Just sent u a 🍺, thanks for this series of Starlink videos. Very usefull/relevant to me. I have 20/2 speeds from BT in the UK and FTTP not planned until 2026 :-(. Seriously considering binning BT (phone and broadband) to part fund the SL option.
Got fibre from BT installed recently into the farm house (very rural location) 160 mb down.I can upload a 4K video to RUclips in 10 mins before it would take 20 hours !
Starling has gone down to £90 for hardware for rural locations today. I think I might have to purchase it. Can you tell me how it effects the home network? I’m worried about all the smart devices I have connected to my by router. (Powerwall,smart switches Wi-Fi security cameras etc.) is it a lot of work to change to the new router(with the Ethernet adaptor)? Or does it just work if you change your starling network name to the same as before?
@@Egobroom24 The Starlink access point does not support WiFi extenders itself, so you would need to buy the Ethernet adapter and connect the Starlink AP to another Wireless setup that can support extenders.
@@Egobroom24 I would recommend you buy the Ethernet Adapter and just connect into your existing network gear, no changes needed and will keep things simple for you.
Hey Richard, I have not done a video on it, but if interested I could do an ad-hoc one. Its not fully finished as still need to tidy up some final cables, etc.
Waiting for delivery of my starlink. Currently running 4G home router on our farm. Best we get is 12mbs and dropping out multiple times a night sometimes 5-10 minutes at a time. BT line lucky if we get over 1mb.
Hi Dale, really enjoyed your videos regarding Starlink, we are trying to get a leased line to our property however the planning for this means it's going to take at least 6 months to get installed. Therefore we are looking at renting Starlink to help before that happens. We also have Ubiquiti hardware in our property and have a UDM Pro as our main router. I wondered if you could tell me how easy it was to connect Starlink to it please. I assume you needed to join the Starlink router to the Unify router you have (i'e connect to the WAN port). Did you have any issues or gotchas you found out while doing this?
Hey Matt, glad the videos are helping, and I think Starlink rental is a great stop gap in your situation. As for setting up with your UDM Pro (nice bit of kit btw) the only dependancy is you buy the Ethernet Adapter for Starlink as there is no ethernet connectivity otherwise, and then within the Starlink app select that you are using your own router, and then connect the ethernet from the Starlink Dongle to your WAN port and you are good to go. The only real downside is that you lose access to the Starlink sat info, stats, etc
@@SpectrumGeeks Hi Dale, thanks for the info. I've gone ahead and ordered Starlink (think me and my boys are sort of excited to try it out!). Sounds like it should also be good to connect to my existing environment too then. I downloaded the app and went out into the garden to check if there was going to be any issues with obstructions, however that also seems to be ok too... It's all going far too well! ;-) Once I get it all and set it up I'll drop you a message and let you knwo how it went. thanks again for all the info. Matt
@@mattrogers6565 Please do, as I mentioned in the video it really does work well, plus there is something kinda cool knowing your Interwebs are coming from Space :)
Just to clarify for people reading the comments, the £99 offer is not available for all postcodes. It is aimed at Rural locations, so not all UK orders will be £99.
@@SpectrumGeeks They must think that the whole of Scotland is 'rural'. 🤣🤣 I have tried a few postcodes including where I live and it brings up the order page and gets you right as far a purchase screen after putting in shipping address.
@@spacecadetrik21 Ha ha could be. I only mentioned it as a few subscribers mentioned to me their postcode was not eligible for the £99, and a friend also had the same who was tempted to order it.
@@SpectrumGeeks They basically class anything not a city rural. I got the rural deal and I live in Blackpool, which has around 150k pop. I've been unlucky that they upgraded all the internet around me to fibre but missed my block? So went Starlink route.
Good update Dale, Fibre should be arriving at my home soon.
Excellent, I am looking forward to the faster upload speed again.
Just sent u a 🍺, thanks for this series of Starlink videos. Very usefull/relevant to me. I have 20/2 speeds from BT in the UK and FTTP not planned until 2026 :-(. Seriously considering binning BT (phone and broadband) to part fund the SL option.
Glad the videos helped, and many thanks for your generosity, CHEERS 🍺
Yup me too, probably going to order tonight and then cancel BT
@@anthonyharrison8379 if you do port make sure you do it before cancelling with BT though.
@@notbernard65 port?
Great information, and great news FTTP may be coming to you soon
Can't wait!
very useful 3 videos - many thanks
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Got fibre from BT installed recently into the farm house (very rural location) 160 mb down.I can upload a 4K video to RUclips in 10 mins before it would take 20 hours !
