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They're cluttering the sky with satellites in orbits almost designed to lead to a Kessler syndrome situation. Additionally the planned quantity and distribution of satellites will make ground based astronomy substantially harder. I'm already sick of seeing the damned things in the sky - I live in the middle of nowhere so that I don't have crap like that around me all the time.
@@jasonpatterson8091 Starlink satellites are on a lower orbit than geo-synchronous and should de-orbit a lot faster (in decades rather than centuries), making the risk of Kessler Syndome very low. Regarding the light-pollution and impact on astronomy... it's very unfortunate, but at the end of the day we simply need to move on from ground-based astronomy anyways. Clouds, heat-distortion, light pollution from cities; all these things already make ground-based astronomy kinda suck. The future is in orbital telescopes 100%.
Feels like there are less and less reasons for someone to live in the city. Now make the drone deliveries a mainstream thing and I might go live in a cabin in the woods next to a lake or something, away from all the stress and the people of the city.
I just got the word that my Starlink is being processed for shipment. I just ordered my first ever desk top pc about a week ago. I'm 46 and I've never had internet or an desktop computer. I'm beyond excited. I kept this video saved as a reference. Thanks again.
This will be a game changer for us rural people and absolutely life altering for remote populations. Pretty cool to see the first pieces of the puzzle going in.
I don't see how this will help rural people, they don't want or need internet. What good is internet if you can't order things, most of what the internet provides is not useful, it's superfluous and toxic.
One of the better install videos I've watched. The service loop at the antenna is something a lot of people don't do but should. That said, putting sealant completely around the base of the roof mount will trap water under it. There is no open space for it to escape. Also, where the cable enters the wall you should have a drip loop there. Extending the cable below the entry point and then looping back up. This helps prevent water running down the cable from following the cable directly inside. The water will go to the lowest point of the cable and drip off.
Thanks Mike. That makes perfect sense about the drip loop entering the home that I never thought of. I'm not super worried as it never rains here lol. Your comment will surely help others though. Cheers!
Just word of advice even though it’s too late, it is best to install these on the roof over the overhang. That way if it leaks, it doesn’t leak INTO your house. You also won’t need to tack the wire down on the shingles, creating more leak spots. You also should have made a drip loop on your wire right where it enters the house. Otherwise, water WILL work its way into that hole. You cannot rely solely on silicone to protect your home… I’ve spent many years installing stuff on roofs, eves, and running wire into homes. A lot of stuff in this video are just problems that WILL cost you thousands in repairs later….
Came here to see the starlink speed but the place where you live man the view is awesome bro, imagine living there and getting up in the morning and go outside for a walk that would be so amazing and refreshing
but I dont understand. Elon wants to launch 1000s of satellites costing billions of dollars to give internet to those not living in cities. But the number of people who dont live in cities and can afford starlink are really less and therefore wont generate enough income for Spacex. Especially in other parts of the world. Almost all small towns in most countries have some sort of internet connection already
@@logiknotlogic6586 Starlink ultimate goal is to be used in Mars missions. They even added a Starlink disc to Starship. So we´re just helping paying for the development of the technology.
@@logiknotlogic6586 I think he is going to throw off all cellular operators in the future, and make satellite cellular communications that will be the same for everyone on the planet, no more incomprehensible operators, no dependencies .. qualcom is sticking a spoke in the wheel of smartphone processor manufacturers because of illegal patents that do not allow competitors to use the receivers of the network, if you create a new network and patent everything, then you can send all the rats who illegally obtain other people's patents fuck
I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly, when my father installed cables from the TV antenna outside going into the basement, he would drill upward at a 45 degrees angle, just to be sure that the water could not drip down into the basement.
And include a drip loop. The other day I was examining a professionally(?) installed point to point WiFi link and noticed they not only didn't have a drip loop, but the cable went straight into the conduit with nothing to block water or bugs from getting in. I have also installed short haul microwave systems & worked on cell sites and a surge protector was always part of the the job.
Very cool to see Starlink up and running. Enjoy you high speed connection! Looking at that wind you should be able to run your house with a domestic wind turbine 😀 some go for around $1000 and generates 3000w per hour... your wind is ideal. all of the best!
in case people are wondering -- a drip loop is a slack bit of cable that sits lower than the rest. The whole purpose is to let water pile up at the bottom and drip off. If your cables were tight, water from outside could travel down the wire and get straight into an outlet or onto your electronic device
@@urmompart4706 Read the message I replied to: "blk hemi392 3 days ago Gave a 99$ deposit... Still waiting for my satellites! Yo' ELON... Waiting on you boy!"
Great video! Moving the Colorado mountains in a couple years after the house is built. Roughly 8600 elevation and working from home. This is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks!
This gave me the confidence to drill a hole in the side of my house. You made this seem extremely easy and gave me a great game plan for when my systems arrives!
