YouTube vs anything else

[stang37]

Let me know if Youtubetv is a problem if away for over 3 months. Their website still says 3 month connect at home or they pause you. When I had them I would select traveling but after awhile they still paused me. They would still record all my shows but I couldn’t access them until back in registered home area.

We use our daughters address as base but are only there about every 6 - 8 months.

I was on the road from June until late September last year. They asked once or twice about my location to which I replied I was traveling. I was asked once back home to make sure my address was correct which it was.

 

[#1footballfan]

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We are using YouTube TV as well. Has worked great for us. We abandoned Dish a year ago also. Took the savings and invested more in internet connectivity, reception, reliability. Now enjoying all the internet offers plus tv for lower cost.

What product are you using to get your internet? I have heard that Starlink is like $2500-$3000. Is that correct ?

 

[BGMAC]

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What product are you using to get your internet? I have heard that Starlink is like $2500-$3000. Is that correct ?

No way unless you go business.

$550 for equipment and $150 per month. You can shut off service like I did for the winter then there is no charge. There are some options too.

Starlink | Roam

Stay connected on the go, starting at $50/mo.

www.starlink.com

 

[Ddmo]

We are using T-Mobile home with a Cudy P5 router and Pepwave 42g.

Service has been very impressive.

 

[#1footballfan]

No way unless you go business.

$550 for equipment and $150 per month. You can shut off service like I did for the winter then there is no charge. There are some options too.

Starlink | Roam

Stay connected on the go, starting at $50/mo.

www.starlink.com

No way unless you go business.

$550 for equipment and $150 per month. You can shut off service like I did for the winter then there is no charge. There are some options too.

Starlink | Roam

Stay connected on the go, starting at $50/mo.

www.starlink.com

What monthly fees are involved using that system ?

 

[BGMAC]

What monthly fees are involved using that system ?

I Pay $150 a month, but it is on the link I posted showing all the cost/plans.

 

[#1footballfan]

I Pay $150 a month, but it is on the link I posted showing all the cost/plans.

On your t mobile home with a Cudy P5 router and pepwave, what are your monthly cost with that system.

 

[Ddmo]

$40. Unlimited

 

[DKRITTER]

I am self -employed and the majority of my business is internet based so, connectivity ranks up there. Since we started RVing it's been a PIA to remain connected, we have had many boosters and doodads trying to connect to park WIFI all of which were poor because park WIFI is poor to start with. We got a Jetpack from Verizon which helped but you would burn through the data plan quickly.
At the end of 2021 I broke down and bought a Pepwave Router and a Parsec Antenna. I moved the Jetpack sim card into the Pepwave, now I could manage my connection. November of 2023 I bought the standard Starlink dish and the roam package. A complete game changer but a bit on the expensive side. Benefit is I could turn the service on and off as desired. It lives in a tote in the basement of the MH.

Some lady knocked on our door and visited with us about Verizon Home 5G, it was $25.00 a month and at our house we could get very good speeds. My fiber at the house was better so I put it in the RV. (I was told I couldn't do that) It worked pretty good in most places. It lives in the RV now.

So we now have a 4 tier WIFI network in our RV and have reliable access all the time.

When we travel we use the Verizon sim card for data. When we get to a RV Park I connect to the park WIFI through the Pepwave, it's almost always poor. Next I plug in the Verizon Home box and test it. If it too is poor I setup the Starlink and have Starlink turn it on.

Going into any place is no longer an issue, Starlink has been the most consistent but it is also the most expensive so I try the others first. Going through all this only takes a few minutes when we setup at a park.

 

[LMHS]

I never use park wifi. It's why I have my own wifi which is password protected.

 

[BGMAC]

I’m a little more simplistic, plus I am not a full timer. If I go anywhere for a decent amount of time I strartup Starlink for the duration, then turn it off when back. If my stay is short I just use my iPhone as a hotspot.
We mostly use it for TV so we need nothing fancy. I really got Starlink for work related stuff, but I’m trying to avoid that 4 letter word..

 

[CaptainGizmo]

Have been 100% YouTubeTV, YouTube, Netflix, Prime, AppleTV for years now.

All using our AppleTV with dual band cellular CradlePoint for service.

I use a TMO 5G gateway and ATT 4G/LTE sim for backup.

Zero complaints…aside from Google nearly doubling the price of YTTV!

 

[BGMAC]

Zero complaints…aside from Google nearly doubling the price of YTTV!

I hear you on that. I moved over to SlingTv, but only use it about half the year. I also use “Cinema” which is free.

 

[#1footballfan]

No way unless you go business.

$550 for equipment and $150 per month. You can shut off service like I did for the winter then there is no charge. There are some options too.

https://www.starlink.com/roam [QUOT... posted showing all the cost/plans. [/QUOTE]

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No way unless you go business.

$550 for equipment and $150 per month. You can shut off service like I did for the winter then there is no charge. There are some options too.

Starlink | Roam

Stay connected on the go, starting at $50/mo.

www.starlink.com

We have read that if you only have mobile Starlink that the service is really bad but if you opted for Mobile Priority that you are guaranteed service all of the time. The main difference being from what I have read is your initial cost: $599 for mobile but $2500 for mobile priority. Which one did you do and have you had any issues.

