I have seen dozens of videos by RV "influencers" who got it for free. Whether you paid for it or not, your wit makes me love your videos. I am next door in GA. Love you guys.
For WAY off-grid campers out West with ZERO cell service, SL is revolutionary. A side benefit with that type of use are the speeds one enjoys with a wide open network - 300 mb is not uncommon. Suspending service ($0/mo) when not on-the-road makes it’s annual cost manageable.
Yes, we traveled overseas earlier this year for 3 months, and just paused our billing while we were gone. Paying $0/month for a while really drops the cost per month average.
Sean thanks for the info. This is the 3rd video this week on the starling and all 3 of ya have given a different view of it. I like yours the best because you were on my level and I understand more now. Thank you. Yall stay safe
Hi Sean and Kristi, how timely. We watched your video last night courtesy of our Starlink RV. We are camping in the mountains of Idaho with no services no hookups and love our Starlink. Make several VOIP calls to check on parents and FaceTimed with grandkids. Met you both at Gros Ventre campground two years ago. Safe travels!
Interesting product for sure. One of the reasons I love camping so much mind you is to get away. Quite happy to be off in a quiet spot with no phone or internet or anything but the trailer, my wife, a bottle of wine or two, some good hiking or biking near by and of course a few good books as well. I realize for some it apparently is quite necessary to be constantly connected, but for some of us the disconnected life works beautifully. As always, safe travels....
The options you present on the road keep my interest up in RVing. In a few months my wife and I will be living fulltime on the road. The Starlink product is out of my price range. I plan on using free public WIFI with a VPN for security. Keep up your wonderful videos. Safe travel.
The wife and I have had one for about a year now. We are on the roam package. It is for us truly a game changer. We live and camp in the west, most of the time far from a cell tower. While not perfect, it is the only real option we have. As long as we have north west clear patch of sky, we have service. We average about 60 megs up and 15 down, but have had as high as 150 up. The biggest con so far is two price increases since signing up. Hope they are done with that for a while.
I used Starlink right after Christmas last year while at Cattail Cove SP outside of Lake Havasu City. We got lucky with our site and I was able to work with almost zero issues for four days. Will be doing the same this summer, working while we’re in MT and WY. I’m happy with the performance and overall reliability so far. Thank for the video!
I have a similar set up and get good coverage in remote locations. One thing to note is that when Starlink says you need a clear line of site to the sky, that includes not having any plants in the way. If you have vegetation the way, you can have a severe loss of signal if the satellite moves behind it. I use both the stand which comes with the Starlink or the pipe adapter and a section of chain link fence top rail in order to get the clearest view to the sky.
We got ours last April, just before the RV plan became available, so we had to play games with the “service address” in order to get it, but we converted it to the RV plan when they started allowing that. Now you can order the RV package and they won’t waitlist you. Being in Ohio, we’ve had mixed results on speed- it was never meant to be the best internet source in populated areas, and we knew that when we ordered it. It’s definitely been useful in situations where we didn’t have cell service. Thanks for reviewing Starlink without hating on Elon, lol, he might be crazy, but he’s doing some interesting things.
After all the TH-cam install videos. I fixed Star Link! Drill this cut that, bypass this neuter that ,throw away this rebuild that, remount it redesign it get a better router keep the old original router! And here you come out like the common person. Take it out of the box, plug it in the side of the Airstream set the router down, get out the app and make it work. Storage bins! protective covers -Ha Yours rides in the back of the cab. Outstanding Video Sean. Keeping it simple and real. Thanks!
Ha! A few viewers have criticized that rat's nest of cable I've been schlepping around. But as you have wisely surmised, this is all part of a carefully orchestrated strategy (not AT ALL due to laziness on my part) to identify with the common person. One of these days we will figure out a better way to handle it, but for now we are keeping it sloppy, I mean, real! 😂
We have Starlink at our home for over a year and love it. It’s really the only high speed internet service available for where we live. Never tried it camping yet but may eventually try it if we ever are able to work remotely.
We got our StarLink last season while here at GVCG. Being in Loop E we have the perfect spot to turn it to the Northern Sky. Loaded up last fall and head to Florida and along the way if we had a Northern Sky we had connection. Stayed in SW Florida for the winter and it worked flawlessly.
I have the mobility package, and the “dishie” is installed on the roof of my Airstream. It is a little weird to install a tilted dish on a curved roof, but I have never had less than 5 fan “bars” since I had it installed in January-no matter where I parked it. I did have a guy in a very tall rv come to me in a panic at a rest stop and claim that “something was falling off my roof” because it looked crooked to them. Nah, that’s just how she sits. Love this service.
We’ve had ours for about the same amount of time and have had zero issues but you guys are on the road more than us. Great video. Hope to see you on the road one day, safe travels! Gerald & Cathie
Thanks for reviewing this. we’ve looked at this several times during our three years on the road. Prices have gone up a lot since we first looked into it.
We live full-time in our motorhome, and are headed to Alaska for the summer. We are just above 60 degrees N now and it is working fine. Looking forward to the summer-long test of Starlink at the high latitudes.
Also had SL for a year. Great product! Stream TV channels, surf net and provides phone service. Maybe a little pricey but We are in our 70s, it a necessity! 12 gal Husky storage bin will solve your storage problem, and Flag Pole Buddy will make set up simple. I mounted router inside RV plugged into an inverter powered outlet. Then I prewired trailer using provided SL cable. I Used a weather proof RJ45 connector jack to plug in antenna. Yes this means cutting the SL cable but once you install RJ45 fittings on the ends You can now carry an extra 50ft of CAT 5 shielded cable in case you need to move the antenna away from trailer to get clear view of sky.
