Is SpaceX Starlink Mini Worth Buying?
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- That's right. The verdict is in and today we look at what the SpaceX Starlink Mini Dish early adopters are saying about their experience with the new hardware, speeds, and limited data plan.
As promised here is the link to a USB-C PD to barrel power adapter: amzn.to/4cLmNs7
My questions for you:
1) Do you already have a SpaceX Starlink Mini, if so, what is your verdict?
2) If not, and SpaceX offered you the opportunity to purchase it, would you?
3) If you were to purchase a Mini, what would be your use case?
4) If NOT, what does SpaceX need to change to get you to buy?
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That's right. The verdict is in and today we look at what the SpaceX Starlink Mini Dish early adopters are saying about their experience with the new hardware, speeds, and limited data plan.
As promised here is the link to a USB-C PD to barrel power adapter: amzn.to/4cLmNs7
My questions for you:
1) Do you already have a SpaceX Starlink Mini, if so, what is your verdict?
2) If not, and SpaceX offered you the opportunity to purchase it, would you?
3) If you were to purchase a Mini, what would be your use case?
4) If NOT, what does SpaceX need to change to get you to buy?
Subscribe, Share, and Like if so inclined! Also, after watching, consider commenting!
Can't wait to hear from you in the comments below this video!
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Got mine last week, on a road trip up to the top of Washington state. Pulled over to a couple of view points, put it on top of the car and joined the meeting. Working great for me and my wife. The cost for the equipment isn’t that bad considering the lifetime (I’m still using the original BETA dish), just need an increase in data but I’ll pay extra until then. It’s worth the money as I can still get paid wherever I want to be and not be cell/wifi locked.
Starlink support is listening. Two minutes after send the text, Support called me! The got my concerns. The last thing I want to do is return the mini.
I can keep this short. If they remove the cap at some point, and “include” the proper connections that are needed for the kind of use it’s designed for, I would purchase it. If they don’t do these things, I won’t! I’m getting tired of getting nickel & dimed by all the tech companies for things they should provide with the product. As always, great video Joe. Love your channel.
I really wanted the mini for our RV. I think the performance and form factor is a perfect fit. Unfortunately the data cap is a deal breaker for me and my wife :(
Agreed. I would drop T-mobile that may or may not have service where we are camping.
Get a V3 standard and put it on your rig. Works when moving as well. No caps. 350mbps.
@@tobEwobEmusic Yup, that’s my plan. It just would have been nice to run it on dc and have a router/antenna combo instead of separate boxes with a cable. The best part is no part is very insightful IMO
$200 equipment/$30 month no cap. Yes i would buy it. Was offered to buy then not. Then offered again. No i did not buy. To much money for what it would be used for. Totally agree with what your saying, keep it simple an affordable.
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As a digital nomad, this would become my primary internet. The data cap needs to die. The requirement to also have service at “home” needs to go away. A 12v adapter would be a deal closer after the other items are addressed.
No brainer, was about to purchase the roaming package in order to work remotely while traveling. Bingo, this shows up. Bought immediately. PS: The long cable is very important to get outside the tree lines.
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You already have the home version?
@@USMC6976you can’t buy one without already having a residential service account
I would consider getting it if I could piggyback it on my regional roam package that I already have so I could keep my home connected when I travel, as my wife still works and I can keep an eye on my house as we have things that need to be connected all of the time ie… doorbell, garage door openers, cameras and pool equipment. Nothing that takes a lot of data but I need to be able to monitor while we’re away.
I have the mini and it works very well. I keep in my truck for when I go deep into the mountains or at camping spots. Also available for a backup if needed to my home system.
I got mine & it works pretty good! I filled out the survey they sent & said a few times that the data cap is bad. If anything, since it's an ad-on, it should go together with the 1TB "throttle" cap of the residential plan since it really won't be used 24/7 more than likely. I understand being the "first" we early users are paying a premium for the hardware. The only other thing I want right away is the USB-C adapter and a shorter cable, but I know that will come. I already made it a nice kit in the laptop bag. Also a note... I ordered mine before getting the e-mail. Just went into my account & it was there able to order. I could have ordered up to two if I wanted. No idea why, but this is how it worked. I got the invite e-mail two days after my order confirmation.
