Starlink RV vs Residential & How to Set Up (RV Living Full Time) 4K
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
- Finally! Starlink for RVers made simple. As full time RV travelers who need a reliable connection, we are thrilled that we got our Starlink for RV in less than a WEEK! Will we love it in a month? We will let you know. Our main concern is when we camp at woodsy state park campgrounds. Will we get a signal? Will Dishy be able to find satellites?
In this video, we give our first impressions of Starlink RV and how this is different than all other Starlink versions before this. We also go over how to assemble the hardware and get connected using the Starlink APP.
0:00 Intro
3:54 RV vs Residential
9:02 The Hardware Set Up
10:32 Starlink APP
11:49 Our Opinion
13:11 Wrap UP
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Always do a reboot from within the Starlink App on the wifi and the router once a day. That will dramatically help with speeds... Also put the dish into stow mode and then hit un stow once a day and that will also force to dish to find a more preferred satellite which helps the speeds big time. I am in a waitlist area with the RV vesion and my speeds are always up near 70-100Mb download. Get 2-3 mesh units as well.... Huge difference !! AWESOME!!!
Great tips on getting faster connection, I will definitely try both. I can also use this technique when testing different positions at campsites. Larry.
Larry, awesome video! So great seeing this, your stair safety, and some travel blasts too. It blesses, to see you back at it, and the content, indexing, and comparisons are like you have always done for us! Awesome job. I’ve ordered ours and look forward to sharing notes with you! Appreciate you and Alice very much!
We really appreciate all the support, especially through all that has happened.
Larry is doing better and happy to be back at it making videos.
We plan on making more Starlink videos as we learn more.
Thanks again for sticking with us 🤗
Nice video. Very good explanation. One thing I would clarify is that Starlink Residential WILL allow you to use it without changing your service address as long as you are paying the $25 portability fee. Updating the address is only required if you do NOT pay for portability or if you want prioritized service.
Excellent point 👍
We love getting great info in the comments 🤗
Thanks for the very practical initial review. Most reviews don’t show detail like the packaging, cable plug, the router, the sky scan. Good luck. Glad to see you back at it.
Thanks. He’s glad to BE back it 🤗
Larry always things about what he would look for in a video and tries to fit it all in without making it too long.
Love it if you shared with anyone that might be interested 😉
Excellent and thorough review! I also appreciate the content indexing. I'll certainly be watching for update videos as they become available. My only concern is theft (in its current location). I understand that your preference will be a more secure mounting location, preferably on the roof. It's so great to see that you're back up and making videos! We've missed you and prayers continue for your continued good health.
Thank you. Larry really misses making videos like these. Thanks for still supporting us 🤗
As for theft, Larry did his research - of course - and found no theft reports. But still, when it’s on the ground, he uses tent stakes ( there are holes in the stand legs) and we have a solar light next to it so it won’t get run over since it’s at the end of the drive of our site. Great question
Great! Very clear and extensive explanation and comparison of the two versions of the Starlink service.
Glad we could help. We hope anyone interested will see value in our information.
Please share if you know anyone interested 🤗
It’s great to see the Doctor back in the house! Thank you for another great video Alice and Larry.👍🏼😎
Thanks. He’s glad he is able to do his type of videos 🤗
Larry thank you for doing this demo of starlink. I love how you do DIYs. Glad starlink is working so far. Been busy lately around here trying to get moved back into our sticks and bricks. Hopefully our WiFi is good or better when we move back in. Thank you again Larry and Alice for this video. Great job as always.👍Hope you have a great week and weekend. See you soon!
Hope all goes well with your move back in.
And thank you. Larry loves making these type of videos.
We had a mishap with our Starlink- a new video he is working on
@@DownsizingMakesCents Ih thank you with wishing us well with nite house. It’s a mess right now with boxes of stuff. But we’ll get there. Oh no with the Starlink. I’ll be watching for the video on the starlink. Hope you have a great week.
Great presentation Larry. Good to see you getting back into your groove. 👍
Thank you. DIY and How to are just favorite videos to make. It definitely helps his attitude to be back to it 🤗
Super informative, thanks!
Glad we could help.
We are going to do a follow up video - we are way behind due to Larrys recent diagnosis of a Neuro disease related to MS.
I can tell you, in 23 campgrounds, only 2 we couldn’t use Starlink- too many trees
Hi Alice & Larry, a great video about Starkink for RV’s!!! Hope this works great for y’all🤗
So far so good. But I’m looking forward to testing it when we start moving again 🤗
I got my Starlink RV 10 days ago and so far it’s worked fantastic. I’m getting from 50 to 135 Meg down and response is plenty fast.
