Starlink on the boat

Lake_Bum

How many of you are using the Starlink mini on your boats, and what success have you had with it?  I just recently cut the cord at the house, and got Starlink.  I'm loving it SO much, I will most likely get a mini to use in the RV and boat.  Also.....if any of you are on the fence on getting Starlink, I can send you a referral code, and you will get a FREE month ($120) just for signing up.  Yes, I will get a free month also.  It's a cool program they have!  I got my home system for a whopping $89 bucks!  The next cheapest I found was $349 at Best Buy, which was normally $499.  

PickleRick

How fast is it?  My son is usually gaming at home while we are streaming on the TV.  I'm also probably on the Wi-Fi browsing marketplace for deals I shouldn't be buying all at the same time 

YYZRC

I have the Starlink Gen 2 with the Yaosheng PoE injector to eliminate the Starlink router and allow it to run on 12v. I also modified the dish so that the motors are deactivated.

Works great. Highly recommend.

YYZRC

https://rinkerboats.vanillacommunities.com/discussion/comment/182257#Comment_182257

aero3113

I’m planning on Starlink Roam for the boat next season. Is mini a different system?

YYZRC

“Roam” is the service (no fixed address). “Mini” is the size of the dish. 

aero3113

👍🏻👍🏻

Lake_Bum

Mini is the one that most use to roam, because it is MUCH smaller!  
My residential setup is blazing fast.  My son can do gaming, wife on zoom, and we have 5 TV's streaming on it 

Lake_Bum

Here's one free month of Starlink service! Starlink high-speed internet is great for streaming, video calls, and gaming in even the most remote locations on Earth. https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-DF-7845574-25270-54&app_source=share

Lake_Bum

That's my referral link.  It'll get you a completely free month ($120 value) 

Aqua_Aura

Just another thought for everyone. 

We planned on using starlink on the boat however I found a much cheaper way to get internet especially since our data usage on the boat isn't very much. I bought a portable hotspot and got 2 free sims from our cellular provider Google Fi. These just use the data along with our phone plan. I use my wife's SIM in the hotspot since she only uses about 5 gb a month which leaves us 95 gb for the boat each month. The only coat to me was the hotspot which I got for about $250 as I bought a refurbished Netgear off of Amazon and no monthly cost for network. 


This hotspot can also connect to Wi-Fi at the marina or my friends boats who have starlink and then my hotspot will use that data rather than cell network and I don't need to try and reconnect all my devices to a new wifi network. 

YYZRC

I use this cellular router with both a SIM card and Starlink:

https://www.outdoorrouter.com/product/5g-cellular-router-wifi6-sim-slot/

Where I anchor there is no cell service but cellular works great at the dock. We didn’t boat much this summer so I didn’t activate the Starlink. 

rasbury

I have a question about starlink- once all the satellites are up and running, where is the competition for the internet? Just price? We have att 5g at the house- I think that is 50 bucks. Obviously apples and oranges as if I'm on the water i have mobile internet vs satellites- does that not seem to create a monopoly however?

PickleRick

So far, in my area,  at&t and charter offer faster internet for the same price or a little less depending on current special offers.

Unfortunately in our area Duke energy who supplies our power also now owns our natural gas supply...which I think is an absolute monopoly.  

Delta dental (insurance company) has funding and scholarships for dental schools. Suddenly all 5 dentists agree. 

If you want to continue down the rabbit hole

Bears suggested you to wear dinner bells while hiking and wasps designed picnic shelters. 

I am going to look into starlink.  We never really do much cruising, were usually stationary on the boat.  Swinging in circles all night.    

What's the chances i buy the residential package they notice im using the Internet an hour away from home? 

rasbury

At 120 per month if I understood it correctly is a bit rich for me- but the kids being able to watch Netflix and leave me alone is sorta priceless! I'm just not out enough- you northern folks using yours way more than I have the past few years..I just tinker and clean ours.

Lake_Bum

rasbury said:

At 120 per month if I understood it correctly is a bit rich for me- but the kids being able to watch Netflix and leave me alone is sorta priceless! I'm just not out enough- you northern folks using yours way more than I have the past few years..I just tinker and clean ours.

$85 a month for the first year with my referral!   And you'll get 1 month free.  Plus the equipment is only $89 to  purchase (with my referral lol)  It's definitely a kickazz deal 

Lake_Bum

PickleRick said:

So far, in my area,  at&t and charter offer faster internet for the same price or a little less depending on current special offers.

Unfortunately in our area Duke energy who supplies our power also now owns our natural gas supply...which I think is an absolute monopoly.  

Delta dental (insurance company) has funding and scholarships for dental schools. Suddenly all 5 dentists agree. 

If you want to continue down the rabbit hole

Bears suggested you to wear dinner bells while hiking and wasps designed picnic shelters. 

I am going to look into starlink.  We never really do much cruising, were usually stationary on the boat.  Swinging in circles all night.    

What's the chances i buy the residential package they notice im using the Internet an hour away from home? 

I've got a buddy who uses his residential setup at the lake.  He just sets his address to the GPS coordinates at the launch ramp.  Typically he'll be like 20-30 miles away while he's boating.  They've never had a problem 

Lake_Bum

Lake_Bum said:

Here's one free month of Starlink service! Starlink high-speed internet is great for streaming, video calls, and gaming in even the most remote locations on Earth. https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-DF-7845574-25270-54&app_source=share

Starlink just sweetened the pot for the new customer deal.   If you click my referral link here, you will get FREE equipment!!!!  No clue how long this deal will last.  I paid $89 just a couple weeks ago, which was also amazing....but FREE now.  And you'll get a free month of service as well.  

Lake_Bum

I should add, I am NOT selling these.  These come directly from Starlink with that link.  I'm just letting you all know about the great deal, and my benefit is a free month of service if you use the referral. You get the free month also!