Couple of tips from a fellow starlink/cell user on the road. For the "setup hassle" of running it through the slideout, I moved the router into the storage bay where there is already a plug and a whole through the floor for hoses and wires to come through and run the satellite wire in through the hole. This keeps the router protected from the weather and makes it super easy to setup. Tip number B, see about getting Tmobile home internet. They provide a cellular router that does not have a data cap and... you can use anywhere you can get a signal. If you have good cell signal, put your Starlink on pause until you need it and save some hard earned money!
@adamkittok it does not use a cable outlet at all. It uses a standard electrical plug and that is all. The wire that comes from the satellite dish plugs directly into the starlink router via a proprietary plug.
@@adamkittok It's a shielded cat5e cable with a proprietary plug on both ends. You can get a shielded pasthrough connector, cut the cable and crimp new RJ45s on both sides. If you are tool saavy enough to do a cutout, create a panel and crimp on new connectors, I'd be glad to link you to products I used and give you pictures/descriptions.
What a great video!! Really broke down the pros and cons of Starlink. We have been debating back and forth about getting it. We truly need justify the cost vs usage.
After watching this Starlink review I have just signed up for the T-mobile Home Internet subscription. ZERO equipment cost. ZERO installation after a 15 minute setup you do yourself. Super responsive tech support. Monthly fee is around $50. Working GREAT sp-far. Cons - Requires 110v. Cannot be used while rolling down the road. And Thanks Hanks for all your advice. - CUOTR!
I've been a Starlink customer for over 2 years. There are a couple of things that you mentioned that are not completely accurate. One of the biggest is that you can't use the basic Dish while moving. Yes you can. The dish is not a straight line antenna per se. It is phased array. So it "points" electronically not mechanically. Usually when stationary it moves to set itself just once. That is to align with direction of the most saturated orbital paths, then it uses phased array technology to follow from one to the next without physically moving. One thing I saw in the comments that is also very helpful. That is with a small modification is to disable the motors, it will still follow each satellite with its technology. There are over 5 thousand Starlink satellites in orbit with more coming all the time. Disable the motor and let the phased array technology follow the satellites. That's how the more expensive ones work. They are better at it than the basic ones of course, but it'll still work most of the time. Also, The entire system only pulls around 75 watts. Not much more than an old incandescent light bulb. So a small 500 watt hour battery would last over 6 hours without recharging and of course a larger battery would last longer. And you can plug almost any AC device into them. So essentially, one solar panel and one battery would power it for pretty much the entire 24 hours. I hope this helps some people to check out these options. They work for me, and of course just standard use is amazing. I'm very satisfied.
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Can confirm, we used are Starlink in CO this last Dec and saw temps below -30 F. It never lost signal and just kept going. We've also used it in 105F heat in Arizona just south of Sedona.
we don't pay extra for the mobile service that also deprioritizes. Instead we just keep it set to residential, and when we get where we're going we use the app to "update" our home address to the GPS coordinates of wherever we are (we boondock a lot). 30 minutes or so later and bang, we're up and running with no deproritization, and not having to pay the higher monthly cost :) and we keep it powered with a portable solar panel and battery, which we also use to keep our laptops going all day and night while dry camping. highly recommended! mobile phone data can't remotely compare when it comes to getting service when you're in the middle of nowhere :)
We have had Starlink for several months and have been loving it! We first started running our cable to the modem through a window but then we decided to just put the modem in the pass through and run the cable through the wet bay since there is a 110 plug and makes it a super easy set up. We live in Colorado and have had great speeds most of the time.
We are getting our new rig on Monday and being a work & travel family based in Europe, we decided to equip it with a dual 5G router, external antenna and give Starlink a try as a 3rd source of internet. I am also a tech savvy person and so I will follow a few online instructions to modify the Starlink and make it 12V compatible.With this we will be able to ditch the router and have the dish connected to the dual 5G router and integrate a PoE injector to provide the required 48V to the dish. This will allow us to use only the mobile router and leave the Starlink router in the box. As we go on a South-Europe tour this summer we will have plenty of time to test the optimal install places for the dish! Greetings from over the pond
We put our star link router in a weather proof box and it stays underneath the camper. So no cords to fish through slide and setup is easy and quick. We live in Canada and currently RVing in Ontario. So far owning a star link has been an excellent choice. Zero issues. Carry on…❤🇨🇦
@@johnnymacattack Many RV's have metal sides, which do block a lot of WiFi signal. However, the floor is wood, which does not block nearly as much WiFi signal, so this setup can work well.
we are in the process of redoing our brand new toy hauler so i can put my 42 inch oled as my tv, what i did was hook up a 1200 watt solar system, with batterys to allow us off grid, and starlink on a huge flag pole that is adjustable. we are doing everything so sleek and nice,
My wife and I are full time RVers who went the starlink route and we love it. It's not perfect but I have tried everything you guys mentioned and even the built in Winegaurd system that came with the RV and none of it worked. I work remote so internet is a must and we've found this works the best for us. I also us the hotspot to get some work done on the long drives too. We like to find BLM or other public lands and we turn the generator on so we can fire up the starlink and the coffee pot :)
We have a GD Solitude and we set the router up in the wet bay. There is 110V and a hole to feed the cable to the router. No issues with wifi signal strength to devices.
A few things. I've been heavily modifying our rig to help "ease of use" (mainly for me..). First, have a bulkhead connector for the Starlink on the rear where you would mount via a pole on the ladder. Second, I ran another drop to the front of the rig that I can access via the front jack near the propane tank. This way, I can easily get to the front or back with the same connector (yes, I omitted the router). All I need to do is patch in the front instead of the rear. Third: You do not need 120v ac if you omit the router. I run mine from battery (yes, I installed a voltage regulator, etc). I'm running our starlink, router, switch, access point..well, everything I can from DC. This saves hassle and more efficient. Do I have AC? Yup. Full dual victron inverters, 2550w of solar and 48 Kw of LiFePO4 batteries. Lastly: install a motor disable switch on the dish. I have not done this yet. This allows you to turn off the motors so the dish will stay flat so it can pick up the Sat's directly over head. I hear this works really well, and gets better with every launch of more sats. See you on the road!
When I use my Starlink, I leave the router inside the pass-through storage area (I have a Grand Design 5th wheel too)…I run the dish cord through the hole to the outside and then plug it into the outlet above it near the hole. The Wi-Fi signal is still strong enough to broadcast from inside there to the entire trailer and around it outside.
I purchased my Starlink in January of this year. Used for the 3 months I was in Florida. Most of that time was in Leesburg just south of Ocala. It was very successful. Other then 2 times during heavy rainstorms I had great service with downloads ranging from 20mps to 100 or more.
My husband told me the Starlink dish was heavy enough not to blow over. I had my doubts, especially when he set it up on the picnic table. Well....a big gust of wind came one day and actually blew it off the picnic table. It got some dings on it, but it still worked fine. So just saying...