That’s awesome. Ours is doing well. We will know more once we get traveling again 🤗
Really liked your demostration. Very easy to understand. I have been on a home waiting list for 2 years for Starlink. Now that I see what you have said, I think I will order the RV one. I am already paying Viasat for my internet out here in the country, so cost will be about the same. My husband is retiring in about a year and we will be traveling from Michigan to South Dakota yearly. Along with other states. I am going to order one while I still can and it looks easy enough for us older folks to set up. LOL Thanks again.
Glad Larry made it easy to understand. We hope more RVers see this video so they can decide.
And now we are using it in Canada 😃
Good luck. Hope all goes well with yours. 🤗
If we where still full time I would be all over this. Great video and overview. Hope this works out for y'all. The struggle with internet in the RV can be awful. You are correct on the trees though. I think most state parks this thing could have a hard time. I least in the eastern part of the US. Glad you got it and it working. Look forward to seeing more updates.
Totally agree. Our usual campgrounds have lots of trees. But Larry may fix that with mounting it on a tall pole. We shall see.
So far so good 🤗
Great Vid, glad your doing well, looking good!
He’s glad to be back at it helping other RVers 🤗
Love this video! Great how to!
Thank you. These are the videos Larry likes to do the most 🤗
Thank you so much for the information…. Just what I was looking for
And now we have used it in Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️
Glad we could help
Thanks for the review. I have been thinking about this as an option and taking some extended trips now that I can work remote.
We are pretty new with it. Once we get moving again after Larrys infusion, we will know what’s it’s like in different areas.
Larry will do an update video once we have more experience with it 🤗
Great comprehensive rundown of the differences in residential and RV service. Eons ago we were among the first to get DTV and had to buy all the equipment and hardware…..later folks didn’t have to make that purchase. Curious if something similar might happen but thinking probably not.😉There’s a lot to consider here! Perhaps someday for us, will be watching your impressions down the road. Trees, cellular…..I’m feeling ya!Thanks Larry and hoping you are feeling better each day!!😎
Larry will always want to try new gadgets. He loves doing the research. And we will do some sort of follow up once we use it in different places.
Really appreciate you guys checking up on Larry. He’s digressed a bit but second treatment is finally coming soon 🤗
@@DownsizingMakesCents That is good news!!🤗
Thanks for sharing the information. I've had my starlink for 6 weeks now, just before the roaming charge came through. I have had trouble using it in a couple of places because of tree cover, but overall, it's been great. I definitely prefer it to the cellalur hot spots I have, much faster. I still work part time and have to keep an internet connection. I really hate having to keep the AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon connections, but for now, it's the only way to ensure I have a connection.
We have thought about getting a second service other than ATT, which we still have. Maybe Verizon just in case.
Hope to have an update after using it for awhile 🤗
We have been talking about purchasing this device for sometime now. Even though, we are not full timers we believe that this technology is the wave of the future and this will be replacing most satellite systems in the very near future. However, I personally don’t believe this will be Starlinks only system. We already know about Tesla vehicles, electric power plants and substations, but we are also hearing about the cell service that’s being developed. The electronic wave of the future is changing faster and faster by the year. It’s really good to see you doing videos again. We are glad to see your health improving. Thank you for the update.
I totally understand. But we needed something now because our PepWave router was blacklisted by ATT (long story). I’m sure something better will be developed- it always is 😉
And thank you. Larry is glad is healthy enough to make the videos he loves 🤗
One , of the better vids!
Thanks. We will do a follow up after some more experience. Only one campsite it didn’t work - deep in woods in Michigan at Monocle Lake.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Please share the video with someone who might find it helpful 🤗
Well, when you run out of things to read, you'll always have the War And Peace of emails... 😂
Great info about setting up the system and getting running. Thanks for the video!
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Thank you. We are waiting until we have more experience with the system to do a follow up video.
So far, only a couple places it didn’t work - so many trees
Just got mine and was getting 22mbs. As a truck driver this my new happy thing
That’s awesome.
We plan on doing an update video after months of traveling with it. We are very happy
Just found your channel and subscribed. A lot of good information clearly presented.
I was wondering if you’re going to show how to connect via Ethernet to your Pepwave router?
I ordered StartLink for RV yesterday, and will be hooking it up thru my Pepwave router. Would be great if someone blazed that trail before me. I’m guessing it’s not that hard, but would like to know any tips or tricks!
Thanks for the video.
I am going to connect my Starlink Ethernet to my 2.g switch I have installed in the rv for my NAS and desktop computer. We don’t use our PepWave because att blacklisted it, I’m trying to get att to remove the blacklist so I can connect it to my network. Larry
good and important information, thanks so much! helped me decide. