I spent over 30 + years designing and installing maritime satellite systems for the military, cruise, and superyacht inustriies and it's great to see new vendors in the market. My expirence was primarily with SeaTel (Cobham now) and Intellian. Three axis gimbal stabilization will exceed your expectations and data throughput while underway under most sea states. I'm looking forward to your assement. I miss the sea and enjoy your channel. Thanx
I don't know if anyone here is subscribed to Parlay Revival but a couple of weeks back they did a live stream using Starlink in the middle of the Pacific for 3 hours as they crossed the equator. The connection (considering where they were) was impressive.
Starlink have sent out ultimatum letters to all the sailing channels etc who are using the land roaming system at sea... the maritime Starlink is really costly too. Not as costly as Viasat but still beyond the average user. I think Starlink will still be the way to go... and they will bring out a sensibly priced boat one soon. As it is now they do either the very expensive one or a strangulated one which is really only for emails.
I’m in eastern Australia. Starlink is 11ms here. Seen 20ms once. Getting 250-300Mb/s constant download and around 47 - 50Mb/s upload. Had it for three months now and At $139 Aud a month we can’t complain. Equipment cost was $499 Aud and plugged in and was operational in less than 5 minutes.
I'm just impressed by your own knowledge of all of these systems, Brian. This was a great video and very informative. Thank you for your time and skills.
Elon Musk and Starlink roaming is the future Brian - have it on my boat here in Norway and the latency is less than Viasat - and it is cheap, the whole thing is about USD400 and the monthly rate is about USD100. Coverage is far better than Viasat - even covers Svalbard.
Been following since just about venture began. Your Brotha sent me a Delos Tribe flag and raised it on my 52’ Sloop Dove Tail. Congratulations on all your endeavors!!
Would love to see a comparison between this Viasat setup and Starlink. Given the massive cost differences, I would love to see if Starlink gives a comparable experience.
@@michiganengineer8621 if Starlink is still only coastal, how is it being used on multiple cruise ships and on the SpaceX rocket barge? From their FAQ: All areas covered as black on the availability map are considered ocean regions. Only mobile priority data can be used on the ocean. This means that you need to have the maritime plan in order to access data in the ocean but oceanic regions do not show on the availability map.
@@Nixontheman Funny. Starlink maritime starts at $250/month, and the equipment is a one time cost of $2,500. Viasat is over 10x the cost and much, much slower
To all those with the Starlink comments - the point of this being a marine-purpose-built unit is something that you are forgetting. I seriously question the longevity of the Starlink unit on a boat in saltwater environments. I could be wrong but we are very early on in this and time will tell...
@@tableswood6911 oh for sure 100%, I'm not saying ViaSat is a legit option for smaller cruisers but also having Starlink go down overseas would be less than ideal...would love them to sell a beefed up marine use version!
Love the channel and most of all the familia. Just seeing nugget makes me smile and happy. You guys are great parents. Oh yeah good review. Now I know why it was being sent ashore. Ahoy there Crew.
Wow, incredibly useful tool/necessity however that price is a deal breaker. Nice presentation and I am happy for you guys that you got to use this for your life and business. But, good luck finding cruisers spending that kind of money on that service.
On Starlight, I built a Manifold like you have on Delos from the thru hull, however two things I have everything on its own ball Valve, including to the fresh water under pressure, and one to the bilge, the first allows me to backwash my salt water intake, next I always lay up my engine when I stop with fresh water I let it Idle for Two minutes running on the fresh water, to give the Heat Exchanger a good rinse, and I do not get the Corrosion in my Elbow and exhaust not to mention the other growths. Next I change my Raw water impeller every year, but they come out clean. This all came from when I had too clean out and rebuild the heat exchanger, ever since she is always clean. Having the other end in the bilge in an old pair of stockings allows me to shut off the intake from the Ocean and bring to bear the raw water pump on the engine, and had too use it when the main died , which on my Boat is also the shower bilge. Since then kept an additional rebuild kit. Not to mention rebuild kits for the head. However, people have dragged at anchor and it is always during storms, just knowing I have another pump to bear if I get an impact leak, think it can make a difference, also once in a tight situation seagrass clogged up the through hull wife ran down turned on the freshwater ran for 10 minutes where really needed e motor did not have time to sort the clog..