I'm in Georgia USA and have had Starlink for about a year or so. Trees are certainly a challenge since, here, you need a pretty wide swath of unobstructed northern sky. The population in some areas do cause the bandwidth to vary greatly as mentioned in the review as we RVers get deprioritzed. But, I work as a Systems Engineer (read computer nerd) and I RV full time and have had very good results with continuous work connections as well as streaming TV. It is reliable even during heavy storms. I thought I'd mention my experience since some have commented putting off getting Starlike because of living in/going to the SE. It has work well for me so far for what it's worth.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Danny! It's awesome to have a community willing to share so we can all be investing in what we need to live this awesome lifestyle!
Like @Studio Time, we currently have our router/modem in our passthrough and thread the wire to the dish through our wet bay. Works great there and set up and take down is quick and simple. We love our Starlink and very pleased with it. Yes, we've had times where it's been slow or visibility of the skies has been difficult, but there have also been times where our cell service has been terrible. We were on the Outer Banks a couple of months ago and cell signal was nonexistent for a day or two. Starlink meant we could keep working without an issue. For us, it is money well spent.
I really appreciate yalls break down of the starlink. Its good to hear the good snd the bad. Thank you for being truthful about this product. Ya'll stay safe
I bought the pole buddy for $200 with the starlink adapter. One week later I came up with the idea of you get 1-2 decent size hose clamps you can just clamp it on the stand to the top of the ladder on the roof and save yourself $200 lol
Do what I have done. I plug my Starlink router into a power outlet in my storage bay. Then I run the dish cord through the same hole used by my water hose into that bay and connect to the router. No fussing with running a cord through my slide-out. The router has a very good signal so having it in the storage bay is not a problem for my TV, computer, etc. to get onto the wifi. Thanks for another great video.
That's why I haven't canceled or updated my AT&T wireless internet box. It is unlimited and unthrottled. They have really been trying so hard this past year to get me to change something so they can apply all the limitations they have now.
We camped in a remote area near a small town out West, guess what everyone in the small town was using? Yep, Starlink. We would have had great service by moving less than a mile. Always check the Starlink availability map before you settle in to a spot.
We are FT, but working remotely on our laptops and we have T-Mobile Home Internet $50/month. We've used it in a lot of areas and as long as we have a cell signal, we are good to go. Can't imagine going where there isn't cell service anytime soon so this works great for us. We are currently in the Southeast so that checks out. Hope this helps someone!
You guys are great! Thanks Hanks fir the straight scoop on Starlink. I have been on the fence about it since it came out. This is a tough one for full timers and as much good info as we can get always helps! Thanks again and safe travels.
I love my Starlink for boondocking, BUT every time they have changed terms of service they have raised the price and decreased the service for RVers. It is ridiculous that they charge less for residential AND give them priority speeds. Since there are WAY fewer RVers than residential I can see the slightly higher cost, BUT don't understand their reasoning for deprioritizing our service.
Note that Starlink no longer comes standard with the 75 ft cord, as of a few months ago they have reduced the standard cable to 50 ft, though you can still buy the 75 or 150 ft cords.
What "you" need is a two part system - one being an in-house router that stays in the vehicle and maintains connectivity regardless of the link to the Internet. That link can be a hotspot or Starlink or anything, you can lose connectivity if you remove the hotspot, but if that router supports multiple connectivity methods, you have options without having to rework each device. My application consists of many small devices that require elaborate network configuration.
One it depends where you are at how much obstructions you have and more I have starlink gen 2 and I live in Canada where we get lots of snow and extreme cold weather and we have no issues the only issue is the obsrtuctions I had it for at least 4 years or longer and we love it they are always improving it so do your reasearch
My hubby has been following you for a long time and after seeing this and doing a ton of research it was decided to go a different route. We got the T-Mobile home internet. it is small, fits in a cabinet, on travel days we plug it into the inverter, and it works while we are going down the road. Now, we have a motorhome but any unit that has an inverter can use it while one person is driving and be able to use the internet. So far, we have taken this all over the place and it works great. The only time we couldn't get it to work was a Thousand Trails in Pacific City, Oregon even right in the office you couldn't get cell or internet at all. We were told it most likely wouldn't work anywhere in the park. They did say there was one sight that had a slight possibility of it working and the spot was open, so we took it. Now this park had trees everywhere but amazingly enough once we set up camp our internet worked just fine. $50 a month so maybe another option for living the RV life. I love all your videos because you tell it like it is. Thank you for showing everyone the options out there. This one is just become available more recently.
Hi Valerie! First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to write a wonderful comment. We greatly appreciate you watching our videos. We are happy to hear that T-Mobile has that option! Stay safe out on the road, we will talk again soon 😃
I've used Starlink for the past 5 months. It was outstanding in Key West for the 2 1/2 months we were there. Yes, trees can be a problem thus we have T-MOBILE 5g Hotspot with 100g. That works well as our backup. We love Starlink and tmobile.
the iggest problem with starlink is where you place it? if you have it on the rear like you do it, it only going to work 50-75% reception, placing it in the middle of your RV like in the old days placing a cb antenna in the middle of the truck was the best because of all the metal around your truck , same goes with the reception on starlink, placing in the middle of the rv or trailer top is the best! also just like the satelite dishs they all poinbt to the south, try that same thing?
I'm so excited you all visited Ruidoso! We live in Cloudcroft, NM about 30 miles from Ruidoso - also in the mountains of southern NM. So cool you got to see our part of the country!
We have an outlet in our pass through, so I have the modem in there, with the wire running down and out of the wet bay. This gives you no drilling and no wires running out of windows, slides or doors.
The -20F is true. Up here in Canada that’s a common temp in the months of Jan-Feb here in Ottawa and one of my neighbours uses Starlink for residential and it’s the same hardware.
There's another popular service out there that is used widely by RVers that is inhibited by tree canopies... DISH Network. It's the price you pay to get data from a satellite. That's why you have the 75 ft cable so one can hopefully steer clear of foliage. We also place the router in the wet bay and WiFi signal strength is still excellent. The cost for StarLink is high, true... however so is decent cell boosting tech and that cell router you were toting in your video.
Do you have 120v in the basement? If so put the router in a bay then you don’t have to run the cable through a slide. The Starlink wi-if is pretty good and you don’t need to be next to the router for it to work. Have been doing this for over a year and it works great.
Pro tip for star link set up. I put a small shelf in our basement and put the router on that. I then run the wire out thru the water hose port. We have no problem with the signal inside the RV and all I have to do is remove the wire from the dish when we pack up. Hope this helps y’all Safe travels and happy RVing
We use Eyeride. We bought an MCI charter bus that had the system. It works even when moving. We replaced the router at one time fee of $600 and took a plan that does not track the bus location as we are not commercial. Monthly fee has been $89. Cheaper than residential plans! All internet goes out once in a while but down time has been few and very short. No outside equipment needed! Very satisfied.
We thought about Starlink but after 1 full year and a half on the road, full time, we are sticking with TMobile internet which we pay 50 a month for. We love it. Rarely do we have issues. We did start with a home base but took it with us when we took to the road. We are remotely located for a summer job with great reception. Forget the costly. This is unlimited.
I don't know if my set up is correct or not, here in the rural town of Pahrump NV my best download speed is 4MB/s, also I too run the antenna cable thru the slide out
I have T-Mobile home internet, it's pretty small and I can power it with an inverter or anywhere I have electricity. It's relatively small and for me, it works great to have internet to work on the computer in the vehicle or anywhere I go. It's only 50 per month. Unlimited data too!
