Starlink Internet - 6 Months Later...Do We Like It?

After installing Starlink internet in the summer, we revisit the service and detail the pros and cons of the system. Starlink is becoming widespread available throughout the country (& world), so we thought 6 months of use was sufficient time to review the system.
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[@jed2055]

Good, responsible, unbiased opinion. Thank you Ed. I know of another con that I haven't heard ANYONE list. Shared IP numbers. This where the ISP, Starlink in this case, share the same IP number up between several (many?) users. If a user wanted to log into their home network from outside, IE Wide Area Network or WAN, for the purposes of checking their security camera or pulling a file from a home PC, with Starlink they cannot do that. There are cloud=based solutions but that's another story and will cost more. Also for gamers, (you don't strike me as a gamer Ed :-) a shared IP is not the best for some games or a Playstation PS4 or PS5. Not sure why but my son tells me so. The other issue with Starlink is the cost of its mesh WiFi extenders. it's too late for you Ed but anyone else considering extending their WiFi around a big home or on multiple floors, etc they should purchase the Starlink Ethernet adapter then bypass the Starlink router (it's in the app) then connect your own good quality router that may all by itself supply sufficient signal for your house BUT with your own router you can use cheaper extenders as and where needed and don't cost a whole lot of dollars either. With your own router you can also fiddle with lots of switches that can make your signal even better, dodge channel clashes for one and far easier to hook up cameras into the barn, henhouse, front gate, or whatever. So that's what I will be doing. To get a static IP you could pay for a dirt cheap service that has a static IP option and bond it to your Starlink service inside a dual WAN router. That way you get a static IP and the benefits of it for not much more money. Just a thought. Thaks for your video Mr Nyberg. Appreciate the honesty; a rare thing these days, especially on the internet.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

This is great info and I'm going to pin your comment at the top. You have a much deeper knowledge of what the current challenges are! Thanks for adding to the conversation, it is very much appreciated! And yes, I think my gaming days ended with Donkey Kong ;-)

[@michellemilton4289]

I travel a lot for work, and also don't understand tech very well. I'm looking into starlink because the internet in my rural area is horrible. Are you saying that you shouldn't have video doorbells synced with starlink? Or are you saying starlink won't connect to them? Being away from home I check my cameras frequently, but my current internet is so slow my playback is buffered.

[@thewandering-mind]

Ordered starlink today. Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!!

[@Behaviorsinking]

Thank you, Nybergs for your Feedback. I live in a rural area in Europe without high speed internet. I ordered my Starlink system today and I am looking forward to be able to work from home properly. Greetings from Europe!

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Awesome!! I’m glad you’ll be able to work from home, it sure makes life a bit easier! Good luck to you and cheers from America!!

[@TJ-bk9vf]

It was a life saver for me. The best internet I could get locally was 30mbs for $100 a month. I was lucky to get 2 mb of it most of the time. This was such a game changer for me. If my wife was ever streaming something it would cripple whatever I was doing (gaming). Now I never even notice if she's streaming.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

I was in the same boat...very happy to finally have decent internet speeds!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@timothyrogers5897]

Even as an Ohio State Buckeye I really appreciate your review, as I am in the middle of trenching and setting up. Thank You.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Haha!! We finally have a good rivalry again! Good luck Tim, you’ll like it!

[@angieMiddleton83]

Thank you for the review. When nothing else is available & we're paying over $400 a month for Direct TV & ViaSat, this is a no brainer for us. It'll pay for itself in less than 3 months. I purchased 2 days ago when it finally became available for us. Just hope it works because we do have around 3 to 5% obstruction. We bought the pole too to get it a little higher.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Awesome! I think you’ll be happy with it, especially with the prices you have been paying! Good luck!

[@anniecochrane3359]

Thank you. I appreciated your clear and practical review of Starlink

[@UpNorthNybergs]

You bet Annie, glad it was helpful!! Thanks for watching!

[@Jasons_Arcade_PLUS]

Thanks for the great explanation and review of Starlink. We are just waiting for our area to be within coverage. Good to know it’s a reliable option.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck!

[@Ironsja11]

Glad to hear it works so well, I'm a couple counties directly south of you and in need of decent internet! Cellular hotspot isn't cutting it anymore.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

You'll like it! Still getting great speeds compared to what I had before…

[@Ironsja11]

Just activated my starlink today after getting a pole set up that would allow the dish to shoot over the pine trees. Speeds are fantastic! Thanks again for your information and have a great spring!@@UpNorthNybergs

[@godwinanyaele2521]

I really want to try starlink soon, many thanks for the insight.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Great! I hope it helped!!

