[nrv-hams] Starlink Internet speed

[Randy Shake]

Patrick,

If you can obtain Shentel, they have been very good at my location.  Great uptime and decent speeds.  Around 93 Mbps download and 11 upload.

Randy- KC9LC 
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> On Sep 22, 2023, at 4:00 PM, Patrick Johnson <patrickjohnson1015 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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