@theoracle6881 I'm not sure, b/c I use straight talk for cellular, which now has the same device available, you pay 100 $ for the device and then refill each month for about 50$. No contract on either one. A friend of mine was using t-mobile home Internet and had good results at their house, so I checked on it and decided to try it. They basically give u the device and u just pay monthly without contract. I think several other carriers are now offering the same basic thing, so I may try others in the future if I get somewhere that T-mobile struggles, but so far it's worked for me in the few different places I've used it.
I spoke with someone else who said they used the T-Mobile home device, they loved it too. Can i ask, did you first have to setup the product at the "home address", or was it something you always used on the road?
@@kenandpattistravels We just went in and told them that we are full time RVrs and they just set up an address that would accept it. Our mailing address is on there so we have no clue what address they set us up on. We have been using it for over a year and travel with it. No problems at all.
We just got Starlink, purchased used to take camping in our 5th wheel. Before we purchased it we looked to see which places they service and it has tremendously improved!! Only a couple places in the U.S. are on a waitlist. So we pulled the plug and decided to purchase. Ours is just like yours in this video. Same base. Our problem is that once we set it up for our home, only to initiate the signal for set up, what do we do for the moving from place to place Campgrounds? Since that is what we are getting it for. Pay as we go! We have camping set up for this month and next month (June and July '24) so far.
Awesome review my friends! Thank you for being honest n upfront! IV heard nothing but heart ache from Rvers n Vanlifers about what they "thought" Star Link was gonna be n what they actually got or WHERE they were able to use, and immediate cost!? Appreciate you covering all the bases! ❤ As usual! U ROCK!
Coming up on 2 years full time and we use the pepwave option. We have the TMobile plan and consistently get 80+mb up and 10mb down service. Works great in rural areas as well.
Thanks for the great video! I had a question that was quickly answered with a search: What is the power draw of starlink? 50-75 watts typical when receiving/transmitting. 20 watts to stay connected. Just was curious how much house battery capacity needed when not plugged in to AC power.
Thought I’d share some info with you guys and your followers, 1 in 5 new RV’ers usually quit full time within 2.5 years! Also, there is a mass exodus from the RV living lifestyle that’s been happening since 2022. Even if people are taking a loss from selling their RV’s they are still choosing to exit the lifestyle! These stats alone tell you what’s happening in the industry. RV living is not for the majority of people because people have not done their own in-depth research and budgeted properly to a sustainable level. The pendulum is swinging backwards currently causing people to make desperate decisions. 😢
If one in five quit - doesnt that mean four in five or 80% stay full time longer than 2.5years? Sounds like the majority keep going? Or I am bad at math. Could be either.
RV park WiFi can be particularly bad in small towns. I used to do freelance network work for small businesses. I did work at a couple RV parks. They had business DSL from CenturyLink, one had 30Mbps and the other had 50Mbps service. That was being shared for the whole RV park. 50Mbps being split for 145 RV spaces is already not much. The problem was compounded because CenturyLink was not even keeping up the 50Mbps purchased, and was dropping down to around 20Mbps at the router. CenturyLink was not very helpful and refused to allow any faster connections, apparently there's only so much bandwidth they even get for a city of 5500 people.
Thanks for sharing that insight! RV park WiFi can definitely be a struggle, especially in smaller towns. Sounds like a real headache with CenturyLink not keeping up their end. We truly appreciate your support in watching our videos 😊
Haha, first time watching your videos. Before I saw your faces, I could've sworn it was Squidward talking. Lol. I'm kidding, great videos!!! (I wasn't kidding)
Just to let you know we have starling here in central Saskatchewan we seen temps down to -40f or -40c and colder when you factor wind speed. Works flawlessly. We have to original dishy and it’s working strong
It's obvious that you have never been anywhere but cities and camp grounds. I have been driving big trucks for 16 years and from experience i can tell you the cell service outside those areas is spotty at best. I am currently in west texas and every single day i am in areas that have zero cell service which means those hot spots would be useless. I picked up starlink 2 months ago and i have never regretted it.
Thanks for the info! You guys should invest in a Goal Zero/Eco Flow/Jackery portable power station for those times you’re not on shore power and don’t want to use a generator. I found these types of units really useful for a lot of different situations just as a backup option for when you don’t have power or power unexpectedly goes out
My advice: If internet is needed for working remotely Starlink is absolutely worth the cost. At least foe me working out of a van across the west and currently in Baja MX. I am on calls and remoting into virtual machine all day, no issues so far. if working remotely a robust electrical system is mandatory. I Did the hotspot method for a couple years which is fine when in urban areas and along major highways. But I often had to hunt around for decent signal if I had important meetings or deadlines. Current cost(Nov 2023) $600 for hardware and $150/month for service is cost of doing business to keep a paycheck coming in. Average speed for me has been 100mps and latency quite low.
We agree! Starlink has pulled us out of a lot of sticky situations where we didn't have any service. We love having it! Also, we like having our personal cell phone hot spots as a backup (just in case). Way to go on working out of your van, that is so cool 😃
We are full time RV because of my husband's job. He works for a dredging company that does beach restoration. I work full time from home and really struggled with campground wifi. I use the Verizon 5G mobile Jetpack. It is a small device that creates its own wifi network so you don't have to worry about traffic and it is secure. I am even able to do Zoom meetings and stream without any issues. The device itself is $8 a month then there are plans between $20 and $80, depending on your data needs. I am assuming it works only in a place that has some sort of cell towers but since we don't boondock it works perfect at a really reasonable price
Hi Melissa! This is a wonderful to hear that y'all are able to travel in an RV because of your husband's work. Nice call on the Verizon Jetpack. It's always nice to have a back up. Even though we have Starlink, we also keep our hotspots as a back up for those certain times. We appreciate all your support and for watching your videos! 😊
Thank you for the video, appreciated it. Could you provide more details on how the speeds work for Zoom, streaming Netflix, general internet use? Very few people cover this!
Love you guys... telling all about the different options on Internet services... Oh and lets don't forget about your adventures on RVing.. I have a 33.5 foot Keystone Mountaineer and I live in Apche Junction, AZ full time and I'm looking to buy a mobile home as I will be living here full time.. Love the "HOT" weather :) keep up the good work
Do you live in a mobile home park or on your own land? I hear many say not to put a mobile home on rented land since many of these mobile home parks are being sold to greedy wall street investors and they then raise the rents sometimes almost double where the occupants can't pay and end up loosing their mobile home because they don't have the money to relocate them.
Live out west, used the set up with the pole buddy, router stays in front bay of my bh2800, run cord through the water hose opening, have great connection anywhere in side the RV.
Very helpful. We have had cellphone hotspot service for 6 years and it was great until about a year ago when they started throttling us 7-10 days into every billing period. Wife said get better Internet so I got Starlink. It has been great in our rural Southwest Texas location where we winter. Traveling for the summer it has worked well so long as there isn't too many trees. We traveled East to Tennessee and Indiana but we didn't have any congestion issues like you experienced in Florida. We were even fine using Starlink in Ventura California. We keep the cellphone hotspot service active as a backup. Since we don't need it very often then we don't have throttling.