Frankly, my friend. I honestly tell you I am very, very impressed. Your skills and accuracy in installation. plate and cable. ceiling perforation. You count everything. cm scale. You are skilled. I love precision. and order. in putting things together. Thank you very much. Greetings from Egypt.
I remember driving through Wyoming from west to east. I was amazed on my gas mileage until I turned south on I-25 and was hit by a 30+mph crosswind from the west. When you were talking about windage, it reminded me of that memory. The high plains near the rocky mountains have a stark beauty to them. Way too cold & windy in the winter for me though.
Excellent installation! The interior wall install was perfect! DO NOT silicone the bottom portion of the bracket. Water needs a place to drain if it gets under the bracket.
I have run sattelite, cable and internet wires for 20 yrs, other than drip loop, very good job, I get my kit in nw arkansas tomorrow friday 16th. I use zip ties to fill in the gap sometimes, like between the mount and the mast. Former USAF Aircraft mechanic. I have used duct tape on ducts, on aircraft. :) lol
Pull some of that cable back outside and create a drip loop - the way you have done it (even with silicone) gives water a straight path to flow into your house (albeit slowly) and start causing problems, because of the surface tension holding the water to the cable. A drip loop sits below the ingress hole and helps the water drip and gravity stops it getting back up and in.
Nice! I'm really excited for starlink. One thing to note about your roof mount, you'll want to leave the bottom edge unsealed. That way if water gets under the mount there's a place for it to flow out. For solar footers (that only have one 3.5" lag bolt) we put roof sealant in the hole and two large arches on the flashing. That way if water gets behind it it'll direct it away from the penetration and it would flow back out to the roof.
My StarLink just arrived at our farm in rural Pennsylvania. It's the new rectangular dish with the one-piece modem. I will be installing it using a piece of conduit attached to the side of a porch post. This way I don't have to drill the roof, or worry about the dish being buried in a few feet of snow. Plus the conduit can be extended taller if need be to clear tree obstructions in the future. Thanks for the great video!
@@OilHist OH wow that's awesome! I signed up long ago for Starlink and somehow missed the email reply. So now I have to wait till early 2023 to get my hands on a dish. How often do you get outages? Cause I plan to game with the internet so curious to know.
After watching 3 non professional looking videos, this one is by far above and beyond the others. It covers everything I needed to know. Really a good quality video! Thanks for this!
Just the video I was needing, with some great tips and a Canadian perspective! Considering Starlink for my cottage, so I can work from there this summer. [Why be stuck at home, when you can be stuck on the lake!] I did note a couple of things in your install which I would recommend. First, when you caulked the base of the mount, you ran it around all 4 sides. I would recommend leaving the bottom edge open, so that if any moisture did work it's way in, it is free to drain out [even with your relatively low-pitch roof]. Secondly, I would suggest including a drip loop at the bottom of your exterior run just before entering the house, this way if any water does happen to travel along the cable, it won't try to work its way in through any imperfections in the caulking.
@@trevorb3521 I did not, though I likely would have, but I had some line of sight issues, which could have been a problem a times. Also had some changes at work that required me to be in the city more than I had originally planned. At this point I am somewhat thankful I wasn't able to, as the recent announcements about data caps are making it far less attractive option. (also not a huge fan of the new generation hardware. The geography of my install would have necessitated an Ethernet connection, and they seemed to have removed that in the newer hardware)
Pros DIY great job buddy! I’ve put about a dozen of these in so far. Found the same issue as you with the optional roof mount. Wrapping it in 3M temflex tape solved it good enough for me. If you notice in the optional wall part They have a drip loop. If you silicone it good there’s no worries for now. But a drip loop will save your wall penetration point. Even if your silicone fails over the years. Basically just run your cable down past the hole and loop it upwards to the hole. Let’s the water drip off the bend. Cheers bud
Thanks MarcelDaigle /! That's a great point about the cable that I should have really done. If I see the silicone failing, I'll pull some slack out from the wall and run a drip loop, then resilicone. Thanks for the excellent tip! Cheers!
@@PROSDIY thank you Sir! My old man taught me that. After years of doing without it. I finally caught on to what he meant lol.. Glad to see someone doing it. And Not just reviews. You did a fantastic job my friend 👍 especially with the roof mount. And putting the tape on your clips. That’s Spot on buddy. The few I’ve done, they absolutely love it. We’ve have the same shitty 4G point to point wireless for years. That star link is a game changer for sure man
Thanks for the positive feedback my friend! I agree, it's such a game changer and puts some pressure on other companies to improve their rural internet service. Thanks again for the tip!
Pro Tip: You're best off drilling from the inside of the house where youre going to put the line through or outlet, than drilling from the outside. I know you sealed the hole where cable goes into the home, but we always put a "drip loop" so water doesnt run down the cable and into the hole/wall. Good job though.
Very good video. I've been installing satellites for 16 years now and I will mention that even though you sealed the foot of the mast to the roof, you shouldn't install it over a living space. Always go for the eave first. Drill from inside the home to the outside whenever possible. Add drip loops at the dish and any entrance point. It's your home and you can do whatever you wish to it but there were some things you did that made me cringe.