Good Info.& video. We've had ours for about 1 year. Happy with the way it works. We use it when needed in remote areas without good cell coverage. Lesson I learned was to make sure if going to remote location, activate the service before you become remote. You need to connect to their app via wifi or cell phone service to activate service. I had to leave campsite until I got cell coverage so I could activate my service (dummy me, but not again).
For those of us working full time remote from our rigs (four years for us) Starlink has been an interesting ride in the 20 months we've owned it. It's far slower than our TMobile 5g in our Peplink setup and quite expensive now. Even more important for our work over zoom is latency, something Starlink struggles with currently (typically over 120ms average.) If the capacity of the constellation catches up with the user level it could be like the old days when we first got it. In some cities and states it's slower than dial up or campground wifi and tree cover is a no go.
Always like your informative videos and this is no exception. It is nice to know it is available if needed. Sort of costly, but so is everything else. Thanks for sharing and take care.
We use Cordpro CP-100 to store cable. It is the best and cheapest (under $10) option we have found. We also use the ethernet adapter to our own separate router to cut down on the plugging-unplugging to the Starlink router and reduce the setup steps. Out west, it is often our only option even though we have devices for AT&T, Verizon and T-mobile cellular.
We got "residential" SL about two years ago, back when the equipment cost $500. Living rurally where internet options are limited, it has been fantastic. The one negative is that the features/options of the various types of SL accounts, seem to change frequently. At first we could finagle portability. Then we couldn't. Then (for an extra $25/month) we had portability again. Then they took it away (unless you were grandfathered in). Now (we think) we have it back (for an extra $30/month). Or .... they were going to start throttling. Wait, changed their minds and no throttling. And the terminology changes -- RV to Roam to Mobile. It can be very confusing and keeps us on our toes. But all in all, we love SL.
Have had StarLink at our home and Love it! May consider taking it with us when we start traveling later this fall. Have you done any special wiring so you can have your router in the trailer or do leave everything outside? Keep up the great vids.
We have a park model RV in a resort that has no cell coverage. The resort changed to Starlink for internet. My only difficulty is that the connection drops periodically. Since I need to have reliable internet for business meetings, I have to simply not schedule meetings when I am at the resort. Once I retire and no longer have meetings, it won't be a problem.
Love this product, even for some residential use. Quick question: should we have concern about the vehicle going full tilt in reverse at the 5:14 mark? Perhaps he was just getting some mileage off his odometer. In any case, keep up the good work.
Sean, when pausing the roam plan, it has to be done before your next billing date, at least 2wks before the billing date. So if your billing is on the 15th, and you want it paused the subscription on June 15th, you have to actually pause it online by June 1st. Otherwise it won't pause the billing until July 15th, the next billing cycle. BTW, they don't have customer service by phone, which is one gripe I have.
Nice overview here S&K and glad you are making big bucks on being an affiliate! 😎. Seriously, good job. I do plan on buying it in the😅 next month or two for our rig as we prefer having connectivity and our Verizon puck offers us nothing that our phones offer, and although more expensive, it will be better. Enjoy your travels.
If I later discover there is an affiliate program I'm gonna feel like an idiot. 😂My usual expectation these days is to earn zero for my work, and I am never disappointed!
I actually built one for home use. I’ve got a 49 inch wide monitor.. I wish I could fit it inside our Airstream lol. In the trailer I use an Asus laptop that is very good.
75 feet standard and 150 feet and mine was $135.00 then went to $150.00 and allowed down to 5 to 50 Mbps download speed which is more than plenty for me, but you can order more speed.
I have Starlink at a wooded RV park in Ontario, Canada. The app says my view of sky is obstructed and I should expect interruptions every minute. I have not experienced any noticeable interruptions. Even when streaming NHL games.
Sean: You mentioned that you sometimes have inconsistent Starlink service moving from one campsite to the next within the same park (?) Your video showed clips from Gros Ventre. I don’t know much about Starlink, but when we camped there, the cell service (Verizon) was also inconsistent from campsite to campsite. Perhaps the campground is cursed!? 🙀
I'm pleased we are grandfathered in on the "portability" package where we can simply move around the country and not mess with anything. I see you plug your power in outside. Do you tuck your router into a bay? We've been bringing our antenna line in through a window and deftly sealing the small opening with painters tape, but the router is powerful and would probably do fine broadcasting from a bay in our motorhome.
We have been operating our unit in a pretty sloppy fashion, leaving everything outside. This year I’m going to figure out a more optimal way to position the unit. I’d like to have a pole that we can attach to the tongue of our trailer. Our AC outlet is located on the entrance side of our trailer, so that is an issue unless we were to somehow route the cable through the trailer wall and/or window. I haven’t done a lot of research, but I am sure that some enterprising airstream owners have figured out an elegant solution. I will make a new video about the topic once we decide and execute a better strategy.
@@LongLongHoneymoon We have shared our wifi with a couple folks in campgrounds and I've walked with my Pandora linked to it at least 1/8 mile away so I know the router signal is powerful. I have a plug in my basement storage bay and a wire pass through hole in the bottom (for the antenna cable). I'm going to try it out down there. Thanks for your response!
The issue is they've outpaced the constellation expansion by overselling kits, namely to RVers like myself. 20 months ago when we first got Starlink the speeds were, no pun intended, astronomical. They are now, based on location, incredibly poor with high latency and monthly outages. Its a very promising tech that will have growing pains.
i have starlink ...love it,the roam..but monthly cost is high for canadians...$178.00 with tax included...but considering we are full time in our motorhome it is worth it
So we had a Dish something Network internet once. It had connection issues during bad weather/heavy clouds. How is StarLink’s performance in bad weather/heavy clouds?