I just watched a digital nomad who takes her RV into places with no cell service and most recently canceled her Starlink. She uses a cell booster and a t-link modem where she gets higher upload and download speeds.
I am toying with the idea of Starlink for my Class A. I want the in motion, but it is pricey. The biggest con is that it's mounted, but looking at making it flexible to be easy to remove (minus climbing, and I don't have a rear ladder, so pole mounting is out). Con with the unit you showed is they will be blocking in motion use (I they haven't yet, more on the yet). This means I can use it on the road or at a rest area with lugging out the dish. But whe parked under trees, unplug it and set it on a (homemade) mount in the open. that easy as the $2500 dish (more like $2750 with tax and shipping) is bulkier and heavier. I work on a research ship, and we adopted Starlink. Currently, we have the portable version you show and the Ocean version ($2500). It has been amazing!! That portable antenna stays tracking in heavy seas even while changing courses. I figured we would destroy the antenna in a few weeks with all the rough movements in the Bering Seas. Okay, we don't have to worry about trees, but so far, birds have not made it a home. Birds at sea will rest on almost anything. We have about 26 people and over 100 devices online. I am streaming five android boxes as well as other people streaming. Yes, we have losses and garbled data at times, but overall, it has been very useful. Especially since we are outside of DirecTV footprint. The other dish is installed but not turned on yet (negotiations to not have the cap that at sea services are under. So, right now, we are not capped yet. We also have another VSAT unit, but that is 4x the cost for extremely low speeds and unlimited. For those considering Starlink, I like it overall. It is pricey for the in motion, especially. However, cellular and mobile isn't that cheap either. On the legit side, a plan from mobile must have is $180 for 800GB capped. That plan doesn't speak of speeds. Is it 800 at 10Gbps, faster, slower, ect? If you have a high internet use need, you may need two of those Sims, or $360 a month and some pricey equipment. There are cheaper methods, but it may require more work and constant tinkering. Another great channel talk about an interesting device, but it isn't an all in one solution as many Pepwaves seem to be. Not pushing them, and might not choose them myself. I enjoy the tinkering,to a degree, my wife, not so much. I've heard people saying you ca use T-Mobile home in an RV. Maybe for now, but $50 a month for unlimited when they have Sims for way more makes me pause and ask for how long. It really is a matter of needs and wants as to your choices. However, I am in agreement that if you are going to be mainly on the eastern part of the US, cell may be the best option if you don't have that high of a data need. Like being at sea, options are your friend, and price is never on your side. It becomes a what can I live with or without while on the road. Diesel for a 90-gallon tank or over $500 for internet (cell, starlink, and other methods). Happy RV-ing and I hope to see you in my travels.
THANKS, HANKS!!!! I was thinking of getting Starlink for our trip to Florida next winter but with the info you gave, I will stick with my AT&T hotspot and wait until we head out west in 2025! Keep all the great content coming, you guys are the most entertaining channel in the RV space!!! Cheers!
Enjoy the video I have watched about a dozen of them. You’re the first ones that talked about the router and I was very curious how the router worked. Does it work outside the RV do you have to be close by etc. can handle multiple electronics, smart TV tablet, phone, etc.
This is Mary and my shout out to newbies are if you have a older camper and the battery is always dead and you don’t have a kill switch on the battery you can add one real easy. Save yourself a headache and have it put on. ❤❤
This is great information. My wife and I just got our first RV. A 34 foot Travel Trailer and going on our maiden voyage this weekend for a four day getaway. We will not be full-timers so our plan is to disconnect from it all when we go away with our RV.
My Starlink has worked well below zero in 50mph+ wind and snow. One negative though is if the dish has rotated to a flat position like a table top the wet does not roll off and you lose connection. This is bad if its mounted on a pole where you can't reach wipe it off. You can go hours with water pooled on it blocking the connection.
The new dishes now let you use the standard dish in motion, up to 100mph. Also, I was looking at flat mounts to put on the roof and they wanted anywhere from $100-$400 for a flat mount. Starlink sells one for $35...
Love you guys. Great content. We just did our first RV trip ever in southern New Mexico. Had a blast. Just thought you would like to know it's Roo-uh-doe-sow, no Rio-do-so. 😽Say "Hi" to Dexter for me.
I just watched a video where I learned that the Starlink cable (the 5000 foot one :) can be disconnected from the antenna itself, where the connector is small enough to run through existing holes, or at lesast requiring a smaller one to be drilled.
I will put in my two cents. As a working professional who is able to work from home but has gone full time RVing yet needs to be in touch with the office most of the day, Starlink has been very helpful. I spend weeks or months in the southwest US where cell reception can be very spotty. Starline helps me keep in touch. In addition, I need to receive communications from my office when I am actually travelling during the day, and the flat panel mounted on the roof of my Class A allows that. Yes, it is pricey, but for me it is also a business deduction. IMO, it is good for a professional on the go who can work from home but needs to keep in touch with the office whether at a destination or in transit..
Couple of tips from a fellow starlink/cell user on the road.
For the "setup hassle" of running it through the slideout, I moved the router into the storage bay where there is already a plug and a whole through the floor for hoses and wires to come through and run the satellite wire in through the hole. This keeps the router protected from the weather and makes it super easy to setup.
Tip number B, see about getting Tmobile home internet. They provide a cellular router that does not have a data cap and... you can use anywhere you can get a signal.
If you have good cell signal, put your Starlink on pause until you need it and save some hard earned money!
That’s what we do
Does the starlink use a standard cable outlet or is it something different? I have a cable outlet on my camper that leads to my livingroom
@adamkittok it does not use a cable outlet at all. It uses a standard electrical plug and that is all. The wire that comes from the satellite dish plugs directly into the starlink router via a proprietary plug.
@@JakeZebell gotcha. I was thinking about getting one bc i travel a lot and cell service typically doesn't work.
@@adamkittok It's a shielded cat5e cable with a proprietary plug on both ends. You can get a shielded pasthrough connector, cut the cable and crimp new RJ45s on both sides. If you are tool saavy enough to do a cutout, create a panel and crimp on new connectors, I'd be glad to link you to products I used and give you pictures/descriptions.
After 6 years of full time RVing campground Wi-Fi headaches, and Verizon data caps, Starlink was the best thing since sliced bread for us.
I agree it has worked fine for me!
What a great video!! Really broke down the pros and cons of Starlink. We have been debating back and forth about getting it. We truly need justify the cost vs usage.
Used Starlink only for a full year working full time and needing VPN, Zoom etc. passed with flying colors. I\
After watching this Starlink review I have just signed up for the T-mobile Home Internet subscription. ZERO equipment cost. ZERO installation after a 15 minute setup you do yourself. Super responsive tech support. Monthly fee is around $50. Working GREAT sp-far. Cons - Requires 110v. Cannot be used while rolling down the road. And Thanks Hanks for all your advice. - CUOTR!
@@leobrown2835How do you feel about the T-mobile Home Internet so far?