[@markhales5545]

Thank you for the video! How is the upload speed? Is it slow during over cast day days or rainy days?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Sorry for the late response.... The upload is around 15-20 Mbps. I haven't noticed much difference during cloudy weather or even when it's raining. Others may disagree...

[@Midwest_Geek]

Hey thanks for making this review video. One thing i didnt see in the comments either but any issues on cloudy or rainy days with service? How is it inpacted if so? Just slows down or no connection at all.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Great question, should have mentioned that. The only service interruption that I've noticed is when we get a severe thunderstorm. We don't usually experience many of those up in N. MI. What we do get is a lot of cloudy days, pretty much all winter long. During this period, I haven't noticed any decrease in speeds or connectivity. I hope this helps!!

[@Midwest_Geek]

Awesome. Thanks for the response.

[@juleswinnfield826]

Nice. Had my wife watch this.... she's the Wiffy expert for us. Ha. All sounds good, we're still 5-7 years away from moving further north. Yes that "Team from the North" is strong this year... ugh. Buckeye by birth here, born and raised in N.E. Ohio, Michigan resident for combined 27 years.... still loyal to the Buckeyes.... lol. Hopefully Michigan will represent the Big 10 well and put a whoooopppping on the SEC. Thanks for the vid and your time.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thanks for the comment Jules! UM finally has been good the last couple of years, it had been a pretty long dry spell against your Bucks...hopefully the series will stay competitive for years to come!! Thanks for watching!!

[@jasonmendoza8099]

Thank you for this honest review. I am in a remote area as well in Central Wisconsin. What I was most concerned was the reliability of the network. Because I work in IT is will still have to have DSL as back up but you answered my worries of uptime and outage resolution times. As the person in the pinned comment stated the shared IP might be worrisome for security camera access but I can do without. In addition for other nerds you can purchase the Ethernet adapter and bypass the Starlink router to use your own device and utilize a cheaper mesh option if you choose. The “bypass router” is available in the app so no additional networking knowledge is needed to execute this optional setup.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Hi Jason, thanks for the comment! Good router information, Starlink has made it less difficult to order other mesh systems, and they are a lot cheaper. I just decided to go with their system because I also wanted to give a review on how well it works. So far, it has worked well. I am happy with the reliability, I too work from home in online marketing and needed a reliable system. I also have a backup system, I use a Verizon MiFi. I can see the cell tower from my house, so it is an adequate backup. So far though, I haven't needed it yet. Good luck with the Starlink system if you choose to go that route!

[@JonDoe-ln6nl]

Love the two flags, but one is improperly displayed (sorry to nitpick) … blue field white stars should be in the upper left corner when hung vertically. Go Blue!!

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thank you... I fixed it a few weeks ago. I'm glad it was pointed out to me...Go Blue!!

[@ROCKYMARNE47]

Good flag etiquette 🇺🇸

[@MissionForward3]

GO BLUE!

[@rogerbelanger295]

I’m also satisfied with the product. I live in a Danish community. I thought maybe you were from my area at first.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Good to hear Roger, I hope the product stays good for many years to come ;-) Thanks for watching!

[@lemonskyshen1882]

Thanks and correct one information that, 150Mbps is Mega bit per second, while not Mega Byte per second. We(engineers) always use lower case "b" to stand bits, while upper case "B" bytes. 1 Bytes = 8 bits ISP always love bigger performance number to make people happy(every body love big number). So 150M bit/second = 18.75M Byte/second, and ISP definitely choose 150 number.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

You are absolutely correct…I wish I could go back and redo the video and be more specific. Hopefully, people will read the comments and get the accurate info…thanks for the clarification!!

[@kenwhitman1055]

Go Blue! Your speed is excellent given other post

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Go Blue!! Thanks Ken!

[@craigschray4486]

I'd love to see a video of your hometheater set-up

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Haha Craig!! I did have an awesome one a decade ago, now just a regular tv 🙁. I don’t have as much time anymore to watch movies, however, I probably watch way too much college football and basketball…hehe

[@tranquilitybase6417]

Love my Starlink! Go BUCKS!

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Yes! So far so good, Go Bucks until we play each other! 😆

[@somethingclever1234]

3:40 you're welcome

[@wieb72]

Those cons won't bother me a bit if it works. Got notified yesterday that it's available for me after waiting almost 3 months. Paid for it and it's on the way. Going to do a pole in yard like you did in other video. Thanks.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Excellent! I am still very satisfied with the Starlink. I've heard some rumors that speeds are slowing down due to many users, I haven't experienced any performance issues yet, but keeping a watchful eye on my speeds. Let me know if you have any questions, good luck with the installation!