I LOOOVE where u live IS SOOOO OPEN ,fresh air, quite , i like those BIG mountings ahhh sooo beautiful WOW , GREAT to watch storms or UFOS from the house windows i love it there
You've a great house and what a view around! Thanx for recording this. BTW, how Starlink works during windy days like you show up at the end of video? Doesn't vibrating dish slows internet speed?
Thank you Алексей Сухов! That's a great question, that I was wondering before installing the unit as well. I have personally seen no negative effects with the signal and speeds with high winds so far. The vibration doesn't seem to bother it.
You forgot a drip loop at the exterior wire entry point. Now water will run down the wire and "attack" the entry point at it's weakest point. I'd pull it out, add a drip loop, secure it then re-caulk.
Great video! I get to install my first Starlink system for a client on Monday and because of your video, I discovered a small detail I overlooked initially. Your video was very thorough and informative. I used to be an installer and your install was flawless. It's unfortunate how poor of a design the mount connection is (considering who the manufacturer is!)... I vote for your version! Thanks for the great video man!
@@zoelmanuel3968 no... I just experienced this with a client. If you try to change your service address, they will cancel your service and you will be put into a queue. My client was told mid-2022 and the service location was off by >5km
@@zoelmanuel3968 You mean to just change the way it was installed on your property? I don't see a reason why not. Even with the router, you can factory reset if you wish. Just don't try to change the service location lol
First off what a nice spot your house seems to be on. I assume you are way up north, does extreme cold, snow or ice have any affect on the cable from the dish to your house?
Mine is in the mail, should be here Thursday. Getting 1mb sometimes 2mb from Bell, excited to get faster stuff! My friend up the road is getting 200mb/s with his Starlink. We're in Nova Scotia.
I would recommend adding a longer pole so that the icicles forming when it snows wont stop the dish from moving. It will damage the motor. That is if your area snows during winter time.
Starlink dishes have a feature that if they have snow on them the electric usage will go up making the dish hot and the snow and or icicles melting off
Quick tip for wind noise in video: You can do something called a high pass in premier pro (to pass over the lower sound frequencies,) which will take out the wind noise if you adjust it just right.
*what a great video, and fantastic recording 👏 ,I really enjoyed watching your setup that was really professional setup, by the way the wind almost took your starlink dish lol 😂😂😂,next time please show us your starlink results, and tell us whether you like it or not ,thank you very much*
Thank you Ghost Alcultured, I appreciate the positive feedback! and thanks henry1989 zhang! That's right the speed tests and comparisons are at the end. 11:24 Speed Tests 12:01 Starlink vs Telus
@@PROSDIY I already seen that,but I mean show us more speed results next time ,in order to know if the service is stable or unstable ,hope 😀 you get the point 👍
Obviously it works pretty well seeing as this video is available to watch in 4K :) Very nice install, you do very clean and precise work! If I didn't just get fiber internet, I would definitely consider Starlink.
I live in regional Queensland Australia, and my Optus Wireless Home Broadband sucks big time.Peak times I get .2 MBPS off peak i get around 25 MBPS.Watching this video has nailed it for me .I am ordering one this week.
That is just SO awesome for satellite ! I remember the days when I couldn't even watch a youtube video at 720 P due to buffering.. now starlink makes it seem amazing af! lol
Also could use two of those clamps he had with one on the mount flush to another on the dish mast pressed firmly together. As long as they were super tight and tight against each other it would act as one continuous pole.
Hi. Thanks for your video. I live in your area (Cochrane, Alberta). So it's windy here too. Since your install last year, did your dish get damaged due to the wind?
i'm watching you from St.Petersburg, Russia. Elon Musk is a genius indeed ! good house btw. I pay 3.5 usd for hi-speed internet 55mbits+ Ethernet wire from ISP. it is the lowest speed here and the cheapest one. I live in a big city with 5 millions of people. Food is expensive but internet is cheap.
@Shantanu Das same prices here, in Russia. What about coronavirus in India? Is it that bad like they told us on Russian television ? Millions of dead and no vaccines?
@@SetengahDetektif internet is cheap in Russia 2-12 usd depends on speed and bonuses like iptv and phone, etc. We have unlimited mobile internet for 10-15 usd ! Food, clothes, gas, fuel are way to much expensive.
Man I bet my parents would live the high speed that starlink could give them in the remote area that they live in. I support most of what space x and Elon have been making, like their solar roof tiles.
What a great video! Super clear, concise, easy to understand, and well edited. Thanks, bud. I also enjoyed the scenery from Alberta! I hope your Starlink service is still going strong.
Wow I was simply watching since I signed up and live out on 40 acres. Oilers die hard/season seat holder, didn't expect to see you reppin' the jersey! Love it!