Lots of dependencies re connectivity and I'net speed, not the least of which can be "things" in the RF path: tree branches, weather (rain, sleet/hail), cloud cover with a lot of moisture content, signal cancellation d/t reflections from other objects in the visinity (somebody else's Airstream ;-)) etc. BTW: Sean, do you recommend your method of cable management for stowing Starlink equipment?
I hope I didn’t miss this in the comments. Do you pass the signal through into the trailer? If not, is the modem weatherproof? Thanks for the great review!
it is supposed to be weatherproof, but we usually tuck our modem just under the edge of our trailer if it's raining hard. Here's the detailed answer on the starlink website: support.starlink.com/topic?category=10&category=48
thank you for a great video. I would appreciate your comments on concerns some are expressing that the cable connections to both the 'dishy" and the router are somewhat fragile which has led to a community of individuals who've permanently mounted their hardware. Do you have any advice regarding this perceived deficiency in the Starlink hardware ? We haven't invested in Starlink yet but I admit this has concerned me.
I just don't get why they make a "mobility" package run on 110v AC. I'll bet that is stepped down to 12v or less inside the unit. A "mobility" unit should be 12v DC to avoid inverter losses. Also, in one shot it looks like you leave the router outside. True? Is it weather proof? If not, how do you mange the cable to go inside the trailer?
Looking at the high performance, it says 110-150W avg. I'm assuming per hour. Do you leave your inverter on the entire time? How does that work, when you're boondocking? Pax tecum
Our regular dish averages about 80 watts when active, much more if snow melt is turned on. The dish automatically turns on snow melt when it gets cold enough, so we turn it off in the app, unless we are somewhere that we have shore power. We use the router for area networking even when we aren’t using internet, so we put it in standby (in standby the router stays active but the dish doesn’t) . On standby power we draw about 25 watts. When we go to bed we shut down completely. As we use solar most of the time, we have to be careful with use times. It would be best for us to add 200 watts of solar and another 100 amp battery, and will probably do that next year.
Watts is a measurement of power usage without regard for time. Watt/hours or Kw/hours are examples where time is considered. For example if the dish consumes 100 watts of power it would consume 100watt/hours if powered on for an hour or 1Kw/hour if on for 10 hours. In your house you pay for electricity by the Kw/hour. I just got a dish. I have a 1500 watt inverter in the RV. So it is much more than adequate if all I am powering is the dish. Regarding leaving the dish on or the inverter on but dish off it depends on your battery size assuming you are not plugged in at a camp site. For simple math calculations, if you have a 100% efficient inverter and the dish takes 100 watts, then that translates to 7.5 amp/hours (100watts/13.4 volts) from your lithium battery. If you have 100amp/hours of lithium battery then the battery would last for about 13 hours(100Ah/7.5ah). If you have lead acid then some number less than say 6 hours. My inverter takes less than 1 amp when in standby so add an amp to the above calculations.
If you get the regional mobility plan (as opposed to Global) your Starlink account will work anywhere in continental North America. I'm currently traveling in Canada while my account is US based and I'm having no issues. If you use you dish outside of your home country for longer than two consecutive months Starlink may require you to move your service address to the country you are using it in. Note the word may I've heard from some users that this regulation is not always strictly enforced.
While I always wish that prices were lower, starlink offers a unique service in the marketplace. I’m not aware of any competitor anywhere around the world. To compete some company will need to launch massive array of satellites. This has been many many years in the planning and execution.
Love yalls videos. Elon has taken massive risk for humanity. Not upset or anything like that. Lol people so quick to blast. Elon is pushing the future of humanity. Again i love yalls videos.
Please give Elon my regards. 😄 I will do a follow up video when we figure out a more sophisticated way to mount this to our Airstream (I'm sure I can improve upon the current Schlep Method). BTW, I recently read a story about Starlink bringing Internet to some very remote islands in the Philippines. For better or worse, it's going to change the world.
Very conflicted about Starlink. It certainly is great for increased connectivity in remote locations. But at what cost? The company plans to put 40,000 satellites in the sky, contributing to light pollution and creating a major problems for astronomers. Seems counterproductive. Let's get off the grid in the great outdoors with great skies. Oops. No...just getting to watch Starlink satellites racing around the sky.
@@ronnorton1123 I am an amateur astronomer. Trust me. You can see them. Starlink needs so many satellites because they are in low earth orbit. And this is becoming an ever increasing problem for the professional astronomical community. In June 2022, the International Astronomical Union -- in collaboration with others -- opened the Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference.
This is an interesting point of view. I'll never forget the first time we saw the Starlink "satellite train" crossing the sky. As an avid amateur astrophotographer, I can see why this would cause issues for my hobby. On the other hand, Starlink is about more than allowing Americans to play videogames and watch movies. It serves 53 countries around the world. For example, Starlink has allowed remote islands in the Philippines to have Internet access for the first time. This has been true in the Amazon rainforest as well. Starlink will be instrumental in providing Internet connectivity to many unserved populations around the world. This is going to improve the lives of tens (hundreds?) of millions of people around the world through better access to information, educational services, and device connectivity.
I would certainly be concerned in many urban areas! In the more remote camping areas I'm not as worried simply because most people are leaving their entire camping set up (grill, lounge chairs, fire pits, etc.) unattended and a starlink just sort of blends in with your other stuff. I think putting the starlink on one of the extension poles would help in the urban areas, or anywhere that you would be concerned with theft.
@@kristymichaelthank you Kristy. We enjoy your videos. I’ve seen people with their dishes out and I have just really would hate to have one stolen! Most campers are honest-but there are always a few people who are just not. 😢 I’m still really interested in getting one. Am I correct in understanding that once you have downloaded the app to your phone and done the initial dish setup that cellular data is no longer needed to position the dish and access the internet. Also, do you remember how long it took to receive your unit after you ordered it? Truly appreciate your time and answers.