[@dwayneloftice2326]

Excellent review. Wish I had known about it before I purchased Brand "X"

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thanks Dwayne!! I hope the other brand is still doing the job for you! Thanks for watching!

[@felipegonzalezc.3069]

We live in Alba, we have poor signal here, I was thinking to get one used standard SL kit, I hope it works here. Greetings

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Awesome!! Good luck!! I think you’ll be happy :-)

[@lvnmykdz]

Thank you!!!

[@UpNorthNybergs]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@CoryWeaver-n3j]

Moving to a home next to Lake Skegemog,. This was super helpful! Would you say that you remain overall pleased with your service?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Congrats! That is a beautiful area...I was just there a couple of weeks ago. Yes, we are still very satisfied with Starlink. The speeds have remained consistent...hoping it stays that way! Welcome to the neighborhood!

[@lesliegetz1848]

Are you guys Iowa based? I saw Davenport Century Link when you were comparing speeds. We are from Waterloo area.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Hi Leslie, we are just n N. Lower Michigan…Starlink is a bit weird in that respect, it shows my IP address in Chicago. I am going to add a VPN soon…thanks for watching!

[@clayhamric4912]

Thanks for the Info. Too bad Michigan isn't in the SEC where real football is played. It looks like starlink is my best option Go Vols!

[@UpNorthNybergs]

You bet, glad it was helpful!! Enjoy the football season, should be another good one!! 〽️

[@HeavyChevy32]

First time watcher, live in SW MI, go blue! Random question, do you know a John Nyberg? Worked around the SW MI area

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Hey Chevy, I have many relatives in Michigan but John over that way doesn’t ring a bell. Go Blue!! What a game!!

[@bchap99]

I just received my approved purchase for the system in my area. I have 7 days to decide to buy or not. One question, do you have to run an ethernet cable to the starlink stand / antenna back into your house to the router? Or, can you connect the antenna to the router wirelessly? I'm a bit confused on that part. Thanks

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Good question! Unfortunately, you do have to run the cable from the Starlink “dish” back to the router. It wasn’t too difficult, just takes a bit of time. Obviously the closer to the router the better. Good luck!!

[@felipegonzalezc.3069]

With only the router how many devices you think can be covered with decent signal?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Dang, that’s a good question…it really depends on where the devices are located throughout the house. If they are close by you could handle quite a few, say 10 or more. Of course, all those devices will be using their share of the bandwidth.

[@fxancisco_]

Nice review 👍🏼

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Much appreciated Francisco!! Thanks for watching!

[@bmahar]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Giving it a try. BTW....the US flag on your wall is hung incorrectly. The union (star field) is always upper left when hung vertically.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thank you! I fixed it a few weeks ago, someone else pointed it out to me...glad they did! Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!!

[@fishnsled]

We are on the wait list after exhausting all other options in are area. Options are available but no room to expand their current system and no dates for new towers going up. We were told next summer for Starlink. What mesh system did you install? We bought Google's system (it was on sale) and it made the world of difference within the home and around the property with the lousy internet connection we have, very slow speed.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Sorry to hear you are waiting...you will like this system and it is worth the wait. The Mesh system I got was from Starlink (Mesh Nodes), I have seen others use a cheaper setup (KZbin has videos) versus going with Starlink, but I figured it would be less of a hassle to go with a system that was designed to work well together. I don't think it is too difficult to use another Mesh system. Thanks for watching and good luck!

[@toneloc79]

hi from iowa

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Hello there! I always love my Iowa visits. My good friend does the Raigbrai every year.

[@Pmitchstudios]

Was this video uploaded with the capability of starlink?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Yes it was, the upload is a lot better than what I had before…

[@Pmitchstudios]

@@UpNorthNybergs i ordered my starlink a few months ago and just got it yesterday, we had no capability for any company to come out and put internet/fiber in. So we resorted to starlink and received it yesterday. Coming from the city where wifi is easily accessible, your video explained everything perfectly and now we are absolutely blown away with how our starlink works. Granted its only been less than 24 hours upon set up, we have absolutely no complaints

[@CideryFromScratch]

Awesome Job! The Mesh network capability is definitely a pro! Can you hard-wire connect into the mesh receivers?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thanks! I do not know the answer, my guess is no. I think being completely wireless is the goal.

[@mikewillhoite8876]

Thanks for the effort, great information. Except it’s mega bits not mega bytes. Little “b”.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thanks! I got corrected a few times 😝

[@MrMintville]

How does it hold up when it's covered in show or ice?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Good question…we get a lot of both & luckily, it has a heating element that you control via the app. If I see a storm coming, I’ll turn it on for a couple of days. Melts everything…

[@kimmyksbro3116]

I dont think the price is too bad You get good, and reliable internet anywhere You can get starlink for RV, and drive anywhere, or get it on a boat, sail to Africa, or an island somewhere I dont know how much it cost to install fiber, for example

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Agreed!! Price is comparable to what we were paying for a much slower service…

[@montagepl]

Is it allowed to make hotspot from StarLink and share Internet with neighbours?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

That’s a real good question…I believe it would work. Neighbors need to be very close to the router… I’m sure it is against Starlink’s terms of service though.

