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Mr_Tomahawk · 04-05-2025, 02:33 PM

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?

**Renegade** · 04-09-2025, 11:14 AM

When I first moved into my house, I used DSL from Centurylink. I was lucky if got to 7bps download speeds. It was brutal. I am currently using my jetpack, which I was lucky enough to get truly unlimited data. Right after I purchased it, Verizon got rid of that plan, and they started throttling data. I was grandfathered in under the old plan.

I am thinking about Starlink, but I like the portability of my jetpack. Our utility company is working hard to put rural internet in through their lines. I just need something that allows more than 7 devices to be connected at a time. 2 phones and 2 tvs eat up more than half of allowed devices.

04-05-2025, 02:33 PM
Mr_Tomahawk Prestige Worldwide Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spring Hill, KS Casino cash: $70526	Starlink or not-to Starlink 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?
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04-09-2025, 11:14 AM	#76
Renegade Just Lurking Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ozark Mountain Country Casino cash: $-1692096	When I first moved into my house, I used DSL from Centurylink. I was lucky if got to 7bps download speeds. It was brutal. I am currently using my jetpack, which I was lucky enough to get truly unlimited data. Right after I purchased it, Verizon got rid of that plan, and they started throttling data. I was grandfathered in under the old plan. I am thinking about Starlink, but I like the portability of my jetpack. Our utility company is working hard to put rural internet in through their lines. I just need something that allows more than 7 devices to be connected at a time. 2 phones and 2 tvs eat up more than half of allowed devices.
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