I've been a Starlink customer for over 2 years. There are a couple of things that you mentioned that are not completely accurate. One of the biggest is that you can't use the basic Dish while moving. Yes you can. The dish is not a straight line antenna per se. It is phased array. So it "points" electronically not mechanically. Usually when stationary it moves to set itself just once. That is to align with direction of the most saturated orbital paths, then it uses phased array technology to follow from one to the next without physically moving. One thing I saw in the comments that is also very helpful. That is with a small modification is to disable the motors, it will still follow each satellite with its technology. There are over 5 thousand Starlink satellites in orbit with more coming all the time. Disable the motor and let the phased array technology follow the satellites. That's how the more expensive ones work. They are better at it than the basic ones of course, but it'll still work most of the time. Also, The entire system only pulls around 75 watts. Not much more than an old incandescent light bulb. So a small 500 watt hour battery would last over 6 hours without recharging and of course a larger battery would last longer. And you can plug almost any AC device into them. So essentially, one solar panel and one battery would power it for pretty much the entire 24 hours. I hope this helps some people to check out these options. They work for me, and of course just standard use is amazing. I'm very satisfied.
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Can confirm, we used are Starlink in CO this last Dec and saw temps below -30 F. It never lost signal and just kept going. We've also used it in 105F heat in Arizona just south of Sedona.
We've had our Starlink for almost a year now. It has worked great for us, with my wife working online over Starlink.
we don't pay extra for the mobile service that also deprioritizes. Instead we just keep it set to residential, and when we get where we're going we use the app to "update" our home address to the GPS coordinates of wherever we are (we boondock a lot). 30 minutes or so later and bang, we're up and running with no deproritization, and not having to pay the higher monthly cost :)
and we keep it powered with a portable solar panel and battery, which we also use to keep our laptops going all day and night while dry camping.
highly recommended! mobile phone data can't remotely compare when it comes to getting service when you're in the middle of nowhere :)
We have had Starlink for several months and have been loving it! We first started running our cable to the modem through a window but then we decided to just put the modem in the pass through and run the cable through the wet bay since there is a 110 plug and makes it a super easy set up.
We live in Colorado and have had great speeds most of the time.
We are getting our new rig on Monday and being a work & travel family based in Europe, we decided to equip it with a dual 5G router, external antenna and give Starlink a try as a 3rd source of internet. I am also a tech savvy person and so I will follow a few online instructions to modify the Starlink and make it 12V compatible.With this we will be able to ditch the router and have the dish connected to the dual 5G router and integrate a PoE injector to provide the required 48V to the dish. This will allow us to use only the mobile router and leave the Starlink router in the box.
As we go on a South-Europe tour this summer we will have plenty of time to test the optimal install places for the dish!
Greetings from over the pond
I've had starlink almost 2 years and have no issues. Love it
Starlink does work well in cold temps. We have had it down to -23F without any problems and lots of snow!
We put our star link router in a weather proof box and it stays underneath the camper. So no cords to fish through slide and setup is easy and quick. We live in Canada and currently RVing in Ontario. So far owning a star link has been an excellent choice. Zero issues. Carry on…❤🇨🇦
So the router signal reaches well inside Rv being outside?
@@johnnymacattack Many RV's have metal sides, which do block a lot of WiFi signal. However, the floor is wood, which does not block nearly as much WiFi signal, so this setup can work well.
5 Minutes (4:45) into the video, you start to discuss Starlink. Almost 40% of this video has nothing to do with Starlink.
haha thanks!
we are in the process of redoing our brand new toy hauler so i can put my 42 inch oled as my tv, what i did was hook up a 1200 watt solar system, with batterys to allow us off grid, and starlink on a huge flag pole that is adjustable. we are doing everything so sleek and nice,
I work in Australia outback with no mobile phone covering and starlink is live saver and the best option ever.
I'm moving to the sunny coast hinterlands. Have you ever tried it around trees?
My wife and I are full time RVers who went the starlink route and we love it. It's not perfect but I have tried everything you guys mentioned and even the built in Winegaurd system that came with the RV and none of it worked. I work remote so internet is a must and we've found this works the best for us. I also us the hotspot to get some work done on the long drives too. We like to find BLM or other public lands and we turn the generator on so we can fire up the starlink and the coffee pot :)
We have a GD Solitude and we set the router up in the wet bay. There is 110V and a hole to feed the cable to the router. No issues with wifi signal strength to devices.
Thank you for sharing!
A few things. I've been heavily modifying our rig to help "ease of use" (mainly for me..). First, have a bulkhead connector for the Starlink on the rear where you would mount via a pole on the ladder. Second, I ran another drop to the front of the rig that I can access via the front jack near the propane tank. This way, I can easily get to the front or back with the same connector (yes, I omitted the router). All I need to do is patch in the front instead of the rear. Third: You do not need 120v ac if you omit the router. I run mine from battery (yes, I installed a voltage regulator, etc). I'm running our starlink, router, switch, access point..well, everything I can from DC. This saves hassle and more efficient. Do I have AC? Yup. Full dual victron inverters, 2550w of solar and 48 Kw of LiFePO4 batteries. Lastly: install a motor disable switch on the dish. I have not done this yet. This allows you to turn off the motors so the dish will stay flat so it can pick up the Sat's directly over head. I hear this works really well, and gets better with every launch of more sats. See you on the road!
When I use my Starlink, I leave the router inside the pass-through storage area (I have a Grand Design 5th wheel too)…I run the dish cord through the hole to the outside and then plug it into the outlet above it near the hole. The Wi-Fi signal is still strong enough to broadcast from inside there to the entire trailer and around it outside.
I purchased my Starlink in January of this year. Used for the 3 months I was in Florida. Most of that time was in Leesburg just south of Ocala. It was very successful. Other then 2 times during heavy rainstorms I had great service with downloads ranging from 20mps to 100 or more.
My husband told me the Starlink dish was heavy enough not to blow over. I had my doubts, especially when he set it up on the picnic table. Well....a big gust of wind came one day and actually blew it off the picnic table. It got some dings on it, but it still worked fine. So just saying...
I kinda figured that nothing is really safe against wind especially when you see how these tornadoes flip over cars!
I'm in Georgia USA and have had Starlink for about a year or so. Trees are certainly a challenge since, here, you need a pretty wide swath of unobstructed northern sky. The population in some areas do cause the bandwidth to vary greatly as mentioned in the review as we RVers get deprioritzed. But, I work as a Systems Engineer (read computer nerd) and I RV full time and have had very good results with continuous work connections as well as streaming TV. It is reliable even during heavy storms. I thought I'd mention my experience since some have commented putting off getting Starlike because of living in/going to the SE. It has work well for me so far for what it's worth.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Danny! It's awesome to have a community willing to share so we can all be investing in what we need to live this awesome lifestyle!
Like @Studio Time, we currently have our router/modem in our passthrough and thread the wire to the dish through our wet bay. Works great there and set up and take down is quick and simple.
We love our Starlink and very pleased with it. Yes, we've had times where it's been slow or visibility of the skies has been difficult, but there have also been times where our cell service has been terrible. We were on the Outer Banks a couple of months ago and cell signal was nonexistent for a day or two. Starlink meant we could keep working without an issue. For us, it is money well spent.
Would you recommend Starlink if you’re planning on teleworking?
I really appreciate yalls break down of the starlink. Its good to hear the good snd the bad. Thank you for being truthful about this product. Ya'll stay safe
I bought the pole buddy for $200 with the starlink adapter. One week later I came up with the idea of you get 1-2 decent size hose clamps you can just clamp it on the stand to the top of the ladder on the roof and save yourself $200 lol
And *leave* it up the ladder as you go down the road ?!? Or are you climbing that ladder every time you need the SL?
@@markr3690 no just take it down when you are packing up and make it part of your set up/tear down routine
By climbing that ladder every time?
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Do what I have done. I plug my Starlink router into a power outlet in my storage bay. Then I run the dish cord through the same hole used by my water hose into that bay and connect to the router. No fussing with running a cord through my slide-out. The router has a very good signal so having it in the storage bay is not a problem for my TV, computer, etc. to get onto the wifi. Thanks for another great video.
That's why I haven't canceled or updated my AT&T wireless internet box. It is unlimited and unthrottled. They have really been trying so hard this past year to get me to change something so they can apply all the limitations they have now.
We camped in a remote area near a small town out West, guess what everyone in the small town was using? Yep, Starlink. We would have had great service by moving less than a mile. Always check the Starlink availability map before you settle in to a spot.
We are FT, but working remotely on our laptops and we have T-Mobile Home Internet $50/month. We've used it in a lot of areas and as long as we have a cell signal, we are good to go. Can't imagine going where there isn't cell service anytime soon so this works great for us. We are currently in the Southeast so that checks out. Hope this helps someone!
My wife and I just bought a palamino 21 ft 2022 rv. We enjoy the videos you have. And we learn a lot from your adventures, thank you.
You guys are great! Thanks Hanks fir the straight scoop on Starlink. I have been on the fence about it since it came out. This is a tough one for full timers and as much good info as we can get always helps! Thanks again and safe travels.
I love my Starlink for boondocking, BUT every time they have changed terms of service they have raised the price and decreased the service for RVers. It is ridiculous that they charge less for residential AND give them priority speeds. Since there are WAY fewer RVers than residential I can see the slightly higher cost, BUT don't understand their reasoning for deprioritizing our service.
Good to know. Thank you
Note that Starlink no longer comes standard with the 75 ft cord, as of a few months ago they have reduced the standard cable to 50 ft, though you can still buy the 75 or 150 ft cords.
We have Starlink for our home internet in Alberta, Canada and it works in -40C!! 🥶 Great video!
What "you" need is a two part system - one being an in-house router that stays in the vehicle and maintains connectivity regardless of the link to the Internet. That link can be a hotspot or Starlink or anything, you can lose connectivity if you remove the hotspot, but if that router supports multiple connectivity methods, you have options without having to rework each device. My application consists of many small devices that require elaborate network configuration.
You guys have the most helpful videos - keep up the great work!
One it depends where you are at how much obstructions you have and more I have starlink gen 2 and I live in Canada where we get lots of snow and extreme cold weather and we have no issues the only issue is the obsrtuctions I had it for at least 4 years or longer and we love it they are always improving it so do your reasearch
My hubby has been following you for a long time and after seeing this and doing a ton of research it was decided to go a different route. We got the T-Mobile home internet. it is small, fits in a cabinet, on travel days we plug it into the inverter, and it works while we are going down the road. Now, we have a motorhome but any unit that has an inverter can use it while one person is driving and be able to use the internet. So far, we have taken this all over the place and it works great. The only time we couldn't get it to work was a Thousand Trails in Pacific City, Oregon even right in the office you couldn't get cell or internet at all. We were told it most likely wouldn't work anywhere in the park. They did say there was one sight that had a slight possibility of it working and the spot was open, so we took it. Now this park had trees everywhere but amazingly enough once we set up camp our internet worked just fine. $50 a month so maybe another option for living the RV life. I love all your videos because you tell it like it is. Thank you for showing everyone the options out there. This one is just become available more recently.
Hi Valerie! First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to write a wonderful comment. We greatly appreciate you watching our videos. We are happy to hear that T-Mobile has that option! Stay safe out on the road, we will talk again soon 😃
I've used Starlink for the past 5 months. It was outstanding in Key West for the 2 1/2 months we were there. Yes, trees can be a problem thus we have T-MOBILE 5g Hotspot with 100g. That works well as our backup. We love Starlink and tmobile.
the iggest problem with starlink is where you place it? if you have it on the rear like you do it, it only going to work 50-75% reception, placing it in the middle of your RV like in the old days placing a cb antenna in the middle of the truck was the best because of all the metal around your truck , same goes with the reception on starlink, placing in the middle of the rv or trailer top is the best! also just like the satelite dishs they all poinbt to the south, try that same thing?
I'm so excited you all visited Ruidoso! We live in Cloudcroft, NM about 30 miles from Ruidoso - also in the mountains of southern NM. So cool you got to see our part of the country!
We have an outlet in our pass through, so I have the modem in there, with the wire running down and out of the wet bay. This gives you no drilling and no wires running out of windows, slides or doors.
The -20F is true. Up here in Canada that’s a common temp in the months of Jan-Feb here in Ottawa and one of my neighbours uses Starlink for residential and it’s the same hardware.
There's another popular service out there that is used widely by RVers that is inhibited by tree canopies... DISH Network. It's the price you pay to get data from a satellite. That's why you have the 75 ft cable so one can hopefully steer clear of foliage. We also place the router in the wet bay and WiFi signal strength is still excellent. The cost for StarLink is high, true... however so is decent cell boosting tech and that cell router you were toting in your video.
Do you have 120v in the basement? If so put the router in a bay then you don’t have to run the cable through a slide. The Starlink wi-if is pretty good and you don’t need to be next to the router for it to work. Have been doing this for over a year and it works great.
Great info and you explained it very well. Thank you
I have used starlink on the road since it came out. It works great.
Good information THANKS HANKS. getting that hat. Love you guys
Pro tip for star link set up.
I put a small shelf in our basement and put the router on that. I then run the wire out thru the water hose port.
We have no problem with the signal inside the RV and all I have to do is remove the wire from the dish when we pack up.
Hope this helps y’all
Safe travels and happy RVing
We use Eyeride. We bought an MCI charter bus that had the system. It works even when moving. We replaced the router at one time fee of $600 and took a plan that does not track the bus location as we are not commercial. Monthly fee has been $89. Cheaper than residential plans! All internet goes out once in a while but down time has been few and very short. No outside equipment needed! Very satisfied.
We thought about Starlink but after 1 full year and a half on the road, full time, we are sticking with TMobile internet which we pay 50 a month for. We love it. Rarely do we have issues. We did start with a home base but took it with us when we took to the road. We are remotely located for a summer job with great reception. Forget the costly. This is unlimited.
I was sitting here saying hey I think tonight is a Hanks night and two minutes later TADAH Hanks notification. Yea.
Thanks for another fun video! Have a save trip.
I don't know if my set up is correct or not, here in the rural town of Pahrump NV my best download speed is 4MB/s, also I too run the antenna cable thru the slide out
I have T-Mobile home internet, it's pretty small and I can power it with an inverter or anywhere I have electricity. It's relatively small and for me, it works great to have internet to work on the computer in the vehicle or anywhere I go. It's only 50 per month. Unlimited data too!