[@davidcharleston1314]

Agreed is a bit high priced for equipment but cheap line rental for the speeds and the availability where you get these speeds nothing comes as close

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Yeah a bit steep, we don’t really have too many options, so I am still pretty happy with the speeds. As more people get online it may drastically change but for now all good. Thanks for watching David!

[@reddawn5297]

I wonder if they’ll ever offer a install service. Isn’t starlink still technically in beta?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

That would be nice! If they continue not providing installation, it could encourage a cottage industry. I believe it is out of beta, but not 100% sure. Thanks for watching!

[@LarryTansinda]

I Just received my Starlink kit and followed the installation guide but unable to see the Starlink under my networks in order to setup. Not sure what to do….any help will be appreciated.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

We’re you able to download the app and see it there?

[@SemperFiNative]

How do you add Wi-Fi and extra outputs to the system?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

There are Wi-Fi extenders that you can add to the system, I decided on a mesh system and chose the Starlink Wi-Fi routers, they are a bit pricey, but they work and integrate seamlessly. Can you elaborate on the “outputs” question?

[@Ksweez]

Great video Please turn your flag around so its probably hung stars always upper left

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thanks!! I fixed it a few weeks ago…my bad!

[@7511fsm]

Nice video. FYI, your American flag is hung wrong. The canton (star field) is always to the upper left.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Dang! You are right, I was thinking you were talking about my truck magnets. I had two brothers in the Navy and they never corrected me…thanks for the education, fixing right away!

[@7511fsm]

@@UpNorthNybergs No worries. Just wanted to let you know about it. 🤙

[@RagnarCrumpets]

Megabits not Megabytes. But awesome review all the same. Just ordered one 😁

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Yeah, I got a bit cornfused ;-) Thanks for watching and good luck!!

[@felipegonzalezc.3069]

40 devices? At home?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Unfortunately yes, we have a lot of wireless devices. 13 heating zones, plus cameras, TVs, computers, the list goes on…

[@kimmyksbro3116]

Megabit and megabyte is not the same Your VDSL Give you 15 megabyte a sec Thats 120 megabit Thats fantastic 150 megabyte in a sec Would give you an internet connection at 1,2 gigabit Or 1200 Megabit Starlink is faster than gigabit?

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Hello, duly noted…I’ll correct if I update in another 6 months. Thanks for pointing it out and thanks for watching!

[@kimmyksbro3116]

@@UpNorthNybergs maybe someday Starlink selling gigabit internet

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Haha, fingers crossed ;-)

[@kimmyksbro3116]

@@UpNorthNybergs Never say never Look where we are today You can get reliable and fast internet anywhere

[@jeffkustes8563]

Starlink continued to bill me when they knew my service was diwn and even after I sent my equipment back to them. I paid $1548 forfour months

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Dang Jeff, that sucks, thanks for sharing your experience. I haven’t dealt with their customer service at all and I hope I never have to based on your experience. I hope they do the right thing!

[@jeffkustes8563]

They are frickin awful. I literally have more than 80 messages back and forth with them. My service worked from August 2022 til mid December 2022. I could use it for five months before it went down completely. It was great when it worked. But once it went down it wouldn't work anymore no matter what was tried. I tried for three months to get it to work. messaging them back and forth, back and forth, sending equipment back and forth, back and forth. I finally gave up and cancelled the service in April and they billed me for the months that it wasn't usable. I negotiated two months service refund ($135 X 2) and a $250 equipment refund but I have yet to receive it. They have told me three times that they would send it to me, but I haven't received it. That's been since April. Absolutely Insane. Absolutely insane.

[@johncreekmore]

You need to feature american flag

[@UpNorthNybergs]

I have a nice one that I was hoping to install last year but the one I wanted was back ordered, it finally arrived and I hope to install a bit later this spring or early summer. Thanks for watching!

[@shadylane99]

All i wanted to know was the ping.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Not a gamer, so I can’t give any experience on gaming functionality.

[@Whizzo333]

Hughes and Viasat are beyond horrible…..total rip off.

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Good to know!! Thanks for watching!

[@joefrassica4017]

Your US flag is hanging backwards

[@UpNorthNybergs]

Thanks Joe, I fixed it a few months ago. A good learning experience for me…thanks for watching!