@@rdrose61thank you. That makes sense- I just wonder if the stupid people who steal stuff are smart enough to know that- or if there might be a hack or work-around. Happy travels!
In addition to being locked to your account, the first thing Starlink does at boot up is use its built in Gps to report its location to the network. As long as you report the unit as stolen it tells the Starlink network exactly where it is.@@rdrose61
We went to great expense to hire these two models and film the “awkward FaceTime scene.” I work much like Stanley Kubrick and insist on at least 40 or 50 takes before moving on to the next element of the film. I feel that this take really captured what I was looking for.
It depends on how you look at it. Something I should've mentioned is that there are no data caps to worry about. And being able to pause monthly billing if necessary at any time really drops the cost-per-month average. We traveled overseas earlier this year for 3 months and just paused our Starlink - saving $450 in billing. So many services make the subscriber pay monthly whether they use the service or not.
It's often a highlight of my day, mainly because it gives me the opportunity to hang out with my longtime friends. But at our age, we need to use superior strategy to compete - our twitch hand/eye coordination isn't what it used to be!
We’ve been full-timing for 6 months, 26 states down, can’t even count the # of RV stops- our Verizon 5G box has worked 95% of the time without ANY issues. AND….. ZERO set-up. 😊
@@Pack.Leader 5G unlimited it’s always been $50 bucks a month. BUT, we’re in Canada now so we shall see what this month is. Our 5G Verizon box regularly gets better coverage than our Verizon phones.
Just so you know, your audio intermittently is jumping up and down. I estimate it is changing ~3dB and is kind of annoying. It’s as though you are doing an overdub /comment at two different input audio levels. 🇨🇦
Thanks, sorry about that. I go to great lengths to try and capture high quality audio (that's a Neumann mic!) and this may be an example of going too far. I usually normalize the audio and in this case I think some of the individual sections were overboosted. I will try to avoid this problem in the future.
@@LongLongHoneymoon I was reluctant to mention it but it has been in a few of your videos and thought you should know. Neumann are very high quality and so possibly it is in the normalization.
I do have all of the original packaging material, but really I would like to figure out a more elegant solution to mount it to our rig. I may need to order some extra cables that I can use for a permanent installation.
Star link has been out a long time .. where have you been. I don't like them... My neighbor has the home set up and when the antenna re-aims it makes a lot of noise from the stepper motors
I have seen dozens of videos by RV "influencers" who got it for free. Whether you paid for it or not, your wit makes me love your videos. I am next door in GA. Love you guys.
For WAY off-grid campers out West with ZERO cell service, SL is revolutionary. A side benefit with that type of use are the speeds one enjoys with a wide open network - 300 mb is not uncommon. Suspending service ($0/mo) when not on-the-road makes it’s annual cost manageable.
Yes, we traveled overseas earlier this year for 3 months, and just paused our billing while we were gone. Paying $0/month for a while really drops the cost per month average.
Sean thanks for the info. This is the 3rd video this week on the starling and all 3 of ya have given a different view of it. I like yours the best because you were on my level and I understand more now. Thank you. Yall stay safe
We were in Ontario all of last summer and Starlink was the only option that worked reliably.
Hi Sean and Kristi, how timely. We watched your video last night courtesy of our Starlink RV. We are camping in the mountains of Idaho with no services no hookups and love our Starlink. Make several VOIP calls to check on parents and FaceTimed with grandkids. Met you both at Gros Ventre campground two years ago. Safe travels!
Interesting product for sure. One of the reasons I love camping so much mind you is to get away. Quite happy to be off in a quiet spot with no phone or internet or anything but the trailer, my wife, a bottle of wine or two, some good hiking or biking near by and of course a few good books as well. I realize for some it apparently is quite necessary to be constantly connected, but for some of us the disconnected life works beautifully. As always, safe travels....
Totally agree! Too much internet at home. It’s nice to escape in the RV!
The options you present on the road keep my interest up in RVing. In a few months my wife and I will be living fulltime on the road. The Starlink product is out of my price range. I plan on using free public WIFI with a VPN for security. Keep up your wonderful videos. Safe travel.
The wife and I have had one for about a year now. We are on the roam package. It is for us truly a game changer. We live and camp in the west, most of the time far from a cell tower. While not perfect, it is the only real option we have. As long as we have north west clear patch of sky, we have service. We average about 60 megs up and 15 down, but have had as high as 150 up. The biggest con so far is two price increases since signing up. Hope they are done with that for a while.
I used Starlink right after Christmas last year while at Cattail Cove SP outside of Lake Havasu City. We got lucky with our site and I was able to work with almost zero issues for four days. Will be doing the same this summer, working while we’re in MT and WY. I’m happy with the performance and overall reliability so far. Thank for the video!
Just installed Starlink at the house last week. Love it!
I have a similar set up and get good coverage in remote locations. One thing to note is that when Starlink says you need a clear line of site to the sky, that includes not having any plants in the way. If you have vegetation the way, you can have a severe loss of signal if the satellite moves behind it. I use both the stand which comes with the Starlink or the pipe adapter and a section of chain link fence top rail in order to get the clearest view to the sky.
We got ours last April, just before the RV plan became available, so we had to play games with the “service address” in order to get it, but we converted it to the RV plan when they started allowing that. Now you can order the RV package and they won’t waitlist you. Being in Ohio, we’ve had mixed results on speed- it was never meant to be the best internet source in populated areas, and we knew that when we ordered it. It’s definitely been useful in situations where we didn’t have cell service. Thanks for reviewing Starlink without hating on Elon, lol, he might be crazy, but he’s doing some interesting things.