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if you make a cut on the mount the width of a cut off blade on a grinder it will allow the mount to hold the post more firmly
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what state are you using this in? I just ordered mine for upstate south carolina so I'm wondering how it might be for my area
Why do you stay in remote area??
Place a Wind turbine then, for free energy xD
The Starlink team is doing great!
Hey Elon Musk Zone! Thanks for stopping by!
They're cluttering the sky with satellites in orbits almost designed to lead to a Kessler syndrome situation. Additionally the planned quantity and distribution of satellites will make ground based astronomy substantially harder. I'm already sick of seeing the damned things in the sky - I live in the middle of nowhere so that I don't have crap like that around me all the time.
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Starlink satellites are on a lower orbit than geo-synchronous and should de-orbit a lot faster (in decades rather than centuries), making the risk of Kessler Syndome very low.
Regarding the light-pollution and impact on astronomy... it's very unfortunate, but at the end of the day we simply need to move on from ground-based astronomy anyways. Clouds, heat-distortion, light pollution from cities; all these things already make ground-based astronomy kinda suck. The future is in orbital telescopes 100%.
Года в России запустите интернет? Тут 70% жителей н имеют быстрого интернета.
🙏hi sir i'm From myanmar 🇲🇲
The military coup is cutting off internet lines. How can I use.is starlink internet? 😭
You should install a wind turbine with this reliability in wind speed.
Too expensive for too little power return
This is a great idea, go wind powered with a tesla power wall
@@VERTEPR apparently Tesla powerwall doesn’t support wind :(
@@VERTEPR Also, Tesla don't sell you just a tesla powerwall no more, need to bundle it with solar panels.
@@ryanbrisson6035 damn
Feels like there are less and less reasons for someone to live in the city. Now make the drone deliveries a mainstream thing and I might go live in a cabin in the woods next to a lake or something, away from all the stress and the people of the city.
what stress? LMAO
@@venomz3665 crazy people... that's the main one.
Restaurant variety.
We're coming to live on the lake with you!
yea so decades later, people will move to rural area, an voila! cabin in the woods wouldn't be a thing anymore as woods will turn into houses
I just got the word that my Starlink is being processed for shipment. I just ordered my first ever desk top pc about a week ago. I'm 46 and I've never had internet or an desktop computer. I'm beyond excited. I kept this video saved as a reference. Thanks again.
The amount of time, effort and pride you took in installing that mount securely and properly.... brings a tear to my eye im so proud.
Proud? Wtf who are you
Really who is proud?!??!?!
This will be a game changer for us rural people and absolutely life altering for remote populations. Pretty cool to see the first pieces of the puzzle going in.
Hasn't satellite internet existed for quite a while now though?
@@PacificEmperor yeah, but most of them don't give fast and strong internet connection.
i don't think that there are enough rural people to pay for the starlink...
PORN WILL RUINE THEM...😅😅
I don't see how this will help rural people, they don't want or need internet. What good is internet if you can't order things, most of what the internet provides is not useful, it's superfluous and toxic.
One of the better install videos I've watched. The service loop at the antenna is something a lot of people don't do but should.
That said, putting sealant completely around the base of the roof mount will trap water under it. There is no open space for it to escape.
Also, where the cable enters the wall you should have a drip loop there. Extending the cable below the entry point and then looping back up. This helps prevent water running down the cable from following the cable directly inside. The water will go to the lowest point of the cable and drip off.
Thanks Mike. That makes perfect sense about the drip loop entering the home that I never thought of. I'm not super worried as it never rains here lol. Your comment will surely help others though. Cheers!
Your house is beautiful both inside and outside
Just word of advice even though it’s too late, it is best to install these on the roof over the overhang. That way if it leaks, it doesn’t leak INTO your house. You also won’t need to tack the wire down on the shingles, creating more leak spots.
You also should have made a drip loop on your wire right where it enters the house. Otherwise, water WILL work its way into that hole. You cannot rely solely on silicone to protect your home…
I’ve spent many years installing stuff on roofs, eves, and running wire into homes. A lot of stuff in this video are just problems that WILL cost you thousands in repairs later….
I am thinking the same thing. All those holes he drilled.
Came here to see the starlink speed but the place where you live man the view is awesome bro, imagine living there and getting up in the morning and go outside for a walk that would be so amazing and refreshing
This is EXACTLY who Starlink was designed for people like you!
I don’t even get 1 mgb per second of internet
but I dont understand. Elon wants to launch 1000s of satellites costing billions of dollars to give internet to those not living in cities. But the number of people who dont live in cities and can afford starlink are really less and therefore wont generate enough income for Spacex. Especially in other parts of the world. Almost all small towns in most countries have some sort of internet connection already
@@logiknotlogic6586 StarLink have other features too,
not just to give int.conn. for some people :´D
@@logiknotlogic6586 Starlink ultimate goal is to be used in Mars missions. They even added a Starlink disc to Starship. So we´re just helping paying for the development of the technology.