Launched by SpaceX by the way whose Starlink service is cheaper and better. Why Viasat is even trying to compete is beyond me. I don't expect Viasat to remain in business within a decade unless they get lucrative exclusive contracts providing service to the government. But then again, SpaceX could probably offer those same services for cheaper too.
Great video info to keep in touch with land & sea.. I could not afford a system like that but found a cheaper way to get information, and it only cost a few bags of bird seed. Yup Homing pigeons on the boat. Just need 5 birds from different land locations. One from your hometown, 2 for the island areas and the other to carry takeout orders small weight amount's. 2 hamburgers fries no drinks. Been having a problem with the food orders tho, Dyk pigeons like french fries ~~ Like I said few bags of bird seed..
I had Viasat at my house as I am rural. It sucks and was expensive. I was able to get on Starlinks list early on and got it last year and it’s great. Also less expensive than Viasat.
Sounds like an amazing system but my main take away after hearing this costs is that I'm glad there is starting to be more companies trying to get into this market. It shouldn't be that only super yachts and commercial ships can afford this type of internet service at sea. It needs to come down a lot in costs before we see it being used widespread. I mean the cost of the dome alone is more than most will pay for their smaller yachts that are perfectly capable of island hopping or even making longer passages. So hopefully in the next few years the cost of good maritime internet systems comes down to earth with the pricing. Thanks Brian for the open and honest review of the system and I can say if it was more affordable I'd definitely be considering it but at current pricing there's just no way I could justify it. Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...
What a great informative view of this whole thing!! I hope you got a huge discount for all that you put into this for them. So the one question that I thought would be important is....... Does this in anyway convert into your NEMA 2000 and any of the boat gear for running and operation of the boat itself. Such as weather over lay into you radar and into the auto pilot to help you stay on course better?? I am restoring a Gulfstar 47 Sailmaster and getting ready to set out in a few months. Hope to see you pout that way. Been following you guys from the start. Glad to see everyone doing so well. Brady is great to watch also. Hey Brady !!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
How consistent is the signal/connection? For work I connect to the company servers through a VPN. I then obtain a license to run the CAD software I use for design work. If I lose the connection, even for a very short period, I’ll lose the software license then have to restart the software. This has been an issue for some people using satellite internet. They’ve had to revert to DSL. Ugh. Great video, thanks for the info. Keep up the great work.
For those of you not familiar with satellite antenna systems, the price difference between the Viasat antenna and Starlink antenna is that Viasat steers their antenna mechanically while Starlink steers their antenna electronically. The mechanical system can be pointed more accurately, but with no moving parts the Starlink system is much cheaper to build
I hope the company will learn a lot from the partnership with you and will be able to substantially reduce size and weight of the equipment without significant signal quality loss. It will be interesting to see updates from you in more remote places (middle of the ocean). Stay safe and enjoying the adventures.
@@Nixontheman Lol. Our satellite communication technology, at least more affordable options, is still leaving a lot for desire. I have seen comments of Starling hardware failures when equipment is left exposed to the elements and especially on boats, given the constant unpredictable movements. Who wants to keep moving the antenna in-out? Cheers.
@@corujariousa, pretty much guaranteed that those were Standard Starlink dishes, not the Performance Starlink dishes. Most people are incredibly cheap and ignorant.
@@Nixontheman I wish the articles I read had details about the models used. I've never needed the tech so I've not done any research on it. I am glad there are better models. I agree with the essence of what you stated. Cheers.
Lets hope they can get their costs down to a more cruiser friendly dollar figure and survive the next decade. The internet at sea business is about to get much, much more competitive and that's a great thing.
I'm just looking at this from the outside, but it must be incredible for you for this connectivity compared to how you started. Technology continues to improve (good or bad) so fast. As Starlink and their competitors continue to advance, being connected globally will be easier and easier. Donate for a Dream
SSH for firewall config.. FreeBSD? If so, your already impressive skill set would be super solidified. Also, NAT is most likely to provide another layer of security. Most anything can provide DHCP for a class A or class C LAN.
