OT: Starlink

[Chuck]

I agree that even slow periods on Starlink is way better than what I had. The one thing that is very different is that my wife and I love to lay out in the hammock and watch the stars. But now we are constantly seeing satellites going by. A minor thing for the convenience of having fast internet in the rural areas.

This week I will try to hook up the unit to my Time Capsule and see how that works.

I don’t have a problem with obstacles. It’s high desert with sage brush. My wife has tried to get obstacles to grow here but there is no nitrogen in the sand and all of the pines we planted have died except for one which is why we call this place “Lone Pine”.

Chuck

> On May 12, 2021, at 8:00 AM, Bob Hutchinson <bobhutch9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I’ve had Starlink for two months no. Its a game changer for me. 11 years of crappy rural internet. Simply said a bad day on Starlink is better than a good day on Xplornet.
> I set the Starlink up with their router, then later in the day I connected to my Asus mesh system. Works great.
> One thing I did "On your ASUS you need to setup a static route to route 192.168.100.1 out your wan port (assuming your wan port is connected to the white side of the power supply)” https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/k87ofv/how_do_i_get_the_app_working_again_after/ <https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/k87ofv/how_do_i_get_the_app_working_again_after/>
> 
> Now I can see the stats on the Starlink App. If you have any amount of obstructed problems the app will show you a compass where the obstruction is and you can use the “check for obstructions” and it will show you the tree etc that is obstructing you. It also lists "other outages” Usually mine is under minute , but when he sends up another batch of satellites it may go up to 20-30 min. for a few days. I assume their moving satellites around.
> 
>> On May 12, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Chuck <xtension4osx at mac.com <mailto:xtension4osx at mac.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> The Starlink is set up and running. It was really easy to set up. Just put the dish in and open space and plug in everything. Log in and that’s it
>> 
>> Speeds are incredible but extremely variable. I can get anywhere from 60 to 250 down and 8 to 30 up. Overall it is very fast. I can access my 4k security cameras remotely and they load very fast and keep up close to real time. There is about 1-2 seconds delay but action is smooth and doesn’t stutter. I have 940 up/down at home so that is not an issue.
>> 
>> The router is wifi only and Starlink does not support other routers but I am going to give it a try this afternoon. I would prefer Ethernet which is more reliable. One of the problems I have is my Mac Mini dropping the wifi connection which is the weak link. If I can get the Ethernet working I am guessing I will get better and more consistent throughput.
>> 
>> Chuck
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