@@logiknotlogic6586 I think he is going to throw off all cellular operators in the future, and make satellite cellular communications that will be the same for everyone on the planet, no more incomprehensible operators, no dependencies .. qualcom is sticking a spoke in the wheel of smartphone processor manufacturers because of illegal patents that do not allow competitors to use the receivers of the network, if you create a new network and patent everything, then you can send all the rats who illegally obtain other people's patents fuck
I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly, when my father installed cables from the TV antenna outside going into the basement, he would drill upward at a 45 degrees angle, just to be sure that the water could not drip down into the basement.
I'm an electrician in Switzerland and that's exactly what we do
He could have run the cable down past the entry hole and back up, creating what is referred to as a drip loop.
And include a drip loop. The other day I was examining a professionally(?) installed point to point WiFi link and noticed they not only didn't have a drip loop, but the cable went straight into the conduit with nothing to block water or bugs from getting in. I have also installed short haul microwave systems & worked on cell sites and a surge protector was always part of the the job.
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Very cool to see Starlink up and running. Enjoy you high speed connection! Looking at that wind you should be able to run your house with a domestic wind turbine 😀 some go for around $1000 and generates 3000w per hour... your wind is ideal. all of the best!
Yes
For future cable installations in outdoors, it's a good idea to include a water drip loop on the cable.
I see your drip loop and raise you a service loop !
in case people are wondering -- a drip loop is a slack bit of cable that sits lower than the rest. The whole purpose is to let water pile up at the bottom and drip off. If your cables were tight, water from outside could travel down the wire and get straight into an outlet or onto your electronic device
Gave a 99$ deposit... Still waiting for my satellites! Yo' ELON... Waiting on you boy!
FFS give some patience for shipping! At least 7 days...holy fucking impatient you are! Lol
@@jackschitt7783 bro why are you so pressed over nothing
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Gave a 99$ deposit... Still waiting for my satellites! Yo' ELON... Waiting on you boy!"
@@jackschitt7783 umm, well i gave my deposit months ago so yeah... the deposit does not mean it will ship out.
@@HypnoticAbyss
blk hemi392 didn't say when they made the deposit. What does the deposit claim it's for? Financial security for the equipment?
Great video! Moving the Colorado mountains in a couple years after the house is built. Roughly 8600 elevation and working from home. This is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks!
Thought of adding a compact wind generator? With all the wind you're getting, that's a lot of free energy after equipment costs!
This suggestion probably deserves more love than it's possible to give. LOL!
Yeah everyone says wind energy doesn't generate that much energy
But at the end something is better than nothing
I could careless living in a city but I'm super happy for you folks living in the sticks!
This is why I want to marry a man good with handy work and tech! Who else could install things and hide the wire so neatly!! 😍
makes me wanna live in the middle of nowhere with just a starlink dish
this is so true
I will be doing that pretty much with a big sprinter Van in Norway and Sweden😂
This is the future of human working and living. Big cities are dumb.
If you were living in a city for cheap highspeed internet I think you priorities are real messed up or a whole lot of sacrifices for that
Right… as long as u have the power generator and ur good to go.
This gave me the confidence to drill a hole in the side of my house. You made this seem extremely easy and gave me a great game plan for when my systems arrives!
So happy that he didn’t add any music to avoid the winds
Frankly, my friend. I honestly tell you I am very, very impressed. Your skills and accuracy in installation. plate and cable. ceiling perforation. You count everything. cm scale. You are skilled. I love precision. and order. in putting things together. Thank you very much. Greetings from Egypt.
I remember driving through Wyoming from west to east. I was amazed on my gas mileage until I turned south on I-25 and was hit by a 30+mph crosswind from the west.
When you were talking about windage, it reminded me of that memory.
The high plains near the rocky mountains have a stark beauty to them. Way too cold & windy in the winter for me though.
Excellent installation!
The interior wall install was perfect!
DO NOT silicone the bottom portion of the bracket. Water needs a place to drain if it gets under the bracket.
Great looking install. Starlink is going to be a game changer for many. Glad to see it is working so well for you.
Thanks Jerry!
I have run sattelite, cable and internet wires for 20 yrs, other than drip loop, very good job, I get my kit in nw arkansas tomorrow friday 16th.
I use zip ties to fill in the gap sometimes, like between the mount and the mast. Former USAF Aircraft mechanic. I have used duct tape on ducts, on aircraft. :) lol
Very neat and professional install- impressed !
This guy is super thoughtful. Thinks of everything.
You forgot to do the drip loop before going into the hole! Look at the photo you showed with the grommet kit.
Pull some of that cable back outside and create a drip loop - the way you have done it (even with silicone) gives water a straight path to flow into your house (albeit slowly) and start causing problems, because of the surface tension holding the water to the cable.
A drip loop sits below the ingress hole and helps the water drip and gravity stops it getting back up and in.