Nice, it is amazing the difference it can make to how long to upload a video.
is mbps or MB?
@@GimmieDaDnB mbps
And here it is :) I am going the other way. Going from a 1Gbps leased line to Starlink in the middle of Sheffield. Can't get FTTP
How much cheaper is Starlink out of interest for you?
Starling has gone down to £90 for hardware for rural locations today. I think I might have to purchase it. Can you tell me how it effects the home network? I’m worried about all the smart devices I have connected to my by router. (Powerwall,smart switches Wi-Fi security cameras etc.) is it a lot of work to change to the new router(with the Ethernet adaptor)? Or does it just work if you change your starling network name to the same as before?
I guess another question would be to do with how does it work with Wi-Fi extenders? Do you have full house coverage?
@@Egobroom24 The Starlink access point does not support WiFi extenders itself, so you would need to buy the Ethernet adapter and connect the Starlink AP to another Wireless setup that can support extenders.
@@Egobroom24 I would recommend you buy the Ethernet Adapter and just connect into your existing network gear, no changes needed and will keep things simple for you.
Your server cabinet and set up looks cool. Have you done a vid on that? I Fancy doing something similar.
Hey Richard, I have not done a video on it, but if interested I could do an ad-hoc one.
Its not fully finished as still need to tidy up some final cables, etc.
@@SpectrumGeeks that would be great if you did 🙏👍
Yep, interested!
Waiting for delivery of my starlink. Currently running 4G home router on our farm. Best we get is 12mbs and dropping out multiple times a night sometimes 5-10 minutes at a time. BT line lucky if we get over 1mb.
Think you will be impressed with Starlink then, works really well in my experience.
Is it £75 a month on a subscription over 1-2-3 years or just £75 a month whether you use it next month or not ? No one says 🤔
Its a month by month thing, so £75 per month and you can cancel at any time.
Hi Dale, really enjoyed your videos regarding Starlink, we are trying to get a leased line to our property however the planning for this means it's going to take at least 6 months to get installed. Therefore we are looking at renting Starlink to help before that happens. We also have Ubiquiti hardware in our property and have a UDM Pro as our main router. I wondered if you could tell me how easy it was to connect Starlink to it please. I assume you needed to join the Starlink router to the Unify router you have (i'e connect to the WAN port). Did you have any issues or gotchas you found out while doing this?
Hey Matt, glad the videos are helping, and I think Starlink rental is a great stop gap in your situation.
As for setting up with your UDM Pro (nice bit of kit btw) the only dependancy is you buy the Ethernet Adapter for Starlink as there is no ethernet connectivity otherwise, and then within the Starlink app select that you are using your own router, and then connect the ethernet from the Starlink Dongle to your WAN port and you are good to go.
The only real downside is that you lose access to the Starlink sat info, stats, etc
@@SpectrumGeeks Hi Dale, thanks for the info. I've gone ahead and ordered Starlink (think me and my boys are sort of excited to try it out!). Sounds like it should also be good to connect to my existing environment too then. I downloaded the app and went out into the garden to check if there was going to be any issues with obstructions, however that also seems to be ok too... It's all going far too well! ;-) Once I get it all and set it up I'll drop you a message and let you knwo how it went. thanks again for all the info. Matt
@@mattrogers6565 Please do, as I mentioned in the video it really does work well, plus there is something kinda cool knowing your Interwebs are coming from Space :)
For anyone still considering Starlink the hardware in the UK is currently £99.
Just to clarify for people reading the comments, the £99 offer is not available for all postcodes. It is aimed at Rural locations, so not all UK orders will be £99.
@@SpectrumGeeks They must think that the whole of Scotland is 'rural'. 🤣🤣 I have tried a few postcodes including where I live and it brings up the order page and gets you right as far a purchase screen after putting in shipping address.
@@spacecadetrik21 Ha ha could be. I only mentioned it as a few subscribers mentioned to me their postcode was not eligible for the £99, and a friend also had the same who was tempted to order it.
@@SpectrumGeeks They basically class anything not a city rural. I got the rural deal and I live in Blackpool, which has around 150k pop. I've been unlucky that they upgraded all the internet around me to fibre but missed my block? So went Starlink route.
Fibre faster than Starlink? Yeah...good luck with that.
Thanks :) I am pretty confident it will be, as fibre as my previous house was faster than I get with Starlink currently.