to about $1,000 ish to build. I may have to get there, but for now we are happy with the service we have been getting.

[@gerrycortez4656]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 during peak usage, like when everyone is online, is there any latency?

[@gerrycortez4656]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 thank you aagin

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

@@gerrycortez4656 I haven't noticed any. We have a Firestick on two TV's and have streamed video's simultaneously with no issues. Plus we have our Nest security camera's (3) recording at the same time an have seen any issues.

[@gerrycortez4656]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 thank you helps so much but one more thing, do you think it could handle 15-25 devices?

[@Fergo101]

Why not use a p2p link rather than erecting a lightning attractor.

[@jmoss99]

You are still streamming because of your computer buffering the signal that was downloaded before you lost coverage.

[@maduro137sfs]

I live on the South Texas Coast and signed up February 23, 2021. When did you sign up? Just wanting to see if I’m getting close to delivery. Thanks

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I signed up and gave my deposit in December and was notified mid April it was a go. I received the dish around the first of May.

[@621norby]

I'm a little confused, how can you use less than 100 ft of cable, no matter how far you put your dish it's still going to be 100ft of cable between point A and B. Unless you cut the cable. Are you able to extend the cable?

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

You cannot use less than 100 feet of cable. I had a hard time finding anyone showing how they completed long runs between the dish and power block. Most everything I saw online was from the dish directly into the house with very short runs before it entered a structure. I was just trying to show an option if someone ran across a similar challenge. You can go longer but you need to get a POE extender and additional cable. POE's extenders run around $90.00

[@621norby]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 that's my problem. I'm about 160ft from open sky and can't find any videos on someone actually extending the cable.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

@@621norby POE Extenders are used quit often in the technology world, and they do make them water proof for outdoor use. If you Google POE extender you will see a lot of options. Simple to use. When you buy additional cable, you will want to make sure it is rated for outside use with UV protection.

[@motofan16]

It's easier if you extend after the power brick. It is not a common PoE injector. It needs to power dishy for over 100 Watts. You can do whatever as standard Ethernet after the power brick from the white port.

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

@@motofan16 Great point on the POE injector, it needs to be rated for the correct wattage. I think the issue is the cable is hard wired into the dishy and the 100' line runs out before 621norby can get it to the power block, indoors and protected.

[@XOTICKMX]

What is that website??? The map

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

satellitemap.space/ If you click on the settings icon you check the "Rings" box and it will show you the range of coverage for each satellite.

[@XOTICKMX]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 Thanks

[@farrahvee]

Need a tower to get above treeline

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

Agreed, I am just taking the cheap way out at the moment. I would need at least a 30' tower, at that would run $600-$750 plus the cost to install it.

[@farrahvee]

@@doingstuffonvideo5943 look around at ppl houses see if they have a old TV antenna tower

[@R3TR0--93]

I have Hughes-net. I hate it.

[@toxinv]

i have trees all around my trees and it cuts out my connection often :(

[@doingstuffonvideo5943]

I still have some interference. I am going to take out a couple of my closer in trees to help improve the issue, I hope. I will always have trees showing on the lower edge of my Starlink App when I check for obstructions, but so far I have had minimal issues. Going higher seems to be the only option to improve your service, if that even is an option for you.

[@jifchosehismother]

horrid music

[@joehanz6642]

Video is 16 min of nothing. How to run a cable from one building to another