After all the TH-cam install videos. I fixed Star Link! Drill this cut that, bypass this neuter that ,throw away this rebuild that, remount it redesign it get a better router keep the old original router! And here you come out like the common person. Take it out of the box, plug it in the side of the Airstream set the router down, get out the app and make it work. Storage bins! protective covers -Ha Yours rides in the back of the cab. Outstanding Video Sean. Keeping it simple and real. Thanks!
Ha! A few viewers have criticized that rat's nest of cable I've been schlepping around. But as you have wisely surmised, this is all part of a carefully orchestrated strategy (not AT ALL due to laziness on my part) to identify with the common person. One of these days we will figure out a better way to handle it, but for now we are keeping it sloppy, I mean, real! 😂
We have Starlink at our home for over a year and love it. It’s really the only high speed internet service available for where we live. Never tried it camping yet but may eventually try it if we ever are able to work remotely.
We got our StarLink last season while here at GVCG. Being in Loop E we have the perfect spot to turn it to the Northern Sky. Loaded up last fall and head to Florida and along the way if we had a Northern Sky we had connection. Stayed in SW Florida for the winter and it worked flawlessly.
I have the mobility package, and the “dishie” is installed on the roof of my Airstream. It is a little weird to install a tilted dish on a curved roof, but I have never had less than 5 fan “bars” since I had it installed in January-no matter where I parked it.
I did have a guy in a very tall rv come to me in a panic at a rest stop and claim that “something was falling off my roof” because it looked crooked to them. Nah, that’s just how she sits. Love this service.
We’ve had ours for about the same amount of time and have had zero issues but you guys are on the road more than us. Great video. Hope to see you on the road one day, safe travels!
Gerald & Cathie
Thanks for reviewing this. we’ve looked at this several times during our three years on the road. Prices have gone up a lot since we first looked into it.
We live full-time in our motorhome, and are headed to Alaska for the summer. We are just above 60 degrees N now and it is working fine. Looking forward to the summer-long test of Starlink at the high latitudes.
Also had SL for a year. Great product! Stream TV channels, surf net and provides phone service. Maybe a little pricey but We are in our 70s, it a necessity! 12 gal Husky storage bin will solve your storage problem, and Flag Pole Buddy will make set up simple. I mounted router inside RV plugged into an inverter powered outlet. Then I prewired trailer using provided SL cable. I Used a weather proof RJ45 connector jack to plug in antenna. Yes this means cutting the SL cable but once you install RJ45 fittings on the ends You can now carry an extra 50ft of CAT 5 shielded cable in case you need to move the antenna away from trailer to get clear view of sky.
Good Info.& video. We've had ours for about 1 year. Happy with the way it works. We use it when needed in remote areas without good cell coverage. Lesson I learned was to make sure if going to remote location, activate the service before you become remote. You need to connect to their app via wifi or cell phone service to activate service. I had to leave campsite until I got cell coverage so I could activate my service (dummy me, but not again).
Thanks for a clear explanation. It’s good to see you again...
Our Starlink has been a lifesaver. I just need to be sure to get a campsite with minimal overhead obstructions.
Hey guys! I ordered my Starlink Roam couple of days ago. It shipped yesterday .Cant wait. Big game changer.
For those of us working full time remote from our rigs (four years for us) Starlink has been an interesting ride in the 20 months we've owned it. It's far slower than our TMobile 5g in our Peplink setup and quite expensive now. Even more important for our work over zoom is latency, something Starlink struggles with currently (typically over 120ms average.)
If the capacity of the constellation catches up with the user level it could be like the old days when we first got it. In some cities and states it's slower than dial up or campground wifi and tree cover is a no go.
Thanks for the real world report!
@@LongLongHoneymoon thank you for the wonderful videos as always! Happy Camping!
Excellent Tutorial Review Video On Starlink. Thank You.
Your the best ! So easy and simple to understand !! Thank you for this.
Always like your informative videos and this is no exception. It is nice to know it is available if needed. Sort of costly, but so is everything else. Thanks for sharing and take care.
We use Cordpro CP-100 to store cable. It is the best and cheapest (under $10) option we have found. We also use the ethernet adapter to our own separate router to cut down on the plugging-unplugging to the Starlink router and reduce the setup steps. Out west, it is often our only option even though we have devices for AT&T, Verizon and T-mobile cellular.
$600 for parts and $150 a month just to watch tv. A little more than my traveling needs are budgeted for.
Totally understand! It's a lot of money for just casual browsing, but it's ideal for those of us who work from the road.
Love you’re work Sean ❤cheers Chris “ The Aussie living in the the Netherlands “ 🇦🇺😎🍾
Thanks for the rundown, Sean. 👍
Long time viewer, first time commenting. Laughed out load at the car going backwards in you video - 5:15. Keep up the great content!
Good eyes 👀! Glad you enjoyed it!
We got "residential" SL about two years ago, back when the equipment cost $500. Living rurally where internet options are limited, it has been fantastic. The one negative is that the features/options of the various types of SL accounts, seem to change frequently. At first we could finagle portability. Then we couldn't. Then (for an extra $25/month) we had portability again. Then they took it away (unless you were grandfathered in). Now (we think) we have it back (for an extra $30/month). Or .... they were going to start throttling. Wait, changed their minds and no throttling. And the terminology changes -- RV to Roam to Mobile. It can be very confusing and keeps us on our toes. But all in all, we love SL.
Have had StarLink at our home and Love it! May consider taking it with us when we start traveling later this fall. Have you done any special wiring so you can have your router in the trailer or do leave everything outside? Keep up the great vids.