One each for husband & wife. You can put in each car (remember, the USA is mostly a 2 car family or more)
I was offered to purchase by the 4th. This would be perfect for us since my wife works from home. We are limited going places and having to wait for certain days because of the lack of cell coverage in our area (Eastern Oregon). I seriously considered, but the initial price is too high for me. If it was half of that, I would have purchased. We could probably work with 50gb, but I am with you. If it’s an add on to your unlimited home service, it should be an extension of that. I originally purchased the Gen 2 package and was very disappointed to find that it was not portable. This totally fills that gap. I agree the $150 is doable since the roaming package is the same price. I just cannot live with paying roughly $1,000 just for the residential service and this add on. Revolutionary concept and hope to get it some day, but I’ll have to wait for a price drop :(
Its crazy how we can take internet anywhere in the middle of nowhere. Would love to buy this for camping.
I bought one and will get it on the 5th. I’m a remote (very remote) home worker and will use it as a backup, camping, boating and on my dock. I bought 2 x MAXOAK Portable Laptop Charger,26756mAh/99Wh Portable Power Station W/1x120V AC Outlet PD 45W USB-C. Hoping that works. Cheers!
I think a lot has changed from the day this video was published. You can now get unlimited data for $150 a month and you can pause the service if needed.
Love mine. Using for trips on horseback into wilderness areas where emergency communications are life saving.
I was able to buy a second GEN 4 for $300 , so now I have my back up to my back up. Came in yesterday 🤙
is this available for use in SE Asia?
Understand you have to have residential service to get the mini, but can you pause your residential service and still use the mini? And I wonder if there is a charge to pause your service? Thanks!
Starlink Mini V2 looking forward for the following additions
1. 24/48 Volt Poe in
2. Integrated Lithium battery that's also integrated with the app or separate Tesla mini backup power
Seems to be the opposite idea of the early Tesla Model S.
They originally included everything needed to charge that car *with* the vehicle.
Mobile charger with adapters came in a black case inside the trunk.
Once the Model 3 came out in 2019, they decided everyone that wanted home charging to purchase a Wall Connecter.
No mobile charger kit included with any of the vehicles (S,X,Y,3 or Cyber Truck) which continues to this day.
Thanks!
Thank you for your kindness!! Truly does help and is appreciated.
I just installed my Starlink mini on my river houseboat to run my Blink cameras and so far, it works great. the 50Gb data cap is a little bit small. I get around 100mb download. and I connected my own router instead of using the built in one. with my Linksys router the signal goes much farther.
Don't know why I'd need it.... maybe rent to current customers also? For the few times I'd use it?
If you don't know why you'd need it.. then you probably don't need it.
Joseph Elon was honest and forthcoming about the US residents paying extra for startlink mini initially to 'help' poor countries. Be happy for poor countries with less availability of Internest access😊
I’m glad he had the money to provide service to everyone. No matter their situation.
He can use some of that $50 billion salary he got, then. Most poor countries are poor today because they refuse to allow capitalism to take place and/or the governments are crooked. I do not want to subsidize those countries.
I am a trucker over the road. Would this be something that benefits me?
A friend sent me a picture that he was using it in an airplane while flying (stuck dish in window) and it was working !. I'd like to see them sell it as a stand alone.
Has to be cheap hardware deal, has to be on my roam plan and can be paused on its own, NO data caps. I have sL gen 2 for 3 yrs and it works great. The SL mini would be my backup in my truck when not with my trailer.
Been holding off on buying a standard dish hoping mini would release to the general public before I needed it on our way out west, the mini is way better for swapping between my boat and van. The data cap isnt even a big deal to me. Gonna need starlink starting next week so i had to buy a standard from west marine, if mini becomes available in the next couple weeks ill just return the standard I guess.
I received the invite for the mini. However, I am not with the fire service anymore. The mini serves no purpose for me, but if the price had been trivial, I would likely have accepted their offer because it would allow service if I go camping in a remote area.
Price is a BIG issue for many.
@@jcristina Still adopters fee seems like. Starship system and V2 starlinks will lower and open capex for lower prices (hopefully).
Are they asking you why your not taking up the offer with a follow up survey at all?