That is what we use too. That way we can use it anywhere.
Can you get phone service with them as well and get a multi device discount? Thanks!
@theoracle6881 I'm not sure, b/c I use straight talk for cellular, which now has the same device available, you pay 100 $ for the device and then refill each month for about 50$. No contract on either one. A friend of mine was using t-mobile home Internet and had good results at their house, so I checked on it and decided to try it. They basically give u the device and u just pay monthly without contract. I think several other carriers are now offering the same basic thing, so I may try others in the future if I get somewhere that T-mobile struggles, but so far it's worked for me in the few different places I've used it.
I spoke with someone else who said they used the T-Mobile home device, they loved it too. Can i ask, did you first have to setup the product at the "home address", or was it something you always used on the road?
@@kenandpattistravels We just went in and told them that we are full time RVrs and they just set up an address that would accept it. Our mailing address is on there so we have no clue what address they set us up on. We have been using it for over a year and travel with it. No problems at all.
I have mobile internet with T-Mobile that comes in handy in my 23footer i just connect everything to that.
We just got Starlink, purchased used to take camping in our 5th wheel. Before we purchased it we looked to see which places they service and it has tremendously improved!! Only a couple places in the U.S. are on a waitlist. So we pulled the plug and decided to purchase. Ours is just like yours in this video. Same base. Our problem is that once we set it up for our home, only to initiate the signal for set up, what do we do for the moving from place to place Campgrounds? Since that is what we are getting it for. Pay as we go! We have camping set up for this month and next month (June and July '24) so far.
Awesome review my friends! Thank you for being honest n upfront! IV heard nothing but heart ache from Rvers n Vanlifers about what they "thought" Star Link was gonna be n what they actually got or WHERE they were able to use, and immediate cost!? Appreciate you covering all the bases! ❤ As usual! U ROCK!
Love the honesty in this video. As someone who's been looking at Starlink off and on, your real-world experiences are very valuable.
Coming up on 2 years full time and we use the pepwave option. We have the TMobile plan and consistently get 80+mb up and 10mb down service. Works great in rural areas as well.
I have the T-Mobile home Internet and it's been pretty great so far
ITS unlimited also
@@MX-CO… until they turn off your service for violating the TOS agreement for using it away from your home address…
Awesome video thanks for the helpful info!
Thanks for the great video! I had a question that was quickly answered with a search: What is the power draw of starlink? 50-75 watts typical when receiving/transmitting. 20 watts to stay connected. Just was curious how much house battery capacity needed when not plugged in to AC power.
Thanks for sharing! We appreciate you taking the time to comment
we have starlink in vermont and it was -30 this winter and starlink worked fine. but heavy snowing and rain slows the speed down
Thought I’d share some info with you guys and your followers, 1 in 5 new RV’ers usually quit full time within 2.5 years! Also, there is a mass exodus from the RV living lifestyle that’s been happening since 2022. Even if people are taking a loss from selling their RV’s they are still choosing to exit the lifestyle! These stats alone tell you what’s happening in the industry. RV living is not for the majority of people because people have not done their own in-depth research and budgeted properly to a sustainable level. The pendulum is swinging backwards currently causing people to make desperate decisions. 😢
Sounds like a good time to by a used RV !
@@theoracle6881 Definitely!
If one in five quit - doesnt that mean four in five or 80% stay full time longer than 2.5years? Sounds like the majority keep going? Or I am bad at math. Could be either.
Fewer ppl sounds good to me thank you for the awesome news 😊
Sounds like we’ll actually be able to make reservations at parks without having to book 6-12 months in advance. That would be nice.
What’s your opinion of T-Mobile?
We had Starlink on our Wisconsin home in the winters and it worked flawlessly, even when we had a Polar Vortex of -53 Degrees windchill.
RV park WiFi can be particularly bad in small towns.
I used to do freelance network work for small businesses. I did work at a couple RV parks. They had business DSL from CenturyLink, one had 30Mbps and the other had 50Mbps service. That was being shared for the whole RV park. 50Mbps being split for 145 RV spaces is already not much. The problem was compounded because CenturyLink was not even keeping up the 50Mbps purchased, and was dropping down to around 20Mbps at the router. CenturyLink was not very helpful and refused to allow any faster connections, apparently there's only so much bandwidth they even get for a city of 5500 people.
Thanks for sharing that insight! RV park WiFi can definitely be a struggle, especially in smaller towns. Sounds like a real headache with CenturyLink not keeping up their end. We truly appreciate your support in watching our videos 😊
Completed a 7000 mile trip last June. Used Starlink entire time. It was great! easy to set up... great, fast reception. Would not Rv without it.
That’s awesome to hear! We’re glad it worked out so well for you on your travels 😊 Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great info! Happy Camping and Safe Travels! ❤️❤️
Thank you, Lynn!
Haha, first time watching your videos. Before I saw your faces, I could've sworn it was Squidward talking. Lol. I'm kidding, great videos!!! (I wasn't kidding)
Just to let you know we have starling here in central Saskatchewan we seen temps down to -40f or -40c and colder when you factor wind speed. Works flawlessly. We have to original dishy and it’s working strong
It's obvious that you have never been anywhere but cities and camp grounds.
I have been driving big trucks for 16 years and from experience i can tell you the cell service outside those areas is spotty at best.
I am currently in west texas and every single day i am in areas that have zero cell service which means those hot spots would be useless. I picked up starlink 2 months ago and i have never regretted it.
Elon Musk should get a Nobel Prize for all these things, plus giving Ukraine free Starlink.
Thanks for the info! You guys should invest in a Goal Zero/Eco Flow/Jackery portable power station for those times you’re not on shore power and don’t want to use a generator. I found these types of units really useful for a lot of different situations just as a backup option for when you don’t have power or power unexpectedly goes out
My advice: If internet is needed for working remotely Starlink is absolutely worth the cost.
At least foe me working out of a van across the west and currently in Baja MX.
I am on calls and remoting into virtual machine all day, no issues so far. if working remotely a robust electrical system is mandatory. I Did the hotspot method for a couple years which is fine when in urban areas and along major highways. But I often had to hunt around for decent signal if I had important meetings or deadlines.
Current cost(Nov 2023) $600 for hardware and $150/month for service is cost of doing business to keep a paycheck coming in. Average speed for me has been 100mps and latency quite low.
We agree! Starlink has pulled us out of a lot of sticky situations where we didn't have any service. We love having it! Also, we like having our personal cell phone hot spots as a backup (just in case). Way to go on working out of your van, that is so cool 😃
We are full time RV because of my husband's job. He works for a dredging company that does beach restoration. I work full time from home and really struggled with campground wifi. I use the Verizon 5G mobile Jetpack. It is a small device that creates its own wifi network so you don't have to worry about traffic and it is secure. I am even able to do Zoom meetings and stream without any issues. The device itself is $8 a month then there are plans between $20 and $80, depending on your data needs. I am assuming it works only in a place that has some sort of cell towers but since we don't boondock it works perfect at a really reasonable price
Hi Melissa! This is a wonderful to hear that y'all are able to travel in an RV because of your husband's work. Nice call on the Verizon Jetpack. It's always nice to have a back up. Even though we have Starlink, we also keep our hotspots as a back up for those certain times. We appreciate all your support and for watching your videos! 😊
Thanks Hanks! Watch all of your videos. Y’all got the life. Happy adventures.