Thanks for the great video. Appreciate you sharing and explaining how this system works.
Cars really drive fast in reverse out in Moab !!! Good info !
Ha ha good eyes!
We have a park model RV in a resort that has no cell coverage. The resort changed to Starlink for internet. My only difficulty is that the connection drops periodically. Since I need to have reliable internet for business meetings, I have to simply not schedule meetings when I am at the resort. Once I retire and no longer have meetings, it won't be a problem.
Love this product, even for some residential use. Quick question: should we have concern about the vehicle going full tilt in reverse at the 5:14 mark? Perhaps he was just getting some mileage off his odometer. In any case, keep up the good work.
Good eyes. I think driving full speed in reverse is a popular new TikTok trend. 😂
Already got Starlink and the latency is not as good as they say, I have 38 ms it has been over 100, but I love this product.
Sean, when pausing the roam plan, it has to be done before your next billing date, at least 2wks before the billing date. So if your billing is on the 15th, and you want it paused the subscription on June 15th, you have to actually pause it online by June 1st. Otherwise it won't pause the billing until July 15th, the next billing cycle. BTW, they don't have customer service by phone, which is one gripe I have.
We definitely do not spend substantial amounts of time in our travel trailer; therefore, Starlink is not for us. Well, not yet. Great video as always.
Great info. Thank you very much. Been considering getting it.
Nice overview here S&K and glad you are making big bucks on being an affiliate! 😎. Seriously, good job. I do plan on buying it in the😅 next month or two for our rig as we prefer having connectivity and our Verizon puck offers us nothing that our phones offer, and although more expensive, it will be better.
Enjoy your travels.
If I later discover there is an affiliate program I'm gonna feel like an idiot. 😂My usual expectation these days is to earn zero for my work, and I am never disappointed!
ATT works fine for us!
Now we just need a video detailing your gaming rig!
I actually built one for home use. I’ve got a 49 inch wide monitor.. I wish I could fit it inside our Airstream lol. In the trailer I use an Asus laptop that is very good.
Unfortunately, my hand eye coordination gets a little worse with each passing day, but I can still hold my own with a young whippersnappers
75 feet standard and 150 feet and mine was $135.00 then went to $150.00 and allowed down to 5 to 50 Mbps download speed which is more than plenty for me, but you can order more speed.
I have Starlink at a wooded RV park in Ontario, Canada. The app says my view of sky is obstructed and I should expect interruptions every minute. I have not experienced any noticeable interruptions. Even when streaming NHL games.
We really like our Starlink
If your like me, how many times have you unplugged it only to realize you didn't stow it. 😂😂
Oh, only Every. Single. Time.
Sean: You mentioned that you sometimes have inconsistent Starlink service moving from one campsite to the next within the same park (?)
Your video showed clips from Gros Ventre. I don’t know much about Starlink, but when we camped there, the cell service (Verizon) was also inconsistent from campsite to campsite.
Perhaps the campground is cursed!? 🙀
lol! I don't think it's cursed. It's just too magical and wonderful to be cursed! :)
I'm pleased we are grandfathered in on the "portability" package where we can simply move around the country and not mess with anything. I see you plug your power in outside. Do you tuck your router into a bay? We've been bringing our antenna line in through a window and deftly sealing the small opening with painters tape, but the router is powerful and would probably do fine broadcasting from a bay in our motorhome.
We have been operating our unit in a pretty sloppy fashion, leaving everything outside. This year I’m going to figure out a more optimal way to position the unit. I’d like to have a pole that we can attach to the tongue of our trailer. Our AC outlet is located on the entrance side of our trailer, so that is an issue unless we were to somehow route the cable through the trailer wall and/or window. I haven’t done a lot of research, but I am sure that some enterprising airstream owners have figured out an elegant solution. I will make a new video about the topic once we decide and execute a better strategy.
@@LongLongHoneymoon We have shared our wifi with a couple folks in campgrounds and I've walked with my Pandora linked to it at least 1/8 mile away so I know the router signal is powerful. I have a plug in my basement storage bay and a wire pass through hole in the bottom (for the antenna cable). I'm going to try it out down there. Thanks for your response!
I found the Oukitel very interesting, will have to look through your videos for any review on that!
I’ve been watching the satellite tracking app for a couple years and Starlink satellites up have increased exponentially.
The issue is they've outpaced the constellation expansion by overselling kits, namely to RVers like myself. 20 months ago when we first got Starlink the speeds were, no pun intended, astronomical. They are now, based on location, incredibly poor with high latency and monthly outages. Its a very promising tech that will have growing pains.
For all those Airstream types out there...where do you have the router? Did you McGiver a way to get the cable into your trailer?
Ok buy and extra cable . Run it thought the trailer use the tank lid as storage.
i have starlink ...love it,the roam..but monthly cost is high for canadians...$178.00 with tax included...but considering we are full time in our motorhome it is worth it
So we had a Dish something Network internet once. It had connection issues during bad weather/heavy clouds. How is StarLink’s performance in bad weather/heavy clouds?
We have SL in our home and it's unaffected by weather .... unless you lose power.
Lots of dependencies re connectivity and I'net speed, not the least of which can be "things" in the RF path: tree branches, weather (rain, sleet/hail), cloud cover with a lot of moisture content, signal cancellation d/t reflections from other objects in the visinity (somebody else's Airstream ;-)) etc.
BTW: Sean, do you recommend your method of cable management for stowing Starlink equipment?
I always wondered if I can play COD with my kids on the star link I guess you proved it can be done
I hope I didn’t miss this in the comments. Do you pass the signal through into the trailer? If not, is the modem weatherproof? Thanks for the great review!
it is supposed to be weatherproof, but we usually tuck our modem just under the edge of our trailer if it's raining hard. Here's the detailed answer on the starlink website: support.starlink.com/topic?category=10&category=48
Interesting video! Did you have this when you went to Alaska and if so how did it work there?
