FYI New Starlink Offerings

[Joe Dutchstar]

Do not want to go too far down this rabbit hole but here is the type of comments i am finding. The timing of Starlink going down at my home is in line with this attack and shut down. However our service did come back in less than an hour. Ukrainian Starlink service in the South was down for an hour.

This, along with comments from Musk himself, indicates that some disruption of service was due to this strike

NEW: Looks like Elon Musk’s Starlink went out during yet another critical Ukraine offensive against the Russian Navy last night. The cruise missiles (not reliant on Starlink) hit their targets. But the drones - which rely on Starlink - were destroyed by the Russian military.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

My outage was about 20 minutes! No big deal!!!

While talking about starlink, I have paused mine starting on the 17th. With all that has been going on, I need a breather! That leaves me with a flip phone!!! Yup a flip phone! No internet and soon to be talking to myself because being disconnected and going back to the days I found my most joy.

The EAS charted for the 4th of October, has been rumored to be nefarious, with recommendations to turn all those great distractions off.

Anyhow when I am gone you will know why.

 

[Joe Dutchstar]

 

[jaydee325]

Satelite operators as well as the electrical grid operators take note and have procedures in place to deal with these alerts/warnings.

Alerts, Watches and Warnings | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

 

[newmarokie]

I need to beat this sickly horse a bit. We are looking at purchasing starlink. I have a list of questions for the folks the are users,

1) If you are a longer time user, how much has the plan changed?
2) Which plan are you using and why?
3) Which antenna?
4) Does anybody have both antennas for different situations?
5) What is the average quality of the standard data?
We are thinking the standard antenna and the mobile plan. If we primarily use starlink after we arrive at a campsite it will take a load off of the hotspot.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

We have had Starlink for a couple years. Standard antenna, mobile/RV plan.
It has been our backup, but in 2024 our plan is to make it our primary internet source and stop using the Pepwave w/SIM.
Starlink did go up in price over these 2 years, but it is also unlimited, which our cellular data plan through the Pepwave is not.
If you are not full time, Starlink is able to be paused and restarted as needed. No charges for months when paused.
Working full time Starlink is good, video conferencing is good. Not perfect, occasionally will hit a little blip or 2, but nothing worse than the internet issues those working from an office location also experience.
The unlimited is a big plus. In the evenings we don’t need to be concerned and constantly checking/managing our data usage when streaming our favorite shows or movies.
While driving or when doing overnight stops we use our phone data, once parked and setup for a stay, will put the Starlink antenna out.
We do not permanently mount the antenna, this provides flexibility to move the antenna to get a clear view of the sky.

 

[newmarokie]

Thanks mbtm, that is just the report and thought process we are proceeding along.

 

[newmarokie]

We got our starlink kit in yesterday. Got the cable ran down the A pillar and into the fuse box. Got it setup and operating in the driveway. 150MBS down and 20MBS up. Heading out tomorrow for South Texas for a week. Updates to follow.