Starlink or not-to Starlink

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Please keep this out of DC....

Looking into possibly making the leap into Starlink.

The reason; we have our primary residence....in addition we have a little shack at the lake that we spend the weekends at during the summer.

Our internet options at the lake [Pomme De Terre] are shit. And we previously paying for two separate Internet service, but obviously the weekend place we used sporadically.

I would LOVE to have something that I can just move between the two houses...

The Starlink Mini, I think, would work at the lake...but I am not sure if it is robust enough to handle our daily internet needs (two teenage boys, wife and I work from home, etc.).

And the "standard" Starlink setup does not appear it can moved as easily as the mini....so I come to CP asking for ideas so I am not paying for two services.

And have we signed this piece of shit yet?

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

Yeah, one of the new crowd had a big boat with double drives put his boat into the cove. The cove where my place is at has a LOT of stumps. We were waving to him to get his attention however he hit the gas and a bunch of stumps. I don't know what happened; the boat has not been seen since.

I've got an old 17' tri-hull with a Merc 1350 on it. It will do 40+ which is plenty fast.

Yeah I’m on Hudson in NEOK tons of stumps. Had a similar situation with a 29’ fountain. I love power boats. Don’t wish them ill but man our little lakes about 8 miles long. And shallow in spots. It’s an ego thing.

When I was 17 we put a head gasket on my grandpas boat. It was a 32’ boat with twin 502s. My dad worked his ass off for every dollar he ever had and did this work on my moms dads boat because he let us use his house. Long story short we brought it home to NEOk from LOTO. Rebuilt the out drive, new pump and a head gasket then it sat for two years. We decided to take it down to a local fishing spot before taking it back just to make sure it was all on the up and up. We had this big ass boat and a bunch of Amish dudes were fishing in their John boats pulling them with tractors. We weren’t wealthy by any means but I felt like such a douche. I don’t understand the desire to be the big fish. Go to the big pond with the other big fish lol.

[BWillie]

I guess I don't understand the big allure of Statlink. But then again I don't spend almost anytime in the country.

[crayzkirk]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I guess I don't understand the big allure of Statlink. But then again I don't spend almost anytime in the country.

Most rural areas have almost no internet coverage. In areas like Pomme De Terre, there's no infrastructure to support it. There's phone and electric service only. Existing options are expensive and high latency. Cell service is limited as well, yet is getting better lately. New towers are up. The population density is very low and Hickory County is one of the poorest areas of Missouri.

[BigRichard]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I guess I don't understand the big allure of Statlink. But then again I don't spend almost anytime in the country.

It is also great for RV traveling.

[warpaint*]

The $165 roam one is outstanding. Worth every penny.

[Otisisadog]

I have had Starlink as long as it has been available in my area. Maybe 2 years? I have had no issues whatsoever. Even in blizzard conditions and super winds we've been having lately. I decided to get it after my neighbor got it for his remote horse ranch in Colorado. Since I live out in the sticks, my options are limited. I have tried all options. Starlink is far and away the best. I would even consider the mini if I camp or 4x4 like I used to. I have a son who games, wife who streams crap, and I just surf. Zero issues. Even mounting was idiot proof.


I do not know, however, if you can move the normal starlink between two houses. My neighbor would have just taken it from KS to CO if he could. I think the mini would be the answer. I know Land Cruiser guys who do Moab and overland stuff who sing their praises. Even for extensive times on the road.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

For routers, I've had good luck with Tenda in the budget space. In the more expensive routers, I prefer Asus but I use custom firmware.

I would avoid Linksys and Netgear altogether. I used to beta test for them both and there's stuff in their code that is very concerning.

Add TP-LINK to the no list

[scho63]

With Starlink do you have to worry that someone will break into your house, key your router and spray paint a Swastika on it?

[jdubya]

Originally Posted by BigRichard

It is also great for RV traveling.

Wife and I do quite a bit of camping and I do some hunting in remote areas. Ill likely get it sometime soon

[jdubya]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

Yeah I’m on Hudson in NEOK tons of stumps. Had a similar situation with a 29’ fountain. I love power boats. Don’t wish them ill but man our little lakes about 8 miles long. And shallow in spots. It’s an ego thing.

When I was 17 we put a head gasket on my grandpas boat. It was a 32’ boat with twin 502s. My dad worked his ass off for every dollar he ever had and did this work on my moms dads boat because he let us use his house. Long story short we brought it home to NEOk from LOTO. Rebuilt the out drive, new pump and a head gasket then it sat for two years. We decided to take it down to a local fishing spot before taking it back just to make sure it was all on the up and up. We had this big ass boat and a bunch of Amish dudes were fishing in their John boats pulling them with tractors. We weren’t wealthy by any means but I felt like such a douche. I don’t understand the desire to be the big fish. Go to the big pond with the other big fish lol.

Friend of mine after he retired bought a custom Fountain type boat for Lake Tahoe. Brand new with all the bells and whistles. The boats first voyage was with his wife and another couple and they scooted across the lake from Truckee to South Shore wide open. When they got to their destination, his wife and the other couple called a cab for a ride back. His wife said, "Its me or the boat" lol. He took a huge hit selling it but he said the lesson learned is that there is only one person who loves fast boats and that is the driver, not the passengers lol.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BigRichard

It is also great for RV traveling.

Satellite is essential anywhere there's no terrestrial service, like in the middle of the ocean.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Add TP-LINK to the no list

I have used their Ethernet switches but I've never used their routers other than to play around with open source firmware. I don't have much faith in stock firmware anymore - too many cut corners and incomplete packages. I found binaries in the Netgear firmware that hadn't been updated in years. Essential security fixes that had been available for years that were completely missing.

Unless you're willing to really dig in and learn an open source firmware, you're at the manufacturer's mercy. That's why I use Asus. They actually support the development community.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by jdubya

Friend of mine after he retired bought a custom Fountain type boat for Lake Tahoe. Brand new with all the bells and whistles. The boats first voyage was with his wife and another couple and they scooted across the lake from Truckee to South Shore wide open. When they got to their destination, his wife and the other couple called a cab for a ride back. His wife said, "Its me or the boat" lol. He took a huge hit selling it but he said the lesson learned is that there is only one person who loves fast boats and that is the driver, not the passengers lol.

Yeah hauling ass is anything but a comfortable ride lol. You spend 80% of your time going as fast as a nice deck boat does. My grandpa acquired his via a similar situation. Guy bought it for himself as a retirement present for 80k in 91/2 ish. Was taking it to party cove on LOTO. Got caught by the wife with a 20 something he picked up back at the cabin. My grandpa bought it for 40 in Feb of 95. Definitely don't get into something like that to make money.

[tmax63]

Boats are almost as big a money suck as horses are.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I guess I don't understand the big allure of Statlink. But then again I don't spend almost anytime in the country.

There aren't many options in a lot of rural areas. Where I live we have 3-4 providers (not including Starlink), but only one of those isnt shitty satellite. I remember a few years ago the best speed I could get was 10 Mbps, but they've bumped it up to 60 Mbps. If I was only getting 10 Mbps I'd probably try out Starlink. Other then Brightspeed (DSL) we get shitty service providers like Hughesnet that goes out in a thunderstorm or puts major caps on your data. I'm lucky out service provider did some upgrades and they only cost about $50/month. Most rural places aren't this lucky.