 

[BGMAC]

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We have read that if you only have mobile Starlink that the service is really bad but if you opted for Mobile Priority that you are guaranteed service all of the time. The main difference being from what I have read is your initial cost: $599 for mobile but $2500 for mobile priority. Which one did you do and have you had any issues.

I’m not sure where you are getting $2500 for mobile priority? If you go to the link I gave you it says mobile priority is $250.

Now I don’t have that. I just have the standard $150. I’ve never had a problem with connection or speed at anytime. I ran my computer all day across the internet and streamed TV at night. I have about 10-12 devices connected iPhones, security cameras, computers, iPads, and TV’s.
My download speeds would change 190 meg to maybe 60 meg but never had a problem with anything.

 

[CaptainGizmo]

I’m not sure where you are getting $2500 for mobile priority? If you go to the link I gave you it says mobile priority is $250.

Now I don’t have that. I just have the standard $150. I’ve never had a problem with connection or speed at anytime. I ran my computer all day across the internet and streamed TV at night. I have about 10-12 devices connected iPhones, security cameras, computers, iPads, and TV’s.
My download speeds would change 190 meg to maybe 60 meg but never had a problem with anything.

Ah...you're referring to the monthly fee of $250, which only gets you 50GB.
BUT....LOOK AT THE HARDWARE; THE FLAT HP ANTENNA...it's $2500!
It's a real "gotcha" with the new "mobile priority" plans!!
I had a wireless engineer friend of mine give me the heads up LONG ago...and told me his clients would be facing as much as $10k to "due business" with the new mobile starlink plan. NOPE.
(Keep in mind, that the new "MOBILE" On The Go is geo-speedlocked to UNDER 10 MPH)

Here's the actual page for reference.

 

[BGMAC]

Ah...you're referring to the monthly fee of $250, which only gets you 50GB.
BUT....LOOK AT THE HARDWARE; THE FLAT HP ANTENNA...it's $2500!
It's a real "gotcha" with the new "mobile priority" plans!!
I had a wireless engineer friend of mine give me the heads up LONG ago...and told me his clients would be facing as much as $10k to "due business" with the new mobile starlink plan. NOPE.
(Keep in mind, that the new "MOBILE" On The Go is geo-speedlocked to UNDER 10 MPH)

Here's the actual page for reference.
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Well, you didn’t ask for business or maritime or in motion! You just asked for a mobile plan.
First I guess, what are your requirements? What do you need it for?
My assumption was you need it for your RV?
If so why do you need in motion? That would require a mounted dish. Then when you get to an RV site with trees you render it useless.

Again what are your requirements? 50 gig is quite a bit, but what happens after that?
Not too much in my area. Things don’t stop, they get throttled back. In my case I saw speeds drop, but not enough to affect anything.

In my testing I used my $150 Starlink mobile at my house for three months. Part of that time I did a little part time work remotely linked through a secure network to a remote computer doing some programming 8 hrs a day for a month or so while at night still enjoying TV streaming, wife on her iPad etc. Not a Problem!

So I’m questioning why you need such high speeds and why do you need to be connected going down the road?

 

[#1footballfan]

Well, you didn’t ask for business or maritime or in motion! You just asked for a mobile plan.
First I guess, what are your requirements? What do you need it for?
My assumption was you need it for your RV?
If so why do you need in motion? That would require a mounted dish. Then when you get to an RV site with trees you render it useless.

Again what are your requirements? 50 gig is quite a bit, but what happens after that?
Not too much in my area. Things don’t stop, they get throttled back. In my case I saw speeds drop, but not enough to affect anything.

In my testing I used my $150 Starlink mobile at my house for three months. Part of that time I did a little part time work remotely linked through a secure network to a remote computer doing some programming 8 hrs a day for a month or so while at night still enjoying TV streaming, wife on her iPad etc. Not a Problem!

So I’m questioning why you need such high speeds and why do you need to be connected going down the road?

We were looking on line and it actually said that the mobile got horrible service and would likely lose the internet signal but if you do the mobile priority it was guaranteed service, that’s all. We were going to do the mobile one but saw that on a Starlink page and wanted to make sure the mobile one worked well for rv’ers.

 

[BGMAC]

We were looking on line and it actually said that the mobile got horrible service and would likely lose the internet signal but if you do the mobile priority it was guaranteed service, that’s all. We were going to do the mobile one but saw that on a Starlink page and wanted to make sure the mobile one worked well for rv’ers.

Cool,
I believe there is a money back guarantee for a limited time. Not sure.

 

[CaptainGizmo]

Well, you didn’t ask for business or maritime or in motion! You just asked for a mobile plan.
First I guess, what are your requirements? What do you need it for?
My assumption was you need it for your RV?
If so why do you need in motion? That would require a mounted dish. Then when you get to an RV site with trees you render it useless.

Again what are your requirements? 50 gig is quite a bit, but what happens after that?
Not too much in my area. Things don’t stop, they get throttled back. In my case I saw speeds drop, but not enough to affect anything.

In my testing I used my $150 Starlink mobile at my house for three months. Part of that time I did a little part time work remotely linked through a secure network to a remote computer doing some programming 8 hrs a day for a month or so while at night still enjoying TV streaming, wife on her iPad etc. Not a Problem!

So I’m questioning why you need such high speeds and why do you need to be connected going down the road?

Sorry. I think you may be mistaken. This is not for me. I was simply parroting what my friends have been told and forwarded that info here.