Nice! I'm really excited for starlink. One thing to note about your roof mount, you'll want to leave the bottom edge unsealed. That way if water gets under the mount there's a place for it to flow out. For solar footers (that only have one 3.5" lag bolt) we put roof sealant in the hole and two large arches on the flashing. That way if water gets behind it it'll direct it away from the penetration and it would flow back out to the roof.
My StarLink just arrived at our farm in rural Pennsylvania. It's the new rectangular dish with the one-piece modem. I will be installing it using a piece of conduit attached to the side of a porch post. This way I don't have to drill the roof, or worry about the dish being buried in a few feet of snow. Plus the conduit can be extended taller if need be to clear tree obstructions in the future. Thanks for the great video!
How is it going?
@@sir_marlfox Wonderful! A few little outages - mostly just a few seconds here and there - but we are very pleased with StarLink.
@@OilHist OH wow that's awesome! I signed up long ago for Starlink and somehow missed the email reply. So now I have to wait till early 2023 to get my hands on a dish. How often do you get outages? Cause I plan to game with the internet so curious to know.
@@sir_marlfox maybe a few second outage every few days. Usually don’t notice it, except they tell you when it was.
@@OilHist Oh that isn't bad. As long as it's not multiple times a day everyday.
After watching 3 non professional looking videos, this one is by far above and beyond the others. It covers everything I needed to know. Really a good quality video! Thanks for this!
Just the video I was needing, with some great tips and a Canadian perspective! Considering Starlink for my cottage, so I can work from there this summer. [Why be stuck at home, when you can be stuck on the lake!] I did note a couple of things in your install which I would recommend. First, when you caulked the base of the mount, you ran it around all 4 sides. I would recommend leaving the bottom edge open, so that if any moisture did work it's way in, it is free to drain out [even with your relatively low-pitch roof]. Secondly, I would suggest including a drip loop at the bottom of your exterior run just before entering the house, this way if any water does happen to travel along the cable, it won't try to work its way in through any imperfections in the caulking.
Did you end up going with the Starlink for your cottage?
@@trevorb3521 I did not, though I likely would have, but I had some line of sight issues, which could have been a problem a times. Also had some changes at work that required me to be in the city more than I had originally planned. At this point I am somewhat thankful I wasn't able to, as the recent announcements about data caps are making it far less attractive option. (also not a huge fan of the new generation hardware. The geography of my install would have necessitated an Ethernet connection, and they seemed to have removed that in the newer hardware)
Clean install! So satisfying when you done the grey silicone on the exterior 😂
Not a clean install...
Did you look at it when he showed the dried up silicone? Not clean.
Que instalación más profesional!!! Me encantan las casas de Norte América, tan fácil de modificar!
you have the most beautiful landscape. now with true high-speed internet! wow
Well it was a rough day for you, but I want to ask you about this dish if you please. Is it a free service? Or prepaid, or whatever? Thanks
Pros DIY great job buddy! I’ve put about a dozen of these in so far. Found the same issue as you with the optional roof mount. Wrapping it in 3M temflex tape solved it good enough for me. If you notice in the optional wall part They have a drip loop. If you silicone it good there’s no worries for now. But a drip loop will save your wall penetration point. Even if your silicone fails over the years. Basically just run your cable down past the hole and loop it upwards to the hole. Let’s the water drip off the bend. Cheers bud
Thanks MarcelDaigle /! That's a great point about the cable that I should have really done. If I see the silicone failing, I'll pull some slack out from the wall and run a drip loop, then resilicone. Thanks for the excellent tip! Cheers!
@@PROSDIY thank you Sir! My old man taught me that. After years of doing without it. I finally caught on to what he meant lol.. Glad to see someone doing it. And Not just reviews. You did a fantastic job my friend 👍 especially with the roof mount. And putting the tape on your clips. That’s Spot on buddy. The few I’ve done, they absolutely love it. We’ve have the same shitty 4G point to point wireless for years. That star link is a game changer for sure man
Thanks for the positive feedback my friend! I agree, it's such a game changer and puts some pressure on other companies to improve their rural internet service. Thanks again for the tip!
@@PROSDIY more then welcome my friend ! Yess indeed, it is and hopefully it will. Here in Canada we lack competition to drive prices down.
Have you installed these on the side of the house rather than the roof?
Pro Tip: You're best off drilling from the inside of the house where youre going to put the line through or outlet, than drilling from the outside. I know you sealed the hole where cable goes into the home, but we always put a "drip loop" so water doesnt run down the cable and into the hole/wall. Good job though.
Very nice installation. I would suggest for the next time to do a half loop with the cable before entering to the wall so drips outside.
Very good video. I've been installing satellites for 16 years now and I will mention that even though you sealed the foot of the mast to the roof, you shouldn't install it over a living space. Always go for the eave first. Drill from inside the home to the outside whenever possible. Add drip loops at the dish and any entrance point. It's your home and you can do whatever you wish to it but there were some things you did that made me cringe.
Appreciate the advice!