Thanks Brian very interesting and informative. Unfortunately it I think will be years before the average Deep Blue Ocean crossing sailor will be able to afford budget this luxury in their floating homes. Delos for years was doing really well without it. If you didn't get this awesome deal to try this out on Delos would you have paid for the use of this service.
StarLink 💫 Maritime is now 250$/month. I see latency in north of Switzerland around 20ms. Much, much lighter & simpler system than Viasat, price will come down even more. No moving parts - electronic wave guided aiming to satellite 🛰️ and global access. No brainer - StarLink 💫 is the future…
Hi Brian. Great episode. I have been wanting to know more about your ViaSat system since you had it installed. I know you have now removed it from Delos, because there is no coverage over the Pacific, nor in the Southern Hemisphere. How do countries like French Polynesia manage with Broadband? Given the huge amount of StarLink Satellites that Space X have sent into space to provide cheap broadband to poor countries, would you be able to get a StarLink base station installed on Delos? i.e. Would it work in the middle of the Pacific? Just a thought. When did you do the interview with the BBC? I missed it. And when did you attend the Southampton Boat Show? Whilst you were in Sweden, for Sierra's birth? Looking forward to next week's episode. Russ. Portsmouth UK.
I have watched Brian since 2015 and have had the pleasure of a beer or two and fun games in Grenada. I have a great respect of his experience doing what we too are doing. I have watched every video you have produced but Wow Brian this must be the most embarrassing videos you have ever made. I can only believe you made this video before you fitted the Starlink on Delos. How can you seriously promote this system over what you must know by now is no better than Starlink for a cost so large it looks like a joke. The Starlink cost us £100 and is £100 a month for unlimited data when anchored. At sea we pay £1.80 a gb. We have sailed from Nz to Tonga with all the attributes you described but at a 20th of the cost. Please don’t be offended as i think you are sailing Gods but i am amazed you feel comfortable plugging this system in anyway. Safe sailing and hope to see you in Tonga or Fiji if you want to still talk to us after this comment. Sorry it had to be said.
If you received the system at no cost that is vital for you to run your business before Starlink was conceived in Elons womb, you too would feel obligated to do a positive review of it! Feel bad for Brian but it’s always a risk to endorse.
While this worked great for Delos because it was free, it seems like they were late to the party on this market with Starlink coming online fast. Would be great if something like this system could be done in a way that it could compete with Starlink, but I don't see it happening given the cost of geostationary satellites and the gear needed to track and communicate with them.
@@stankythecat6735 starlink is still limited by the physics so don't expect very low latency ... and the maritime cost of starlink is also in the same range
So...Starlink Has it for $1,000 for 1 Terabyte. It's Cool That Viastat Offered You Everything, and Unlimited Data. That Was a Lucky Bar Encounter in England. :)
Hi Brian. What did your family and the crew do for internet as you headed into the Pacific? (I know these videos are usually on a delay of several months, so I figure you're already out in the Pacific islands or Asia by this point.) Did you go with the maritime version of Starlink? If so, can we get a similar video on what it's been like so far?
@@zendesigner Not sure if you saw the previous video, but they demounted and sold their Viasat dome because they're heading into the Pacific and don't have coverage there. They replaced it with another solar panel.
about cg-nat. it's not something you would set up on the router. It's whether the ISP uses CG-NAT on their end (similar to cellular providers and Starlink) or if they provide a publicly accessible IP address like most land-based providers do.
For the average cruiser the cost is so unrealistic. Makes Starlink seem cheap... Hope you have a full sponsorship and don't have to pay a penny for this. Looking forward to more videos from the South Pacific. Cheers.
Excellent! -- QUESTION -- Brian, I am not sure if you are aware of this, but youtube has been lowering the video quality of your videos to something like 720p or less, unless I specifically go into the settings to select 1080p. I have heard that this is an effort to make users aware of their new paid service that offers higher bit rate video quality and hoping that users accidentally select it (right on top of the free 1080p option) This is only occurring on channels that youtube has rolled out that video option and where the paid option is now available. Very sneaky approach. Unfortunately, it means I would watch a blurry episode if I did not know how to select the correct setting.