It would be a valuable addition if Tesla could develop a backup power unit specifically designed for the Starlink and user devices e.g laptops, cellphones, lamps etc. Ideally, this unit would integrate seamlessly with the existing Starlink application or even be built directly into the Dish Mini itself. Such a solution would be highly appreciated by users and would complement the Starlink ecosystem perfectly
Would be sweet.
Thanks for the clarifying video. I got the offer. I'm a no. Seriously thought about it but the equipment is too much money.
My starlink rowter v 2 is so hot is it normal?
As long as the heater is not (on). Make sure it’s set to auto.
I compare this to the roam plan at $150/mo vs the $30/MO for the mini. that is a 75% discount, every month. 50gb data cap, you would have to have a 170 gb month before the roam plan breaks even. I RV about every other week end, seems the cell data service is always poor or does not work at those weekend locations. I would be a regular user but not a volume data user so Data cap will not be that big of an issue. I am excited about this plan and will be getting the mini. I also love the lower wattage when I am dry camping. I also love having a backup to my home coax cable wifi.
You are not comparing apples to apples. You forgot, the owner of the plan has to have a standard home version also, that's $120. The $30 for the mini makes it equal to the roaming version. If I'm using the mini, then I'm not using my home data. It's a wash. A data cap makes no sense.
@@USMC6976 I agree that if you are a single person using Starlink and are willing to relocate the dish when you travel, and you do not have anything at home that you need to monitor, it is not a great deal. If you are a family and someone is home using Starlink and someone else is regularly RVing it can be a very good deal. And of course what your other options are where you RV and what your other options are at home.
Disagree w the 10 foot. If you were a nomad you’d understand better. Many times 10 would be fine but 25 would be better for reaching open areas sometimes. It’s not always hiking etc…. Personally I’d like 10 & 25
You are wrong on the cable length. Yes, 50’ is too long. But 10 feet is way too short to make it from inside my RV to a clear sky spot. 20’ is the sweet spot.
Most will use it via WIFI so the power can be lost to the unit and then have hundreds of feet of connectivity.. Just my thoughts.
The download speed is not a problem for me or that it's wifi 5. The 50g limit would be a no-go for me. I'll just use my dishy and a portable generator.
Data cap Latency Reliability it's a NO GO, Good for poor a county with no internet.
Mine is supposed to arrive today. I will use it at a permanent campsite. The data cap worries me for sure. I hope they lift that or at least raise it. I'd like to stream tv from time to time. Plus, you can't pause service but you can cancel, so what's the difference?
Possibly a connect fee if you want to turn it back on, or they might even insist you buy a new setup. We won't know until someone tries it.
Awesome. Congrats.
When did you order yours? I ordered it the day it was sent out and 11 days later noting, even though they said arrive by 7/4.
@@michaelrambo4886 it took a week or so before it shipped. I ordered the day after the email came out and said it would be there by July 4th. I think I got it the 7th...
@@michaelrambo4886 just keep checking the app and email.
I was offered to buy one but for the $600 isn’t worth it to me. I have a hotspot with unlimited that I can use for $20 a month. It isn’t worth the price for what you get, at least at starter up.
Well done constructive criticism.Keep it up
Thanks, will do! Appreciate you being here.
In my opinion the Mini was ideated primarily to be use at home, to be a cheaper option for those that can’t afford the full size one or don’t need the extra speed.
Like you said the cable is too big for moving around, there is no option at least for right now to connect directly to a car or a power bank.
There also the Pipe Adapter that is included in box. Why you include that if the primary use was for moving around?
I got the offer to order the Mini, but I couldn't spend $600. I could probably do the additional $30 a month, but I do not like the data cap. The early access email stated that my offer would expire July 4th (weird expiration date). I hope that later on the price drops and they remove that data cap. I don't want to go back to when other companies charged me an arm and a leg for 50mbps and limiting my data. No thank you.
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am an early adopter and have until tomorrow to decide. I think I will pass due to the price and the data cap.
The BIG TWO issues I've heard so far.
NEWS: @SpaceX has launched Starlink Mini roam in the U.S., which means you can buy Starlink Mini on its own & connect to highspeed internet anywhere with a dish the size of an iPad.