Great info!! Thanks!!👍😎👍
It appears that starlink is not playing that game of “sell it cheap and hoop them on the parts game”. And that I like.
Yes I like the straightforward business model. One price, all you can eat!
thank you for a great video. I would appreciate your comments on concerns some are expressing that the cable connections to both the 'dishy" and the router are somewhat fragile which has led to a community of individuals who've permanently mounted their hardware. Do you have any advice regarding this perceived deficiency in the Starlink hardware ? We haven't invested in Starlink yet but I admit this has concerned me.
how did it handle in rain? folks have satellite tv but it goes out in heavy rain, which we have often in alaska
Have you heard anything as to how the new non actuated dish works?
Where’s Kristy aka “eye candy”?? 😅 just teasing you all. Thanks for the video!
I just don't get why they make a "mobility" package run on 110v AC. I'll bet that is stepped down to 12v or less inside the unit. A "mobility" unit should be 12v DC to avoid inverter losses. Also, in one shot it looks like you leave the router outside. True? Is it weather proof? If not, how do you mange the cable to go inside the trailer?
I stated that last year.
What about campsite thefts? Any way to secure?
Are they considering a DC connection option?
Looking at the high performance, it says 110-150W avg. I'm assuming per hour. Do you leave your inverter on the entire time? How does that work, when you're boondocking? Pax tecum
Our regular dish averages about 80 watts when active, much more if snow melt is turned on. The dish automatically turns on snow melt when it gets cold enough, so we turn it off in the app, unless we are somewhere that we have shore power. We use the router for area networking even when we aren’t using internet, so we put it in standby (in standby the router stays active but the dish doesn’t) . On standby power we draw about 25 watts. When we go to bed we shut down completely. As we use solar most of the time, we have to be careful with use times. It would be best for us to add 200 watts of solar and another 100 amp battery, and will probably do that next year.
Watts is a measurement of power usage without regard for time. Watt/hours or Kw/hours are examples where time is considered. For example if the dish consumes 100 watts of power it would consume 100watt/hours if powered on for an hour or 1Kw/hour if on for 10 hours. In your house you pay for electricity by the Kw/hour.
I just got a dish. I have a 1500 watt inverter in the RV. So it is much more than adequate if all I am powering is the dish.
Regarding leaving the dish on or the inverter on but dish off it depends on your battery size assuming you are not plugged in at a camp site.
For simple math calculations, if you have a 100% efficient inverter and the dish takes 100 watts, then that translates to 7.5 amp/hours (100watts/13.4 volts) from your lithium battery. If you have 100amp/hours of lithium battery then the battery would last for about 13 hours(100Ah/7.5ah). If you have lead acid then some number less than say 6 hours.
My inverter takes less than 1 amp when in standby so add an amp to the above calculations.
good info thanks
When you say you can pause it at any time, is that by a month's charge or can it be daily? It appears to be about $5/day....
Unfortunately, it is by the month. Sorry, I should’ve clarified that in the video. It would be really ideal if you could pause it by the day.
What about bad weather?
If you bought it in the US will it work in Mexico and Canada when traveling?
If you get the regional mobility plan (as opposed to Global) your Starlink account will work anywhere in continental North America. I'm currently traveling in Canada while my account is US based and I'm having no issues. If you use you dish outside of your home country for longer than two consecutive months Starlink may require you to move your service address to the country you are using it in. Note the word may I've heard from some users that this regulation is not always strictly enforced.
Glad you said what it costs. That is over half of my monthly budget for food! :(
I hear ya. For many people it would be an extravagance, but for people who are using it to work, it might make financial sense.
@Long Long Honeymoon particularly since using it for work means it's tax deductible.
Enjoyed starlink until the price was too high for me.
Starlink is in serious need of a strong competitor. This service needs to be offered in the $30-$40/mo range. The price is out of control.
While I always wish that prices were lower, starlink offers a unique service in the marketplace. I’m not aware of any competitor anywhere around the world. To compete some company will need to launch massive array of satellites. This has been many many years in the planning and execution.
Very informative.
I dont know if it is my system, but the audio in this video rises and falls.
Wait a second. Do all cars drive backwards in Moab?
Good eyes 👀 Professional driver on a closed course. We went to great time and expense to get that shot.
Love yalls videos. Elon has taken massive risk for humanity. Not upset or anything like that. Lol people so quick to blast. Elon is pushing the future of humanity. Again i love yalls videos.
Thanks! Personally I love Elon and am excited to see what the future holds. I appreciate your kind words!
I've been waiting for you to review this! I'll get you a commission, I'll make a call
Please give Elon my regards. 😄 I will do a follow up video when we figure out a more sophisticated way to mount this to our Airstream (I'm sure I can improve upon the current Schlep Method). BTW, I recently read a story about Starlink bringing Internet to some very remote islands in the Philippines. For better or worse, it's going to change the world.
@@LongLongHoneymoon I sent you some videos for ideas. The SL in the Philippines are making waves
Very conflicted about Starlink. It certainly is great for increased connectivity in remote locations. But at what cost? The company plans to put 40,000 satellites in the sky, contributing to light pollution and creating a major problems for astronomers. Seems counterproductive. Let's get off the grid in the great outdoors with great skies. Oops. No...just getting to watch Starlink satellites racing around the sky.
I understand, there are definitely pros and cons.
When the Starlinks, are first launched, yes, you do see reflections from them, but once they raise to their orbit positions, you no longer see them.
