Starlink | Van Life Setup, Speeds, and Hacks
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Everything you need to know about camping and living on the road full time with Starlink.
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Great info and video. Convinced me as well. I’ll be making the purchase soon as our video production is now operational. Thank you.
Right on! Good luck out there!
Been considering upgrading to Starlink from using mobile hotspots. Great review and more and more I am convinced it is the way to go, seeing as come spring I will be fulltime and living in backcountry. Thank you.
Definitely, in the backcountry there really isn’t any other option. Due to high network traffic the speeds aren’t always 4k fast but hopefully that’ll improve over time.
Great video! I have been researching also and have decided on Starlink when I go full-time in a couple months. What I really like is that the option for those who are “mobile“ is that there is no requirement that you have star link turned on every single month. If you don’t turn it on during the month, you do not have to pay. Video I saw recently shows the process for turning it back on to use, and everybody should be aware that you must have cell service in order to turn the dumb thing on again… It cannot turn on by talking to the satellites, your cell contact it’s server on the ground.
That’s interesting. Haven’t put our on pause so haven’t had any experience but that seems pretty odd. Maybe they’ll fix it in a future software update.
This has changed from the early days. The Starlink web site is now accessible via a Starlink connection that is paused or inactive. This is the web site only and not the phone app. By accessing the web site you can then unpause or activate your Starlink even without having a cellular connection.
Awesome video y'all! My partner and I are getting ready to hit the road full-time in our van and this video sold me on Starlink!
Exciting! It’s a huge difference we use to have to go find coffee shops whenever we wanted to upload something and it took forever. Now we just relax at camp!
We live on VI, but travel extensively. Currently 79 days on our Rock-to-rock tour, VI to Nfld and back.
That sounds awesome! I’m sure you’ve been to some incredible places.
Great video guys! Thanks for all of the info on the Starlink system, def want to buy it now!
It’s a game changer!
Informative with an element of fun, very nice.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Great review of Star link.
I may have to look into this because of this review.
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Look into it for sure! We’re here to help answer any more questions if/when you get it.
Thanks guys, I'm considering getting it
it's on my list..
Good to hear! We love ours!
Poor weather in BC? Can't be so ;)
Hopefully you're enjoying the sun these last few weeks.
Thanks for the tips. Pumped to try it out soon on my rig.
Haha these last few weeks have been perfect. Been having a blast mountain biking and beach/lake hopping!
@@OutOfThisVan sweet. glad to hear it.
Just found you guys. I've literally been researching Starlink - and what they say is available in your region. I was going to rent a tiny house and work remote but 'tree canopy' which you confirmed would be an issue. Def want one. Thanks.
Awesome! That sounds like fun but yeah unfortunately if you look up and only see trees it’s not going to work.
Thank you! So it sounds like it’s best to have traditional cell plan also?
And I assume it has a dedicated router?
We kept our cell plans. Since we only put it up at camp or when we are working. That still leaves a lot of other instances where cell service is helpful like driving, running errands, out on trails, etc. We did get rid of the hot spot on one of them. Starlink comes with its own router, we didn’t get a great shot of it in this video it was the white box looking thing near our electrical. We did put out a initial review video when we got it that shows the router better.
just buy the 2500 $ kit for moving vehicles like rv and ships and you have net all the time with zero effort
We are accepting donations! Lol 😂
@@OutOfThisVan haha 😂
Just curious how big your batter bank is?
We have 340ah lithium batteries that are charged from 400 watts of solar and a battery to battery charger. For details check out our webpage www.OutOfThisVan.com. I consider this a pretty big battery bank. Our van had all electric appliances before this year. We finally got a dual burner propane stove.
@@OutOfThisVan thanks for replying. I have 412 amp hour lithium and 300 solar.
@@coathanger that should be plenty to run a Starlink depending on your other loads of course.
QUESTION
We bought rural property. My cell phone will not work there. Once in awhile it might let me send a text.
I'm not the greatest with technology.
If i have the starlink will I be able to make and receive calls with my phone if it's connected to starlink wifi?
Thanks in advance.
You will definitely be able to connect your phone to Starlink and you’ll be able to send/receive calls. You’ll need to make sure you have a clearing at your rural property so Starlink won’t have any obstructions. Setting it up is pretty simple. You just plug everything in and they have an app for your phone you can use to finish setup.
@@OutOfThisVan thank you so much for answering me. If my phone doesn't work how will I finish setup?
@@OutOfThisVan I do have a clearing. I have about 3/4 of an acre that isn't all tall trees.
@@backroadsusa6915 while I did have service on my initial setup I think it should be able to connect into the Starlink and use it’s service to finish setup. (Finishing setup is just changing the name and adding a password and doing any new software updates)
@@OutOfThisVan OK so I should set it up initially at my house even if it's a different state from the property?
Can the Starlink work in other countries besides the US?
Yes! It can work in tons of countries and they keep adding new ones.
Do you worry about someone stealing it?
I’m sure someone’s had it stolen. But no, not sure why anyone would steal it. It’s worthless without the router and I’m not positive but it might be locked to my account.