|
|
10-27-2020, 09:38 AM
|
#1
|
Senior Member
Official iRV2 Sponsor
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,305
|
Starlink initial pricing $99/mo
Starlink has begun allowing people to actually sign up for its service at a cost of $99/mo plus a payment of $500 for the receiver. Promised speeds are 50-150Mbps with some periods of "no service". The no service issue probably arises because there may be times when the satellites will not be in position above your location.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/27/spac...st-begins.html
__________________
Joel (AKA docj)--
RV Technology Specialist
|
|
|
|
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
10-27-2020, 09:40 AM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Minne-so-cold
Posts: 708
|
Starlink News
Good channel for internet news. They have info on Starlink.
https://youtu.be/niy-7ITUexc
|
|
|
10-27-2020, 10:44 AM
|
#3
|
Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,785
|
I'll pass for now!
__________________
Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 08:13 AM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 443
|
Mobile Internet Resource Center has some good info on Starlink & how it applies to mobile users.
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 08:44 AM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Damon Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Clovis NM
Posts: 4,389
|
$100 a month? That sounds too high! I guess if you are desperate, and are in an area without cell service for a long time, it might be worth it.
__________________
2006 Damon Daybreak 3276 35'with 5 Star Tuner. 3 200 Amp Lithium batteries and 2000 watt PSW inverter/charger. 2013 Elantra on a Master Tow dolly.
Retired USAF
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 09:03 AM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: SW Louisiana
Posts: 8,954
|
Keep in mind in many areas it will outperform Cell, and will likely have no data caps. Though there is concern that it will be geo region locked at least initially.
__________________
2002 Safari Trek 2830 on P32 Chassis with 8.1L w/ 400 watts solar 420Ah LiFePo4
2017 Jeep Cherokee Overland & 2007 Toyota Yaris TOADs with Even Brake,
Demco Commander tow bar and Blue Ox / Roadmaster base plates
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 09:09 AM
|
#7
|
Senior Member
Official iRV2 Sponsor
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,305
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Isaac-1
Though there is concern that it will be geo region locked at least initially.
|
They are allowing some limited educational users access in TX: https://arstechnica.com/information-...in-early-2021/
__________________
Joel (AKA docj)--
RV Technology Specialist
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 09:13 AM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 661
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Isaac-1
Keep in mind in many areas it will outperform Cell, and will likely have no data caps. Though there is concern that it will be geo region locked at least initially.
|
Yes, supposedly only the very northern states (44th parallel and above).
$100 a month really isn't a horrible price with no data caps and more importantly gaps in coverage (assuming trees don't cause issues). We almost burned through my wife's 20 gigs of hotspot data in about 3 days before we figured out how to download streaming content (the mistake we made at first is the Fire Tablets will still stream programs if it has an Internet connection, which it needs to connect to a Fire stick, but PCs don't because you can direct connect them via HTPC without an Internet connection).
I'm not sure though that will be the final price when it isn't a beta product.
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 10:49 AM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: SW Louisiana
Posts: 8,954
|
$100 per month should give us at least a ballpark idea on where pricing will end up, and is certainly comparable to other options, Viasat, Hughesnet, etc. Viasat for example offers plans priced between $65-$120 per month at the moment with data caps and of course much more latency.
__________________
2002 Safari Trek 2830 on P32 Chassis with 8.1L w/ 400 watts solar 420Ah LiFePo4
2017 Jeep Cherokee Overland & 2007 Toyota Yaris TOADs with Even Brake,
Demco Commander tow bar and Blue Ox / Roadmaster base plates
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 10:52 AM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 661
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Isaac-1
$100 per month should give us at least a ballpark idea on where pricing will end up, and is certainly comparable to other options, Viasat, Hughesnet, etc. Viasat for example offers plans priced between $65-$120 per month at the moment with data caps and of course much more latency.
|
I had a DirecPC (not a typo) service many years ago and latency was a huge issue, particularly for webpages that have many different elements. It was very fast for downloading large files, but webpages were slow due to the latency.
Not sure but DirecPC might be what is now Hughes????
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 11:13 AM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 264
|
I think that is about what I expected $ wise!
If u want it and NEED it it is quite reasonable for what we are getting.
I am not deterred !
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 05:24 PM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner RV Trip Wizard
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 275
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryStone
$100 a month? That sounds too high! I guess if you are desperate, and are in an area without cell service for a long time, it might be worth it.
|
Given that I'm paying Verizon $180/mo for phones and "unlimited" data plans that are really 15GB per phone for hotspots, I think $100 for 50mbps speeds as a ground floor, plus no data cap, is a win.
Looking to buy a house in the country, and I'll be paying a lot more than that for wireless internet (given there is no cable out there)
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 05:51 PM
|
#13
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 881
|
Please post a link from Starlink that says there will be no data caps.
__________________
Tiffin Allegro 36LA
|
|
|
10-28-2020, 06:29 PM
|
#14
|
Senior Member
Official iRV2 Sponsor
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,305
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Camper25
Please post a link from Starlink that says there will be no data caps.
|
There are a lot of people making assumptions about Starlink that aren't based on anything other than internet supposition. There's no basis to extrapolate from this $99 starting price to anything relating to what the eventual monthly fees and performance will be.
__________________
Joel (AKA docj)--
RV Technology Specialist
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
Thread |
Thread Starter |
Forum |
Replies |
Last Post |
Starlink internet
|
MSHappyCampers |
Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc. |
122 |
11-17-2020 09:54 PM |
Starlink Unboxing Video
|
TechWriter |
Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc. |
6 |
08-03-2020 11:34 AM |
Starlink News
|
TechWriter |
Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc. |
65 |
06-26-2020 10:03 AM |
Starlink Update
|
TechWriter |
Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc. |
10 |
01-23-2020 01:03 PM |
Starlink
|
Don/Lou |
Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc. |
3 |
12-03-2019 01:33 PM |
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|