I'm a Premium UA-cam subscriber and I have also noticed that I have to manually select the higher definitions even if it shows HiDef. I notice it mostly on Surfers of Bali. As soon as I choose a higher definition it sharpens right up.
@@daleschroeder232 ..seems to only occur on certain channels. Can't be a coincidence. Dale, I hope that you are not paying for that resolution bump. That would not be a good habit to get into and illuminating monthly subscriptions should be a goal of all.
I'm land based, rural Minnesota, and see 30-40mbps down and 15 to 20mbps up with a 47ms latency. Price is $110/month (usd) which is expensive but price per mbps is about half what dsl was.
that's some crazy jitter. I inspect packet loss, latency, and jitter for customer networks on a regular basis - we're talking millions of minutes of audio/video traffic - I can always spot the ViaSat customers - that jitter and latency - yikes! :) These numbers (the jitter) will trash a fast paste online meeting, but I agree with Delos, if everyone on the meeting understands the technology, people can and do adjust their speed of speech.
The Iridium Go would be essential on a trans-Pac passage since there will be zero ViaSat coverage and Starlink doesn't have continuous coverage either.
Hey Kids ;) @ 22:42 makes me curious Capt. Breeyawn, notwithstanding your abilities in very nearly all imaginable; from tech, past the mechanism to humble human understanding; is there anything about learning Swedish fluency that brings you to pause ?
I spent over 30 + years designing and installing maritime satellite systems for the military, cruise, and superyacht inustriies and it's great to see new vendors in the market. My expirence was primarily with SeaTel (Cobham now) and Intellian. Three axis gimbal stabilization will exceed your expectations and data throughput while underway under most sea states. I'm looking forward to your assement. I miss the sea and enjoy your channel. Thanx
I don't know if anyone here is subscribed to Parlay Revival but a couple of weeks back they did a live stream using Starlink in the middle of the Pacific for 3 hours as they crossed the equator. The connection (considering where they were) was impressive.
I was watching too. Made me wish I was out there with them.
Starlink have sent out ultimatum letters to all the sailing channels etc who are using the land roaming system at sea... the maritime Starlink is really costly too. Not as costly as Viasat but still beyond the average user. I think Starlink will still be the way to go... and they will bring out a sensibly priced boat one soon. As it is now they do either the very expensive one or a strangulated one which is really only for emails.
@@julianbatcheler9970 Lets hope competition brings the costs down- we already know the RV system works at sea.
I’m in eastern Australia. Starlink is 11ms here. Seen 20ms once.
Getting 250-300Mb/s constant download and around 47 - 50Mb/s upload.
Had it for three months now and At $139 Aud a month we can’t complain.
Equipment cost was $499 Aud and plugged in and was operational in less than 5 minutes.
Yea $35k and $1600 a month isn’t gonna work. Starlink wins this one.
Very cool extra video -- Viasat chose the right family/sailors to test their equipment with!
I'm just impressed by your own knowledge of all of these systems, Brian. This was a great video and very informative. Thank you for your time and skills.
Thank you, Captain Brian. Lots of great information presented in a straightforward, easy to understand format.
Thanks for the extra video! Interesting to hear everything have you noticed any advantages of viasat over Starlink?
Delos
I love you.
Thank you for the years of everything.
It’s smart, fun, dynamic.
It’s so big of your family to share this life with “us”.
Your engineering background serve us all well :) Geosynchronous orbits really kill latency.
Elon Musk and Starlink roaming is the future Brian - have it on my boat here in Norway and the latency is less than Viasat - and it is cheap, the whole thing is about USD400 and the monthly rate is about USD100. Coverage is far better than Viasat - even covers Svalbard.
For marine the cost per month is going to 6000 dollars
@@kevinvandal8595 You don't need the Maritime version, just the roaming version
Been following since just about venture began. Your Brotha sent me a Delos Tribe flag and raised it on my 52’ Sloop Dove Tail. Congratulations on all your endeavors!!
Thanks for the extra video. Enjoyed hearing all the technical aspects of it.
Would love to see a comparison between this Viasat setup and Starlink. Given the massive cost differences, I would love to see if Starlink gives a comparable experience.