Info:
• $50 per month
• 50GB/mo of Mobile data with portable or in-motion use
• 50GB = 20+ hours estimated of high definition video streaming
• Only available with Starlink Mini
• Coverage: Continent, Inland
• Pay for additional Mobile data by GB in your app
• Features: Pause Services
Some breaking news?
Gambled and bought it today. Gambled that STARLINK won’t come out with better hardware in 6 months and that STARLINK will up the data cap and let us early adapters stay at our monthly rate.
Also the plan / service does suck -- there are many who have Fiber / Cable / DSL at home / work but just want something on the go. So there needs to be a standalone plan as well and as I indicated in the other comment 50 GB is not enough and unreasonable. Also need to see DC barrel jack, USBC PD and Gigabit Ethernet with POE input. And for F sakes put a WIFI 6 AP chip in the box. I am somewhat ok with 50 GB, but there needs to be a contingency -- a possible slow down thereafter 50 GB to a guaranteed rate of 10mb up by 10mb down depending on sat. signal strength. But seriously. 500 GB is more reasonable with a slowdown there after. Hardware wise and plan wise Starling REALLY REALLY missed the spec. and expectation goal here.
Limit Supply = $$$$
Will come down after they cash in on the early adopters
I’ll buy it when there’s no more data cap
Many agree with you.
Today I got a roam starlink for my van. I didn't get the mini because there's nothing about it I like. Too bad because I've been waiting for a 12v starlink. Very disappointed with the mini.
OTR Truck driver here will use it if,,,,, its unlimited Data cape and and can use it in motion
Honestly, 50 ft of cable is probably too much for the average user, but I'd rather have 50 ft and need 10 ft than have 10 ft and need 50 ft.
Exactly. My experience has been that the included 50' power cable is so thin and light, that the difference between something like 20' and 50' would be negligible
Sorry JChristina, RVers, and and first responders are not going to use this as it requires a Residental Plan as a base plan. As an RVer, I can park in the shade and deploy my Standard motorized dish up to 75 feet away from the RV and it talks to the router inside my trailer. Having the router inside the mini is a negative for most users, IMHO, as it means you have to be in an open area with few obstructions.
seems like residential plan users have a service they can resell to RVers. Being 75 ft from the dish means you run a 75ft ethernet cable along with the power cable and plug in to an old router located back at the RV. The Fire house will have a residential plan for moral, and a mini on the responder truck for emergency response.
Got the invite. To much money, and having to worry about the limit on bandwidth while camping👎👎👎
I think they will see the write on the wall and do a price drop in the near future, my guess.
WTF, why bother I hate data caps, dc input is a failure, I will wait for the next version, sigh
Tired of the stinky end of the stick? Time to vacation in Latin America! 😊 Happy July 4th 🎉
They are getting a little too like other companies marketing departments and Over-pricing the offering.
Starlink will cause the Kessler syndrome !
That no USB-C charging port and geant cable thing is so stupid...
You can get a typical 5521 - USB-C adapter and ditch the AC adapter and plug directly into a power bank that has a USB-C PD port. The cable they provide is so thin and lightweight that in reality it's no issue to carry, pack.
@@5thGenNativeTexan All right. Not as bad as I thought then. Thanks.
Nothing about it is very attractive. I'll pass hopefully it will get better. If it was 12v I would just use it in my vehicle and cancel work phone
I makes sense the $35 monthly at LatinAmerica due to most of salaries are $10 a day of hard work.
If they can sell it for $35 month there, they can sell it to me for $35 a month here. I don't care what the salaries are anywhere. I care a lot about how much they are trying to rip me off.
It’s a no go for me. What’s the weight of the power source if you went backpacking? Maybe you just want to ditch modern life and relax while you suffer through tech withdrawal.
50 GB per month is a joke.
It's not backpackable, if it needs 110/120v electrical outlet to power it. If people have a home version, then mini is $199 and unlimited data for $35 a month. If you don't have home, then it's a roam plan for $150/m and a $599 initial cost. That makes it equal for all owners and provides a supplement to home based subscribers.
