Is Starlink's Mini Roam plan enough? Does Roam Regional make more sense?
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- With so many service plans to choose from, including the new Mini Roam $50 per month plan, which Starlink Mini service plan is best for remote workers, travelers, and campers using Starlink Mini on the go? This video compares cost, speed, in-motion, and other service features and limitations between plans using a simple comparison with cost examples.
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Thanks for this! Yes, it is complicated and I do appreciate you taking the time to help make it clear. One of the things that was not made clear and your video was do you have to have a sterling or a larger plan to be eligible for the $50 a month or can you just buy the gear and sign up for $50 a month for a couple of three months while traveling.
just ordered the minnie with the 50 plan . 2-3 weeks waiting time . nice work Adam.
Awesome. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know how it goes.
Mine said the same when ordering. However I had mine delivered approx eight days later. 😊
Thank you for this comparison and analysis of the 2 mini plans... very useful and informative!
I'm glad it was helpful. Figured it was a good thing to do while I was paying for both plans at the same time 🤑.
I just received my mini a few days ago. Have the unlimited plan. If for some reason I am not using up a lot of data I will switch to the 50GB
Great video on explaining these different plans. I assumed the in motion was automatic on the unlimited. Opppss!! On my part
Great analysis. Excellent data what-ifs. So it's all about the use case. One question... having viewed both your videos on the comparisons, I understand that in areas where there are more trees, the "Standard" does fair considerably better than the mini because of the larger surface area. Just wondering if you have found that to be the case?
I haven't noticed a difference so far between the two but I'll do some additional testing. Both of them seem to work flawlessly with a clear view of the sky. And both seem to have an increasing likelihood of intermittent connection drops with more obstructions like trees.
Wouldn't you know it. Starlink has already made a change to the plans since I made this video just a week ago. In Motion use is now officially supported with the Starlink Standard service plan without needing to enable the $2/GB priority data. However, the price of the plan is now $165/mo (vs $150/mo). Seems like someone at Starlink was watching this video 😜. Check out plan details at www.starlink.com/us/service-plans.
So, with the updated plans, would you choose the Standard Gen3 over the Mini?
Or does the size of the Mini & built-in router make it a better choice for its ease of portability?
I just purchased the Standard Gen3 last week to use with our 5th wheel & possibly at home.
I was considering adding the Mini just for the fact that it had the option of the $50 50gb plan.
Now that it's available with any dish I am not sure I would have a need for the mini.
@@BradLMN since any of the Roam service plans can be used with any of the Starlink satellites, I'll probably try to stick with the Mini for size, DC power, and built-in router. But I'm not sure which service plan - 50GB or Roam - Regional plan. I'm doing some traveling and will continue to test and share my PoV. I think I need to get more experience to have a strong opinion.
Thank you for the reply.
With us being new to Starlink we are just trying to figure out the best use case for our needs.
We have cable internet at home & our seasonal spot for the 5th wheel. It would be nice to eliminate one or both of those by using Starlink. Plus, the added portability of the service.
We have a hotspot we use for the rv when traveling & starlink will be a good addition to that.
The only issue I can see is if I roof mount the dish at home, then it wouldn't be as easily accessible to take down & bring with for the rv.
Looks like the tripod mount would be a good solution for traveling with the rv.
Thank you for the informative content & I will definitely be subscribing to follow your journey with Starlink & more.
How do they define regional?
It's by continent. If ordered in North America, it can be used anywhere in North America. Same for the other continents. So, a "region" is pretty large.
Can you use mini in residential only?
I don't think you can use it with the Standard plan with is the residential "fixed location" plan. But you could certainly use the Mini at your house. The Starlink Standard hardware is on sale for $299 right now and it has faster download speeds in my side by side testing ruclips.net/video/p3s8OzNBS8c/видео.html. So it's seems like getting the Starlink Standard hardware and Standard service plan would be cheaper if you're only using it at home. But it might be worth checking with Starlink if you have additional questions.
I have the mini with the original $30/ mo 5GB no interruption in service allowed. Can I switch to the unlimited plan for one month and get the $30/mo plan back? Expect to do a lot of streaming for a week that could blow up the data usage that month.
Good question. I'm not as familiar with the $30 add on plan and if you can switch to other plans and back again. You'd have to check with Starlink,