Starlink is way better with the latency. They are on a much lower orbit.
yep, using it now and it's generally < 100ms
The coverage map is still only coastal areas and even THOSE are limited
@@michiganengineer8621 if Starlink is still only coastal, how is it being used on multiple cruise ships and on the SpaceX rocket barge?
From their FAQ: All areas covered as black on the availability map are considered ocean regions. Only mobile priority data can be used on the ocean.
This means that you need to have the maritime plan in order to access data in the ocean but oceanic regions do not show on the availability map.
@@Nixontheman Funny. Starlink maritime starts at $250/month, and the equipment is a one time cost of $2,500. Viasat is over 10x the cost and much, much slower
To all those with the Starlink comments - the point of this being a marine-purpose-built unit is something that you are forgetting. I seriously question the longevity of the Starlink unit on a boat in saltwater environments. I could be wrong but we are very early on in this and time will tell...
Replacing the Starlink equipment yearly is still cheaper than ViaSat.
@@tableswood6911 oh for sure 100%, I'm not saying ViaSat is a legit option for smaller cruisers but also having Starlink go down overseas would be less than ideal...would love them to sell a beefed up marine use version!
Bonus video WOOHOOOOOO!!!! 💚
Love the channel and most of all the familia. Just seeing nugget makes me smile and happy. You guys are great parents. Oh yeah good review. Now I know why it was being sent ashore. Ahoy there Crew.
WOW, a Wednesday video.
Great presentation Brian, take care of yourself and family and I wish you fair winds.
From Charlie.
Tons of great info I had no clue of! Yeah, the cost is prohibitive at this time, but a killer service if you can handle it.
HOLY WOW that Nugget is SO young!! 💜💜💜
Wow 😮, it means I've been watching you over 3 years now because I remember when you got the dome.
Time to watch! After watching I am quite SATisfied with all the info presented. : - )
Heck to the yes.....technical video from Cap!
Good thing you put the costs at the end of the video, otherwise probably 95% of your interested viewers would have bailed.
Wow, incredibly useful tool/necessity however that price is a deal breaker. Nice presentation and I am happy for you guys that you got to use this for your life and business. But, good luck finding cruisers spending that kind of money on that service.
Thanks for sharing the crossing and postings from the Marquesas. The fresh water swim was devine. Sierra straddling the water pipe. 😅
I sure do appreciate this review! Thank you very much and Happy sailing ⛵️ ❤
Ww they actuslly gave me a massive stauner to get mine fitted Superb !!!
Thanks Brian…… great job 👏
Nice a video before Friday. Plus a look at nugget as a baby 🥰.
17:09 Delos is a pretty dry boat... I beg to differ, seeing all the beers you haul aboard!🤣
Awesome alot of info I can use thanks for sharing! Fair weather n seas!!
On Starlight, I built a Manifold like you have on Delos from the thru hull, however two things I have everything on its own ball Valve, including to the fresh water under pressure, and one to the bilge, the first allows me to backwash my salt water intake, next I always lay up my engine when I stop with fresh water I let it Idle for Two minutes running on the fresh water, to give the Heat Exchanger a good rinse, and I do not get the Corrosion in my Elbow and exhaust not to mention the other growths. Next I change my Raw water impeller every year, but they come out clean. This all came from when I had too clean out and rebuild the heat exchanger, ever since she is always clean. Having the other end in the bilge in an old pair of stockings allows me to shut off the intake from the Ocean and bring to bear the raw water pump on the engine, and had too use it when the main died , which on my Boat is also the shower bilge. Since then kept an additional rebuild kit. Not to mention rebuild kits for the head. However, people have dragged at anchor and it is always during storms, just knowing I have another pump to bear if I get an impact leak, think it can make a difference, also once in a tight situation seagrass clogged up the through hull wife ran down turned on the freshwater ran for 10 minutes where really needed e motor did not have time to sort the clog..
Thank you for the honest and informative content!
Very informative video! Would be interesting to see how the service offerings and coverage change now that they've launched the Viasat 3 satellite.
Launched by SpaceX by the way whose Starlink service is cheaper and better. Why Viasat is even trying to compete is beyond me. I don't expect Viasat to remain in business within a decade unless they get lucrative exclusive contracts providing service to the government. But then again, SpaceX could probably offer those same services for cheaper too.