Intro pricing should be the discounted price. Those who come later, they should get full retail. Again, I'm going to repeat myself, I'm tired of subsidizing other countries. I'm not against making Elon richer, I can't wait to see if his DTC will be reasonable, or will he try to have us subsidize other countries there, also?
It's this sticking it to us in the USA that stops me giving a company any loyalty. When the fiber optic gets laid (6 - 12 months), i think of this "ripping me off" that makes me change. But a reasonably priced "take with me when I travel" option, well, that could be a game changer.
It needs a USB-C connection. I can buy any other connection to covert. But most backpackable batteries are going to be USB or USB-C. I have adapters that will covert to all the others. Elon should know, no one is backpacking a Jackery hiking, no matter what their commercial shows.
I did get the offer, I didn't accept.
Except you don't need 110v AC to power it. There are already several examples in videos of people ditching the Starlink AC adapter, and using a simple 5521 - USB-C adapter to plug directly into a portable power bank that supports USB-C PD ports.
@@5thGenNativeTexan So the cost is even higher. They need to lower the cost and provide the adapters. And remove the data cap.
Nope, not worth it.
I guess I'm old fashioned, but my idea of camping never had a satellite dish in the mix. Thought the point was to get away from the other all that kind of thing...
The world has changed. I’ve paid my dues hiking and camping “old school”. In the modern world, there are those that enjoy nature, but also have digital needs that require access anywhere. Not everyone you see in a motorhome, camper, trailer, van, car… is on vacation. A decent share are living their life while working remotely.
It need a external battery option that can be charged off 12 volt/solar. That way you can have 2 with one extra to do things like stream video on the side of a mountain or at a off road event etc. The one battery dies you can plug in the one at 100% while the 10% one charges(slowly).
That and the hardware orice. I will wait for V2.
Get a couple of Jackery batteries.
Any external power station that has either/both an integrated AC inverter (ie.. AC out for the Starlink AC adapter).. OR.. a USB-C PD port will work. A simple 5521 - USB-C adapter will allow you to ditch the Starlink AC adapter and plug directly into a USB-C PD port.
I agree that $199 and $249 a month sounds good.
Elon needs to take better care of the USA!
I'm a trucker, with no home system to add to. If they made the Mini available for the same $299 that I can get the full size dish for, and had a standalone data plan, unlimited "roam", for $99/mo, I'd be all over it. Heck, even at the residential $129 I'd consider it. The monthly should be a bit lower than the full size plan, due to the reduced performance. And if they would do a throttled 50 Mbps plan for $50/mo, they would sell more of these things to truckers than they would know what to do with. My current LTE setup is typically 5-10 Mbps out on the road.
Roam plan is $150. They would have to make it equal or drop the roaming plan cost.
Had a question if I get the finance plan and it for sum reason Dosent work out for me am I able to cancel the plan and return it back because for sum reason the trial stopped appearing for me
I believe you have 30 days. Check to be certain.
@@jcristina cuz I checked right now and all it says is No long-term contracts. 30-day trial. So am I able to still get the finance plan and return it if it doesn’t end up working out for me?
Starlink data plans are too convoluted and unnecessary. Evidently, they are based on the perceived ability to pay. I refuse to get the mini dish because of the data cap. I was invited to get the min-dish, but I will use my Verizon Hot Spot on my cell phone instead until Starlink can make their data plan more rational.
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Stinky end of the stick as always 😢 , Elon must think we are all above middle class here in the United States
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I think Starlink should stay away from accessories, just like Apple did -just allow 3rd parties provide accessories. Apple left the accessories market because the Customer Svc cost to assess dinky accessories issues and negative feedbacks are killer on the company. Just focus on the main units and make them awesome instead.
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Essentially, this is what is already happening with the Mini. The power port is a standard 5521 barrel connector (5.5mm x 2.1mm) that is used on thousands of DC devices. As such, there are tons of cables, adapters, etc on Amazon that will allow you to power the Mini from things like USB-C PD ports, different length cables, etc.
I finally did get an email from Starlink offering $30 for 50GB per month extra for mini. I will not be getting mini. Besides, it's too expensive!!! Yeah, why those providers think we, Americans, are made out of money?🙄 Overall, it's not worthwhile. Great video👍
Thanks my friend.
