WHY I SWITCHED FROM SPECTRUM TO STARLINK INTERNET BY SPACEX
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- In this video i did my best to share why I switched from Spectrum to Starlink internet service. I share the unboxing and set up as well as speed tests. We purchased everything directly at www.starlink.com/
I have added our VPN to the router and we saw no slowdown on speed like spectrum has. This is the VPN we use www.expressvpn...
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Out frigging standing!!! Thanks for the advice 😊
Major storm knocked out power to 350k people. I have been witihout power for nearly a week. As a physician, need online access 24/7 to work. So, bought the Starlink from Westmarine. Cost $299. Setup super easy. Delivered next day. (Cleveland, Ohio). Similiar speed tests at home. Plan to cancel my Spectrum cable internet plan. Thanks for posting this review.
I had the same here in Columbus. It was the final straw for me
I've had it since it first came out ,mine 2 gen it moves on its own. You can't go wrong ,you're gonna love it. Enjoy
Starlink just went to the top of my list. Thanks for the video.
Switched to starlink last year and absolutely love it. So much faster and reliable!
I was in the same boat as you. Only one internet provider at 6mbs (frequently out for hrs at a time) and $85. Been with them 10 years, switched to Starlink and it is amazing! Most speeds are over 200mbs. I would gladly pay more if I had to!
It is worth checking out, If I can afford the monthly fee. Yes, monthly fees affect my choices.
Holy cow your spectrum is sooooo slow 😮. My Spectrum download is around 300. I too live in the middle of nowhere, I am in Wyoming. I have thought about switching to Starlink. I will be interested in your follow up next month.
I pay for 1000 and used to get 300. They are having major issues here. It drops completely 1-3 hours every day. I’m over it
@@CuriosityCafe I hear you. Someone here accidentally cut a fiber optic line which fed the whole town. That had repercussions that lasted over a month 🤦♀️
Wow... yeah I have no idea why ours is like this right now. But I've had enough of outages and slowdowns during peak times
@@CuriosityCafe hopefully you will have better luck with the Starlink. I look forward to your update next month.
I definitely would like a follow up to this video!
I recently changed my Xfinity service to Internet only. While I am generally pretty happy with the (gigabit) service, for the price, we recently had an outage for over 10 days when hurricane Beryl blew through our area. I have looked at the Starlink system before, but this may well push me to make the leap, as I doubt that there would have been any interruption in service with that system. I did have power because we have a generator. Thanks again for a great video tutorial.
Exactly what happened to us minus the hurricane. We lost power 5 days in a row. Shut my channel down and with starlink no problems. I just use a solar generator and always service
We live in a rural area and have spectrum as well. We have so many issues with spectrum to the point where I almost didn’t pass my speed test for a remote job. 😩. When doing speed tests on spectrum we vary from 30-40mbps lol. Plus it goes out every time it rains sigh. We have so many outages that’s it’s unreal. We just signed up for Starlink and hope we like it once we set it up!
In your demo equipment wise it’s a great way to go and it’s steady it should be excellent
we currently have verizon for home...it really buffers alot during peak hours...will for sure check out Starlink...also...which mesh system do you recommend??? Thanks!!
It’s the best we’ve ever had here in the country. It even has a heater to melt the snow automatically.
Funny, I too have Spectrum and we just bought Starlink mini with the residential roam plan (we travel in our RV a lot and I work while Rv'ing). We are in southwestern Washington state and we too are limited in our options and we too have little to no cell signal at our home location. In our area, when the power goes out, so does our Spectrum service ans usually when power comes back, the Spectrum service takes 1 or 2 hours more to back online. Also, Spectrum has been slowly increasing the price of our basic internet service...5 years ago it was $45/mo its now $95/mo. We also experience a degradation in speeds. Right now our Download it 85 Mbps and 11 up. We are going to do the same...keep Spectrum for a bit while testing out Starlink. If Starlink works as advertised in our area, then we will dump Spectrum.
Just got mine one now
$700 is expensive
Spectrum was more per month. This will save me in the long run. Oh and it actually works
How is it Mounted to Your Roof. Did You have to Purchase any Additional Hardware for the Mounting ⁉️⁉️⁉️
We got a $65 starlink mounting pole. They sell it on the website or the installer will bring it with them
It's the best
Just curious if you have to worry about someone running off with the Starlink satellite out in the open not secured to anything?
It's attached to my roof now. It was only on the pillar (in the back yard) for the first day to test it. I don't think someone will climb on my roof. But you never know I guess.
What about when it rains/snows? Is it gonna be like DTV & go out?
We had a massive storm and it worked fine. Does your cell phone go down when it rains? Starlink wouldnt be in business if it went down during rain
If I move this might be an option especially if I move to a more remote area.
You have peaked my interest as I have Spectrum but get a lot of buffering on cloudy/raining days. How would the weather affect the Starlink signal? Would it be like satellite tv where rain or heavy clouds would block the signal preventing you from having internet access?
It’s raining today. Working prefect:
Is there a monthly charge after wards?
Yes. $30 a month less than spectrum without all the extra fees
I get just over 300 mbps download...1 upload. Spectrum. Much cheaper, never goes out. Very happy.
Great news! I have spectrum here and it's down 2-3 hours every day and they have no way to fix it. Starlink is up 100% of the time so far. Thanks for sharing your experience
I just got this standard gen3 kit at home depot for $299 sale ends Oct. 5th.
Wow, you got this same one? For half of what SpaceX sells it for?
@CuriosityCafe yes standard kit, I'm in Nevada. $150 roam or $120 res. Plans available. No 50G mini option. Maybe have more options after paying 3-6 months, not sure yet.
Wow, it's on sale on the website now too. Amazing price
I got the T-moble 5g home internet
How about Viasat?
That's not offered here in this market
I do hate the outages by Spectrum but right now can't beat the service, 870mbs download and 40mbs upload with 9 idle latency, 13 download latency, and 8 upload latency.
We don't get those same results here, so Spectrum it is. Much faster in our market even with gigablast service. Only advantage is the upload speed which affects our youtube, but I can be patient with that
A lot faster. Do you pay a monthly fee?
Yes $120
Did i miss the monthly cost?
$120 a month here. Which is about $30 a month less than Spectrum was charging me
How much per month?
Varies by area and plan. You can check your area free
How much do this cost
Varies by area and plan. You can check your area free
I got 600 mbps for $50 your may be in a bad area
Yeah we are in the country far from any major city. Starlink is by far the most reliable
299 for standard hardware plus subscription
I wish it was that cheap when I got it. Good deal
@@CuriosityCafe I got the mini at 599 but the standard went on a short sale at 299 now that sale is indefinite as I understand it
Starlink is very poor for watching Sports Doesn't handle motion very well even with 150plus signal
I’m streaming it right now with no lag at all. Maybe adjust your dish