Great advertisement for Starlink. VSat is essentially obsolete.
The system is expensive and crap but obviusly mr Delos is getting sponsored so for him is free and great .
You are well-versed on this subject… One can learn a lot from you in regards!
Great video info to keep in touch with land & sea.. I could not afford a system like that but found a cheaper way to get information, and it only cost a few bags of bird seed. Yup Homing pigeons on the boat. Just need 5 birds from different land locations. One from your hometown, 2 for the island areas and the other to carry takeout orders small weight amount's. 2 hamburgers fries no drinks. Been having a problem with the food orders tho, Dyk pigeons like french fries ~~ Like I said few bags of bird seed..
I had Viasat at my house as I am rural. It sucks and was expensive. I was able to get on Starlinks list early on and got it last year and it’s great. Also less expensive than Viasat.
Sounds like an amazing system but my main take away after hearing this costs is that I'm glad there is starting to be more companies trying to get into this market. It shouldn't be that only super yachts and commercial ships can afford this type of internet service at sea. It needs to come down a lot in costs before we see it being used widespread. I mean the cost of the dome alone is more than most will pay for their smaller yachts that are perfectly capable of island hopping or even making longer passages. So hopefully in the next few years the cost of good maritime internet systems comes down to earth with the pricing.
Thanks Brian for the open and honest review of the system and I can say if it was more affordable I'd definitely be considering it but at current pricing there's just no way I could justify it.
Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...
Keep going Skipper.
What a great informative view of this whole thing!! I hope you got a huge discount for all that you put into this for them. So the one question that I thought would be important is....... Does this in anyway convert into your NEMA 2000 and any of the boat gear for running and operation of the boat itself. Such as weather over lay into you radar and into the auto pilot to help you stay on course better?? I am restoring a Gulfstar 47 Sailmaster and getting ready to set out in a few months. Hope to see you pout that way. Been following you guys from the start. Glad to see everyone doing so well. Brady is great to watch also. Hey Brady !!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Delos! Calico ! One life ! I pray for you in the mighty name of Jesus. As you ready yourselves to embark on this *Pacific adventure* 🦁
Great video! Thanks for answering my question! - Eric Bowman
Really great review but it will be fun to see how your new Starlink will perform. I think the Starlink dish will be much better in every way.
Great Video !
How consistent is the signal/connection? For work I connect to the company servers through a VPN. I then obtain a license to run the CAD software I use for design work. If I lose the connection, even for a very short period, I’ll lose the software license then have to restart the software. This has been an issue for some people using satellite internet. They’ve had to revert to DSL. Ugh.
Great video, thanks for the info. Keep up the great work.
I can't wait to hear how Star Link works for you guys!
Best channel on UA-cam
Great questions, great info. Bravo
For those of you not familiar with satellite antenna systems, the price difference between the Viasat antenna and Starlink antenna is that Viasat steers their antenna mechanically while Starlink steers their antenna electronically. The mechanical system can be pointed more accurately, but with no moving parts the Starlink system is much cheaper to build
I have Starlink on my Jefferson 53 and I love it. And the price is is very affordable for everyone.
I hope the company will learn a lot from the partnership with you and will be able to substantially reduce size and weight of the equipment without significant signal quality loss. It will be interesting to see updates from you in more remote places (middle of the ocean). Stay safe and enjoying the adventures.
They took it off the boat. They’re probably going to sign up for starlink
@@Nixontheman Lol. Our satellite communication technology, at least more affordable options, is still leaving a lot for desire. I have seen comments of Starling hardware failures when equipment is left exposed to the elements and especially on boats, given the constant unpredictable movements. Who wants to keep moving the antenna in-out? Cheers.
@@corujariousa, pretty much guaranteed that those were Standard Starlink dishes, not the Performance Starlink dishes. Most people are incredibly cheap and ignorant.
@@Nixontheman I wish the articles I read had details about the models used. I've never needed the tech so I've not done any research on it. I am glad there are better models. I agree with the essence of what you stated. Cheers.
Lets hope they can get their costs down to a more cruiser friendly dollar figure and survive the next decade. The internet at sea business is about to get much, much more competitive and that's a great thing.