Thank you, Carl!
Thank you for the video, appreciated it. Could you provide more details on how the speeds work for Zoom, streaming Netflix, general internet use? Very few people cover this!
Love you guys... telling all about the different options on Internet services... Oh and lets don't forget about your adventures on RVing.. I have a 33.5 foot Keystone Mountaineer and I live in Apche Junction, AZ full time and I'm looking to buy a mobile home as I will be living here full time.. Love the "HOT" weather :) keep up the good work
Do you live in a mobile home park or on your own land? I hear many say not to put a mobile home on rented land since many of these mobile home parks are being sold to greedy wall street investors and they then raise the rents sometimes almost double where the occupants can't pay and end up loosing their mobile home because they don't have the money to relocate them.
Y'all should do and update on the changes...lots of changes including the Mini since y'all made this video
Live out west, used the set up with the pole buddy, router stays in front bay of my bh2800, run cord through the water hose opening, have great connection anywhere in side the RV.
Very helpful. We have had cellphone hotspot service for 6 years and it was great until about a year ago when they started throttling us 7-10 days into every billing period. Wife said get better Internet so I got Starlink. It has been great in our rural Southwest Texas location where we winter. Traveling for the summer it has worked well so long as there isn't too many trees. We traveled East to Tennessee and Indiana but we didn't have any congestion issues like you experienced in Florida. We were even fine using Starlink in Ventura California. We keep the cellphone hotspot service active as a backup. Since we don't need it very often then we don't have throttling.
Great information!! Thanks Hank's
mine has just arrived in E.A we are having trouble with severed marine fibre cable.Making most of the offer 56% ithink.
I just watched a digital nomad who takes her RV into places with no cell service and most recently canceled her Starlink. She uses a cell booster and a t-link modem where she gets higher upload and download speeds.
I am toying with the idea of Starlink for my Class A. I want the in motion, but it is pricey. The biggest con is that it's mounted, but looking at making it flexible to be easy to remove (minus climbing, and I don't have a rear ladder, so pole mounting is out). Con with the unit you showed is they will be blocking in motion use (I they haven't yet, more on the yet). This means I can use it on the road or at a rest area with lugging out the dish. But whe parked under trees, unplug it and set it on a (homemade) mount in the open. that easy as the $2500 dish (more like $2750 with tax and shipping) is bulkier and heavier.
I work on a research ship, and we adopted Starlink. Currently, we have the portable version you show and the Ocean version ($2500). It has been amazing!! That portable antenna stays tracking in heavy seas even while changing courses. I figured we would destroy the antenna in a few weeks with all the rough movements in the Bering Seas. Okay, we don't have to worry about trees, but so far, birds have not made it a home. Birds at sea will rest on almost anything. We have about 26 people and over 100 devices online. I am streaming five android boxes as well as other people streaming. Yes, we have losses and garbled data at times, but overall, it has been very useful. Especially since we are outside of DirecTV footprint. The other dish is installed but not turned on yet (negotiations to not have the cap that at sea services are under. So, right now, we are not capped yet. We also have another VSAT unit, but that is 4x the cost for extremely low speeds and unlimited.
For those considering Starlink, I like it overall. It is pricey for the in motion, especially. However, cellular and mobile isn't that cheap either. On the legit side, a plan from mobile must have is $180 for 800GB capped. That plan doesn't speak of speeds. Is it 800 at 10Gbps, faster, slower, ect? If you have a high internet use need, you may need two of those Sims, or $360 a month and some pricey equipment.
There are cheaper methods, but it may require more work and constant tinkering. Another great channel talk about an interesting device, but it isn't an all in one solution as many Pepwaves seem to be. Not pushing them, and might not choose them myself. I enjoy the tinkering,to a degree, my wife, not so much. I've heard people saying you ca use T-Mobile home in an RV. Maybe for now, but $50 a month for unlimited when they have Sims for way more makes me pause and ask for how long.
It really is a matter of needs and wants as to your choices. However, I am in agreement that if you are going to be mainly on the eastern part of the US, cell may be the best option if you don't have that high of a data need. Like being at sea, options are your friend, and price is never on your side. It becomes a what can I live with or without while on the road. Diesel for a 90-gallon tank or over $500 for internet (cell, starlink, and other methods). Happy RV-ing and I hope to see you in my travels.
The Russkies aren’t jamming the signal then? 😂
THANKS, HANKS!!!! I was thinking of getting Starlink for our trip to Florida next winter but with the info you gave, I will stick with my AT&T hotspot and wait until we head out west in 2025! Keep all the great content coming, you guys are the most entertaining channel in the RV space!!! Cheers!
I have watched a few people talk about this, and I really liked your breakdown. Thank you ❤️
Enjoy the video I have watched about a dozen of them. You’re the first ones that talked about the router and I was very curious how the router worked. Does it work outside the RV do you have to be close by etc. can handle multiple electronics, smart TV tablet, phone, etc.
This is Mary and my shout out to newbies are if you have a older camper and the battery is always dead and you don’t have a kill switch on the battery you can add one real easy. Save yourself a headache and have it put on. ❤❤
This is great information. My wife and I just got our first RV. A 34 foot Travel Trailer and going on our maiden voyage this weekend for a four day getaway. We will not be full-timers so our plan is to disconnect from it all when we go away with our RV.
Nice- great plan!
My Starlink has worked well below zero in 50mph+ wind and snow. One negative though is if the dish has rotated to a flat position like a table top the wet does not roll off and you lose connection. This is bad if its mounted on a pole where you can't reach wipe it off. You can go hours with water pooled on it blocking the connection.
The new dishes now let you use the standard dish in motion, up to 100mph. Also, I was looking at flat mounts to put on the roof and they wanted anywhere from $100-$400 for a flat mount. Starlink sells one for $35...
Love you guys. Great content. We just did our first RV trip ever in southern New Mexico. Had a blast. Just thought you would like to know it's Roo-uh-doe-sow, no Rio-do-so. 😽Say "Hi" to Dexter for me.
I just watched a video where I learned that the Starlink cable (the 5000 foot one :) can be disconnected from the antenna itself, where the connector is small enough to run through existing holes, or at lesast requiring a smaller one to be drilled.
Can it go thru the cable outlet? I have on in my camper. Or is it a different type of outlet it needs?
I will put in my two cents. As a working professional who is able to work from home but has gone full time RVing yet needs to be in touch with the office most of the day, Starlink has been very helpful. I spend weeks or months in the southwest US where cell reception can be very spotty. Starline helps me keep in touch. In addition, I need to receive communications from my office when I am actually travelling during the day, and the flat panel mounted on the roof of my Class A allows that. Yes, it is pricey, but for me it is also a business deduction. IMO, it is good for a professional on the go who can work from home but needs to keep in touch with the office whether at a destination or in transit..
I used my Starlink in Jupiter, FL this past winter and had great speeds. Wouldn’t go anywhere without it!