[nrv-hams] Starlink Internet speed

[Patrick Johnson]

Ben, Cam, Tom and others,

Thanks for the positive feedback on Starlink.  I am happy to hear
performance has greatly improved since I was stuck using Hughes Net
15-20 years ago.

In exploring ISP coverage I saw Shentel  provides service down
Childress Rd., which my new home nearly borders.  Shentel will
hopefully provide me a feasibility study of what it would cost to
connect to the Childress line and run down Tyler the short distance to
my property.  Satellite would be nice, and cable Internet would be
even better.

73s,
Patrick
NW8T

On 9/21/23, Tom Kington via nrv-hams <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> I’ve had the rv plan for just over a year and it has been great.  I’ve got
> minor tree top obstructions at the house and I’m getting similar performance
> as Cam.  Out at the property with no obstructions I’m getting 120+ down.
> The only issue I had was two months ago i took the dish down to take it to
> the property and quickly noticed it was housing an enormous ant colony.
> Liquid drained out when I tipped it over and it stopped working from that
> point.  I contacted Starlink with the intent of purchasing a replacement
> dish and they immediately sent a replacement system at no cost.
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas Kington Jr
>
>
>
>> On Sep 20, 2023, at 10:01 PM, Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:
>>
>> The dish angles itself based on its view of the sky, but mine is probably
>> 20 degrees angled toward north from horizontal. The dish gets signals
>> around 160 degrees off its face. Big sky view is what it needs. If you
>> have
>> trees, it may be a good idea to have it mounted on a roof or tall pole.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cam
>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 9:39 PM Patrick Johnson
>>> <patrickjohnson1015 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Cam,
>>>
>>> How low an angle to the north?  I have some trees and a ridgeline to
>>> the north of the house.
>>>
>>> 73s,
>>> Patrick
>>>
>>>> On 9/20/23, Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:
>>>> I just got Starlink, and am loving it.
>>>> We got the RV setup, so we can take it camping/traveling, but we're
>>>> using
>>>> it as the home internet mainly.
>>>> As long as you have an unobstructed view to your north, it should work.
>>>>
>>>> Last numbers on it showed 84Mbps down, 7Mbps up, and 32 ms latency.
>>>>
>>>> 73!
>>>> --
>>>> Cam, W4XXV
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 9:16 PM Patrick Johnson
>>>> <patrickjohnson1015 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Group,
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone a current Starlink Internet user?  I am looking at ISPs for
>>>>> the house we are renovating.  All Points   has me in a coverage
>>>>> gapbetween several antennas, and both Citizens and Giga Beam are still
>>>>> in the planning stages of offering service along Tyler Rd.  Years ago
>>>>> Hughes Net provided our Internet and it was painfully slow.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73s,
>>>>> Patrick
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