I'm just looking at this from the outside, but it must be incredible for you for this connectivity compared to how you started. Technology continues to improve (good or bad) so fast. As Starlink and their competitors continue to advance, being connected globally will be easier and easier.
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Do Starlink have any viable competitors in off grid/global coverage... that isn't for millionaires?
SSH for firewall config.. FreeBSD? If so, your already impressive skill set would be super solidified.
Also, NAT is most likely to provide another layer of security. Most anything can provide DHCP for a class A or class C LAN.
intrested ,good info , good video againe ,,
I dumped Viasat and was with Starlink for two years. What a game change! Now I've got fiber thanks to American Rescue plan.
Great job on the break down Bryan
Very informative. Thank you.
Very beautiful👍👍
What have you replaced the old system with? I see you put a solar panel where the satellite domw was, but how will you get your internet from now?
Thanks Brian very interesting and informative. Unfortunately it I think will be years before the average Deep Blue Ocean crossing sailor will be able to afford budget this luxury in their floating homes. Delos for years was doing really well without it.
If you didn't get this awesome deal to try this out on Delos would you have paid for the use of this service.
Glad starlink maritime is available to joe blow now at a resonable price
StarLink 💫 Maritime is now 250$/month. I see latency in north of Switzerland around 20ms.
Much, much lighter & simpler system than Viasat, price will come down even more. No moving parts - electronic wave guided aiming to satellite 🛰️ and global access.
No brainer - StarLink 💫 is the future…
Groovy video
Thanks. How does the Starlink fit in to all this
Hi Brian. Great episode. I have been wanting to know more about your ViaSat system since you had it installed. I know you have now removed it from Delos, because there is no coverage over the Pacific, nor in the Southern Hemisphere. How do countries like French Polynesia manage with Broadband? Given the huge amount of StarLink Satellites that Space X have sent into space to provide cheap broadband to poor countries, would you be able to get a StarLink base station installed on Delos? i.e. Would it work in the middle of the Pacific? Just a thought. When did you do the interview with the BBC? I missed it. And when did you attend the Southampton Boat Show? Whilst you were in Sweden, for Sierra's birth? Looking forward to next week's episode. Russ. Portsmouth UK.
Thanks very much
I have watched Brian since 2015 and have had the pleasure of a beer or two and fun games in Grenada. I have a great respect of his experience doing what we too are doing.
I have watched every video you have produced but Wow Brian this must be the most embarrassing videos you have ever made. I can only believe you made this video before you fitted the Starlink on Delos. How can you seriously promote this system over what you must know by now is no better than Starlink for a cost so large it looks like a joke. The Starlink cost us £100 and is £100 a month for unlimited data when anchored. At sea we pay £1.80 a gb. We have sailed from Nz to Tonga with all the attributes you described but at a 20th of the cost. Please don’t be offended as i think you are sailing Gods but i am amazed you feel comfortable plugging this system in anyway. Safe sailing and hope to see you in Tonga or Fiji if you want to still talk to us after this comment. Sorry it had to be said.
If you received the system at no cost that is vital for you to run your business before Starlink was conceived in Elons womb, you too would feel obligated to do a positive review of it! Feel bad for Brian but it’s always a risk to endorse.
@@mdrrxtur oh definitely see why the video was done but pity the viasat business model has been blown away by Starlink
Ramukanji is back!
While this worked great for Delos because it was free, it seems like they were late to the party on this market with Starlink coming online fast. Would be great if something like this system could be done in a way that it could compete with Starlink, but I don't see it happening given the cost of geostationary satellites and the gear needed to track and communicate with them.
One smart guy!
One question guys: are you going to reinstall the Viasat after this trip or you are using something else. Thank you. Love you guys!
well done
will be totally killed by Starlink if Starlink doesn't screw things up.
Starlink is sold by a con man so you can be sure you'll get screwed over.
@@videopycprice and latency. Isn’t star links latency something like 6 ms
@@stankythecat6735 starlink is still limited by the physics so don't expect very low latency ... and the maritime cost of starlink is also in the same range
@@stankythecat6735 no the Starlink latency is about +-50 msec right now.
@@Poorehouse ah! Thanks. So would it be an appreciable difference ?