@@ronnorton1123 I am an amateur astronomer. Trust me. You can see them. Starlink needs so many satellites because they are in low earth orbit. And this is becoming an ever increasing problem for the professional astronomical community. In June 2022, the International Astronomical Union -- in collaboration with others -- opened the Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference.
Stars, satellites ..... they're all just twinkling lights in the sky to me. But I see your point.
This is an interesting point of view. I'll never forget the first time we saw the Starlink "satellite train" crossing the sky. As an avid amateur astrophotographer, I can see why this would cause issues for my hobby. On the other hand, Starlink is about more than allowing Americans to play videogames and watch movies. It serves 53 countries around the world. For example, Starlink has allowed remote islands in the Philippines to have Internet access for the first time. This has been true in the Amazon rainforest as well. Starlink will be instrumental in providing Internet connectivity to many unserved populations around the world. This is going to improve the lives of tens (hundreds?) of millions of people around the world through better access to information, educational services, and device connectivity.
Does anyone worry about theft of the dish? It seems like it’s pretty vulnerable. Thoughts???
I would certainly be concerned in many urban areas! In the more remote camping areas I'm not as worried simply because most people are leaving their entire camping set up (grill, lounge chairs, fire pits, etc.) unattended and a starlink just sort of blends in with your other stuff. I think putting the starlink on one of the extension poles would help in the urban areas, or anywhere that you would be concerned with theft.
The dish is locked to the account. It would be very difficult to enable it.
@@kristymichaelthank you Kristy. We enjoy your videos. I’ve seen people with their dishes out and I have just really would hate to have one stolen! Most campers are honest-but there are always a few people who are just not. 😢
I’m still really interested in getting one.
Am I correct in understanding that once you have downloaded the app to your phone and done the initial dish setup that cellular data is no longer needed to position the dish and access the internet. Also, do you remember how long it took to receive your unit after you ordered it?
Truly appreciate your time and answers.
@@rdrose61thank you. That makes sense- I just wonder if the stupid people who steal stuff are smart enough to know that- or if there might be a hack or work-around. Happy travels!
In addition to being locked to your account, the first thing Starlink does at boot up is use its built in Gps to report its location to the network.
As long as you report the unit as stolen it tells the Starlink network exactly where it is.@@rdrose61
7:40 - 7:49 -- the most agonizing stock video footage ever recorded.
We went to great expense to hire these two models and film the “awkward FaceTime scene.” I work much like Stanley Kubrick and insist on at least 40 or 50 takes before moving on to the next element of the film. I feel that this take really captured what I was looking for.
@@LongLongHoneymoon You suffer much for your art, Sean!
So your the 🤬camper on COD. Hey man thanks for the video. We are looking at this for our RV.
haha i try not to camp on COD 😂
Changing the catch-phrase to "Lo-Lo-Stow"???
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$150/month is steep unless you are full time and work remote
It depends on how you look at it. Something I should've mentioned is that there are no data caps to worry about. And being able to pause monthly billing if necessary at any time really drops the cost-per-month average. We traveled overseas earlier this year for 3 months and just paused our Starlink - saving $450 in billing. So many services make the subscriber pay monthly whether they use the service or not.
So don’t get it.
@@teuton6167 not going to
At $150/ mo. I'll pass. I can afford it, but I don't see the value. My phone's hotspot is plenty good enough for my needs.
Just have a hotspot now. How old are you to be playing COD?
It's often a highlight of my day, mainly because it gives me the opportunity to hang out with my longtime friends. But at our age, we need to use superior strategy to compete - our twitch hand/eye coordination isn't what it used to be!
We’ve been full-timing for 6 months, 26 states down, can’t even count the # of RV stops- our Verizon 5G box has worked 95% of the time without ANY issues.
AND….. ZERO set-up. 😊
What's your point? How much do you pay for how much data? So you've been everywhere and got coverage in your whole 6 months??
How much does it cost and is it limited data? I hate when they throttle you down cause I like to stream video and movies. TIA.
@@bookooc5605 “what’s your point”? Don’t be a Richard. Just trying to share what’s worked for us.
@@Pack.Leader 5G unlimited it’s always been $50 bucks a month. BUT, we’re in Canada now so we shall see what this month is. Our 5G Verizon box regularly gets better coverage than our Verizon phones.
@@bookooc5605 Don’t be a Richard. Just trying to help others & share what’s worked amazingly for us. Jeeze…
Sean, if Brain Time is not you channel someone has stolen you voice and is using it for his own.
Just so you know, your audio intermittently is jumping up and down. I estimate it is changing ~3dB and is kind of annoying. It’s as though you are doing an overdub /comment at two different input audio levels. 🇨🇦
Thanks, sorry about that. I go to great lengths to try and capture high quality audio (that's a Neumann mic!) and this may be an example of going too far. I usually normalize the audio and in this case I think some of the individual sections were overboosted. I will try to avoid this problem in the future.
@@LongLongHoneymoon I was reluctant to mention it but it has been in a few of your videos and thought you should know. Neumann are very high quality and so possibly it is in the normalization.
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What a mess you got with that Starlink... come on dude
It’s a metaphor for my life.
@@LongLongHoneymoon I kept the packaging material from the Box and put it in a plastic tote and packed it in there
I do have all of the original packaging material, but really I would like to figure out a more elegant solution to mount it to our rig. I may need to order some extra cables that I can use for a permanent installation.
Starlink? Absolutely the worst buying decision I have ever made.
Interesting. How so?
Star link has been out a long time .. where have you been. I don't like them... My neighbor has the home set up and when the antenna re-aims it makes a lot of noise from the stepper motors
So you would rather they used it for a month because they got it for free, instead of waiting a year to give a real review?
Weird. Ours is silent.