I LOOOVE where u live IS SOOOO OPEN ,fresh air, quite , i like those BIG mountings ahhh sooo beautiful WOW , GREAT to watch storms or UFOS from the house windows
i love it there
The end of the video had me lol’ing. Great install
Thanks brother!
👍
You've a great house and what a view around! Thanx for recording this. BTW, how Starlink works during windy days like you show up at the end of video? Doesn't vibrating dish slows internet speed?
Thank you Алексей Сухов! That's a great question, that I was wondering before installing the unit as well. I have personally seen no negative effects with the signal and speeds with high winds so far. The vibration doesn't seem to bother it.
@@PROSDIY Immediately started thinking about installing a Starlink dish on an RV - with a little gyro if needed ))
You forgot a drip loop at the exterior wire entry point. Now water will run down the wire and "attack" the entry point at it's weakest point. I'd pull it out, add a drip loop, secure it then re-caulk.
Кусочек фольги или скотча приделай, и вода по ней будет стекать. 🚀
If the cable can move under those clips, the service slack at the top could be traded for a drip loop at the bottom without re-running.
Thanks, great video! We’ve ordered and waiting for our Starlink delivery.
Thank you for this excellent video. It is not only you were showing us starlink, also a very good workmanship on diy home improvements
"Lieutenant Dan, hold on!" cracked me up. Good one.
My Momma always said: "Life is like a phased array beam-forming antenna with digital processing technologies in the Ku- and Ka-bands."
@@PresidentialWinner so?
@@Shivamg415 swoosh
@@Shivamg415 swoosh
watching this from Chile 🇨🇱🇺🇸
When installing the cable thru the exterior wall, install a drip loop so water doesn't get into the wall. This is important.
you must work in a cable company
Chitus, I was going to suggest the same thing. You beat me to it. Otherwise, I'm impressed with his installation.
@@restopesto9448 What would you have done better?
I am obsessed with your roof for some reason
How long between paying your $99 and getting the unit did it take? I paid in January and am waiting now. Another rural UA-camr here...
Congratulations on your Starlink connection.
I'm strongly considering Starlink and not just to make Elon happy.
You and your video are an inspiration.
Do you know that we are in the Arabs or the Middle East, our Internet is very weak
You are pathetic.
Congrats from a fellow Starlink user.
Does it work good for gaming?
Great video! I get to install my first Starlink system for a client on Monday and because of your video, I discovered a small detail I overlooked initially. Your video was very thorough and informative. I used to be an installer and your install was flawless. It's unfortunate how poor of a design the mount connection is (considering who the manufacturer is!)... I vote for your version! Thanks for the great video man!
if someone did not place his satelitte right can i delete everything and start over at zero
@@zoelmanuel3968 no... I just experienced this with a client. If you try to change your service address, they will cancel your service and you will be put into a queue. My client was told mid-2022 and the service location was off by >5km
@@d3445 i dont want to change address just want to know if i can start over if i delete the way it was installed
And ty
@@zoelmanuel3968 You mean to just change the way it was installed on your property? I don't see a reason why not. Even with the router, you can factory reset if you wish. Just don't try to change the service location lol
First off what a nice spot your house seems to be on. I assume you are way up north, does extreme cold, snow or ice have any affect on the cable from the dish to your house?
Mine is in the mail, should be here Thursday. Getting 1mb sometimes 2mb from Bell, excited to get faster stuff! My friend up the road is getting 200mb/s with his Starlink. We're in Nova Scotia.
Muy bien documentado y detallado. Me ha gustado mucho 👍👍👍
Un saludo desde España
I would recommend adding a longer pole so that the icicles forming when it snows wont stop the dish from moving. It will damage the motor. That is if your area snows during winter time.
Starlink dishes have a feature that if they have snow on them the electric usage will go up making the dish hot and the snow and or icicles melting off
@@nickssamsunga117 That's a lot of words to say they're heated.
Quick tip for wind noise in video:
You can do something called a high pass in premier pro (to pass over the lower sound frequencies,) which will take out the wind noise if you adjust it just right.
Lol that wind at the end is halarious!
My brother-in-law lives in a rule area of Oregon and he got star link that works like a champ
*what a great video, and fantastic recording 👏 ,I really enjoyed watching your setup that was really professional setup, by the way the wind almost took your starlink dish lol 😂😂😂,next time please show us your starlink results, and tell us whether you like it or not ,thank you very much*
Speed test Result at the end
Thank you Ghost Alcultured, I appreciate the positive feedback!
and thanks henry1989 zhang! That's right the speed tests and comparisons are at the end.
11:24 Speed Tests
12:01 Starlink vs Telus
@@PROSDIY I already seen that,but I mean show us more speed results next time ,in order to know if the service is stable or unstable ,hope 😀 you get the point 👍
Obviously it works pretty well seeing as this video is available to watch in 4K :) Very nice install, you do very clean and precise work! If I didn't just get fiber internet, I would definitely consider Starlink.
ok So this video was Soothing Experience actually so calming, anyone else feel the same?