Great information
So...Starlink Has it for $1,000 for 1 Terabyte. It's Cool That Viastat Offered You Everything, and Unlimited Data. That Was a Lucky Bar Encounter in England. :)
I always forget Brian's got a background in tech until he starts mentioning Linux and Firewalls.
Hi Brian. What did your family and the crew do for internet as you headed into the Pacific? (I know these videos are usually on a delay of several months, so I figure you're already out in the Pacific islands or Asia by this point.) Did you go with the maritime version of Starlink? If so, can we get a similar video on what it's been like so far?
he is sponsored by viasat
@@zendesigner Not sure if you saw the previous video, but they demounted and sold their Viasat dome because they're heading into the Pacific and don't have coverage there. They replaced it with another solar panel.
Now that you have starlink in the pacific how do they compare?
Cool Video!
Irony is Brian is uploading this very video over Starlink at 2% the cost of Viasat.
Now that you are outside of the service area and have removed the ViaSat dish. Have you installed Starlink?
StarLink is the clear winner - Geo-stationary vs. low earth orbit, world of difference in the performance (pun intended) ;)
informative and comprehensive review. What are you going to use now???
about cg-nat. it's not something you would set up on the router. It's whether the ISP uses CG-NAT on their end (similar to cellular providers and Starlink) or if they provide a publicly accessible IP address like most land-based providers do.
Just an FYI were all (entire world) transfering over to Starlink satallite internet by the end of June when the Quantim financial system goes live.
I would want to know how well the system works during sailing and rough seas? To me that's really interesting.
great video
For the average cruiser the cost is so unrealistic. Makes Starlink seem cheap... Hope you have a full sponsorship and don't have to pay a penny for this. Looking forward to more videos from the South Pacific. Cheers.
interesting you couldn’t say Starlink that’s OK I’m glad they gave it to you for free to try.
Excellent! -- QUESTION -- Brian, I am not sure if you are aware of this, but youtube has been lowering the video quality of your videos to something like 720p or less, unless I specifically go into the settings to select 1080p. I have heard that this is an effort to make users aware of their new paid service that offers higher bit rate video quality and hoping that users accidentally select it (right on top of the free 1080p option) This is only occurring on channels that youtube has rolled out that video option and where the paid option is now available. Very sneaky approach. Unfortunately, it means I would watch a blurry episode if I did not know how to select the correct setting.
I'm a Premium UA-cam subscriber and I have also noticed that I have to manually select the higher definitions even if it shows HiDef. I notice it mostly on Surfers of Bali. As soon as I choose a higher definition it sharpens right up.
@@daleschroeder232 ..seems to only occur on certain channels. Can't be a coincidence. Dale, I hope that you are not paying for that resolution bump. That would not be a good habit to get into and illuminating monthly subscriptions should be a goal of all.
How does Starlink compare to the Viasat?
ROTFLMAO!!! 🤣 Your answer ---- >>> " " " COSTS!!!! " " " 🤣
I'm land based, rural Minnesota, and see 30-40mbps down and 15 to 20mbps up with a 47ms latency. Price is $110/month (usd) which is expensive but price per mbps is about half what dsl was.
@@lukemn5079
Thanks
NC has no to limited telecommunications.
So Sad.
I love it when my tech nerd engineer brain crosslinks with my sailing dork brain
that's some crazy jitter. I inspect packet loss, latency, and jitter for customer networks on a regular basis - we're talking millions of minutes of audio/video traffic - I can always spot the ViaSat customers - that jitter and latency - yikes! :)
These numbers (the jitter) will trash a fast paste online meeting, but I agree with Delos, if everyone on the meeting understands the technology, people can and do adjust their speed of speech.
The Iridium Go would be essential on a trans-Pac passage since there will be zero ViaSat coverage and Starlink doesn't have continuous coverage either.
At 27:15 ish everyone's heart sank at those prices 😮 😢
Hey Kids ;) @ 22:42 makes me curious Capt. Breeyawn, notwithstanding your abilities in very nearly all imaginable; from tech, past the mechanism to humble human understanding; is there anything about learning Swedish fluency that brings you to pause ?
I looked at your pictures on IG and its looking like SL replaced your viasat during your yard visit in Mexico.