I'm not sure what purpose this serves at the price point, the missing ports, the lack of DC charging for the solar/generator/battery crowd all wrapped up with a required standard home dish and don't get me started with the data caps when you already have "standard" service at home.
Greed sells. Starlink is learning from the Apple crowd.
This is why I don't have an iPhone. But my pixels are losing their way as well....
Technology is amazing. Abusing your customers is becoming all too common. My brother lives in Germany, his Internet and cell phone bill is 1/2 of just my FiOS bill. American corporate greed because they pay off the politicians to eliminate competion
I have a feel SpaceX will make a change soon as there seems to be many not happy with multiple issue regards this new product / subscription.
I now have fiber to the house and no need for residential Starlink. But, the Mini would be perfect for those times I'm dry camping in the high desert. No cell service out there. I'd even be okay with the 50GB cap as it would only be in use a couple/few times a month. Priced accordingly of course. I hope they offer it to everybody in the near future, not just current customers.
Congrats on the fiber!!!
All of this is just staged marketing greed. The tech is already here.... If they implemented the direct to cell tech.... all other products would be irrelevant... though we all know this would throw the telecommunications industry into a spin...too much money and power to disrupt eh..... money money money...... milk it to the max.... Welcome to the brighter side of capitalism.... for some....
The price is likely lower in South America because of lower per capita income. I think Elon wants maximum saturation for “ average” people worldwide as part of his mission. Lots of lower income people in the U.S. too but our wonderful government is only providing subsidy money to ATT and other politically correct companies.
I’m camping right now using Starlink version 2. Without that long cable I would be SOL getting connected. That has been the case at most places I’ve camp with Starlink in the last three years. Most of the rest of your rant I agree with.
Is the problem bandwidth capacity? That would seem to be dependent on the satellite constellation. Is the problem production capacity? Are they still having initial startup issues? Either way the problem will go away in a few months. Is the problem with marketing and pricing? Or, as you suggested, is it boneheaded planning and projection? There are plenty more issues to consider. Personally, I thing we are on the receiving end of startup woes and it will be a new ball game in 6 months. Regardless of all that, I watched the entire screed. Keep up the flow of commentary.
I got my invite from StarLink to purchase the mini before the 4th of July or the offer expires. I’ve been on the road a lot and the thought of having it was great.
1. I don’t like them trying to pressure me into it. Purchase before the 4th.
2. The price is just too high for an add-on service. If it was ~$200, I would have pulled the trigger, but not nearly $600- no way.
3. A data cap on us (US) is ridiculous.
Maybe in the future if they drop the adoption price, we’ll see.
Got the email, liked the monthly cost,, put it in my cart. UNTIL, I saw the price, then to power it keeps you less than mobile, and being capped at 50GB. Those 3 things made me change my mind PRICE/POWER/CAPS no thx
Many are find this to be an issue.
I would love this for camping which we do once a month for about 7 months of the year. Equipment price is the deal breaker for me and apparently a lot of others because I got about 4 reminders emails about this dish. I feel that for for an add on where you would not be using your standard dish that the price should be about 15 to 20 per month max.
Greetings from S.W. Florida. I get mine on July 5th. I'll let you know how good it is. The plan is to use it on my cruise in August if I can smuggle it on board. After that I do a lot of volunteer search and rescue all over Florida and I'm thinking this year is going to be a busy one this hurricane season.
I think you will find it won't connect up. Maritime connection detection will be in place on those satellites.
hi btw big guy!! ^^
i dont think anyone should be making a fuss about a 50 gig cap, when the main dish has no cap. simply do you big loads over the main dish line and keep the 50 gigs for you actual real needs. and you can get more anyways if you really need to keep connect, grab a gig.
i tell ya why we get the stinky end of the stick, J. lol.... americans are highly pampered cry babies that want it all. if the got dam cap was 100....they'd still be crying. if give em 200....yup. you bet your ass buddy....they will still want more.