You are awesome. The place you are living in is awesome. Your expertise is awesome. Every thing about you is awesome sir.
I live in regional Queensland Australia, and my Optus Wireless Home Broadband sucks big time.Peak times I get .2 MBPS off peak i get around 25 MBPS.Watching this video has nailed it for me .I am ordering one this week.
That is just SO awesome for satellite ! I remember the days when I couldn't even watch a youtube video at 720 P due to buffering.. now starlink makes it seem amazing af! lol
That is clean install. Great work.
Just FYI. You can easily remove the little push tab that holds it on to the base and put A bolt through it. that's exactly what I did.
loved the last windy part..
I love your videos waiting for other videos in the future
good luck man
from Iran love you🇮🇷♥️
If you use a saw to cut a vertical slot in the tube on the roof mount, I think the clamp would work even better.
That's an excellent idea! If it starts bouncing around enough I'm going to do that. Thanks wrekced!
@@PROSDIY dont bother . if you get play in the mount you need to add a support leg . to stabilize the dish .
Also could use two of those clamps he had with one on the mount flush to another on the dish mast pressed firmly together. As long as they were super tight and tight against each other it would act as one continuous pole.
That speed is much faster than I have in the cities. 😂
Exactly people say that broadband and wired connection is faster but its costly too
And ot has also a data cap
Starlink atleast has no datacap
Great video and wonderful person that made it , i understood clearly everything 2 thumbs up :)
Thats really have minimalize look, love it
Hi. Thanks for your video. I live in your area (Cochrane, Alberta). So it's windy here too. Since your install last year, did your dish get damaged due to the wind?
The only thing that will be faster than Starlink is Starlink stocks if they have an IPO
Not yet
i'm watching you from St.Petersburg, Russia. Elon Musk is a genius indeed ! good house btw.
I pay 3.5 usd for hi-speed internet 55mbits+ Ethernet wire from ISP. it is the lowest speed here and the cheapest one. I live in a big city with 5 millions of people. Food is expensive but internet is cheap.
1 Gbps + TV for 9 usd here in moscow
@@vilkillian why so cheap, in indonesia you'll pay around $25 for 50mbps
@Shantanu Das same prices here, in Russia. What about coronavirus in India? Is it that bad like they told us on Russian television ? Millions of dead and no vaccines?
@@SetengahDetektif internet is cheap in Russia 2-12 usd depends on speed and bonuses like iptv and phone, etc. We have unlimited mobile internet for 10-15 usd ! Food, clothes, gas, fuel are way to much expensive.
@@vilkillian мне для ютуба и 55 Мбит на все устройства (тв, пс4, приставки и телефоны )много. А для чего нужна скорость в гигабит ? 😳
AYE LETS GO OILERS!! this is gotta be the cleanest install I've seen yet.
Thanks FallenxFreaK!
Nice job, Just curious if not too much trouble.... Thought i heard a while back Starlink did up the speeds. Did you see much of a difference?
Great installation, only thing I'd change is putting a drip loop at your entry point. I'm sure it's sealed well, but why take the chance, right?
Damn that view is amazing
Show a speed test when the weather is bad: rainy and foggy with clouds on the sky.
Plenty of reviews and test vids proving it works awesome
@@mrmotofy Plenty of reviews and test vids proving autonomous Tesla works awesome, however sometimes fails.
@@mesasartworks can u explain me bro
In cyclone it rainy season will it work properly
Man I bet my parents would live the high speed that starlink could give them in the remote area that they live in. I support most of what space x and Elon have been making, like their solar roof tiles.
Awesome video man! Missed the hockey game due to my current internet provider I think your video just sealed the deal for me!
What I don't understand is why you put it in the middle of the roof instead of the overhang and hide all the cabling under the soffit?
Great review and very professional looking install. Well done!
You next install should be a windmill to supply free electricity LOL , you get the wind for sure :)
"You--- call--- this--- a storm-----?"
~ Lieutenant Dan
Lol! Thank you for the first to comment on the Lieutenant Dan reference. Cheers!
What a beautiful scenery.
I would give up high speed broadband for that.
What a great video! Super clear, concise, easy to understand, and well edited. Thanks, bud. I also enjoyed the scenery from Alberta! I hope your Starlink service is still going strong.
I can't wait to tell the local scam artists providers to take a hike , ordered already just waiting now!!
Wow, now Elon Musk even sells wi-fi. Powering Imagination.
boblox moment
@@srijanpallem7807 Indeed.
powering roblox rthro
after watching your video, I just wanna move to a rural area to live with high speed internet. lol
Wow I was simply watching since I signed up and live out on 40 acres. Oilers die hard/season seat holder, didn't expect to see you reppin' the jersey! Love it!
Great install. Thanks for noting the drip loop.
Nice man. I'm sick of xfinity. Thinking about getting this