sides it all, this even more "mobile" dish....its a BONUS. we never expected it to begin with. and personally, i see idiots running around town with it, where they have badass cell coverage with unlimited plans, burning sht loads of gigs up over the Starlink system instead of using their unlimited cell service data. in other words, i see alot of idiots with money, extra of it, causing a bullsht load on the network that is simply not necessary out of sheer got dam ignorance. and fk that, fk them kind of people. them the peoples very likely crying about the 50 gig cap anyways lol....they want to use the Starlink network for over all faster data where ever they go. not just at home for seriously good home internet, and 4G and actual good 5G...that is seriously fast sht man. so fkn deal with and use up their unlimited cell service data when out and about town. and i personally like that its so costly for just the mobile "mini". theres gotta be some kind of control over network use, especially NOW. when they are still banging out the satellite webbing. if you get 10,000 people in highly dense cities running data over the Starlink system, that for example would have to impact everyone's....including the home users speeds and that woud be some got dam bs man. imagane your sppeds being fkt with because a sht load of mini's are impacting the network in your area?? let alone seeing your sht drop by 20% or worse? so yeah. cap them rich fkrs off abit lol.. thats what i say you lol :)
I will wait to buy until: 1) price goes down by at least half; 2) no data cap; 3) battery adaption. The last one is iffy, I have power packs much like the one in the car video you shared. I'd also like to see it have cable length options. Also, having a stand alone plan is a must.
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Piece of mind is worth it, I paid 300 plus for my garmin mini sat messenger, and get less than 20 messages free with my 13 bucks a month plan- great vid
Had it for a week.. works well in Colorado where there is no cell coverage. Took about 10min to get it up and running.
We were seriously considering purchasing the mini for use in our RV. The price of $599 and the data cap are what held us back. If the price comes down and the data cap is lifted, we’ll be all over it. The option of cable length is a great idea as well as the USB-C adapter…I wouldn’t even mind these as options
Same here
Ah, ditto too!!!! And my dish I finally received last July (signed up day one for a dish) and my speeds are under what they be bragging on the this mini and then add the data cap.....nope.
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Very disappointed. I would love this for my yacht, you are absolutely right about the data cap and having to have residence plan plus not making a back packing dish easy to connect to 12 volts. My yacht never exceeds 10mph so it’s hardly going to stress their system. The only designated marine package is $5000 that’s for super yachts. They have screwed this one up. Not going to get one.
$200 cost and 12V power is what I'd want to purchase it.
Sweet spot
To connect to a car's 12 volt system, get an inverter from a car supply store, with an adapter, plug into the car power point , voilà ça marche, moins de quatre vingt Euros ( eighty bucks)
Yep.. Inverters do reduce total power by 5-15% depending on quality.
12:09 fun activity: soaring in a 2-32 3 seat glider around Tehachapy , where the wind turbines turn, the bored guy in the backseat needs the
portable antenna to watch the football game. 12 volt battery, inverter fit neatly as ballast to place the CG inside the load envelope, 3 hours in the thermals.
I received the invitation, but I think I'm going to decline at this point for 2 reasons. The first being the price, it's pretty gosh. Darn expensive number 2. The cap it's a little short for me. I'm a remote worker I do solar farm inspections and having the ability to upload data in the field would be great. And 50 gigs is no good.
Yep.. makes sense!
I won't change my modified Gen2 Low Profile Housing (3D printed and designed by myself) for anything else, I have tested it and even by driving in mountain valleys with little sky I have no issues, can make live video calls and can reach 250Mbits/sec download speed. It is not the easiest to assemble but it is super easy and I can stream Netflix while driving even in totally remote places where even cell phones have 0 connectivity.
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I'm tired of subsidizing other countries.
From Iraq to Ukraine that’s what our country does
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I took the plunge, but I won't get mine for a couple weeks. I think the equipment price is probably the #1 detractor. I said no several times (I got several invitations). I would honestly rather just have the direct to satellite from my mobile phone service, but this will have to work for now. I am going to try to rig it up like the person in the video you included did, in vehicle, but I plan to use the built-in inverter until they support USB-C-PD. Thanks for the AMZ link :)
You're very welcome..
I always use networking cable if possible. I have about 50 feet to my ps5. I have never used the wifi. Plugged in a router day one. I can game in it amazing. Here in very remote Australia I get 150 down 40 up 30 to 60 ping. Way better than the crap phone service here.
Network cable is the best connection of course!!
@jcristina Always mate. First thing I purchased with the dish.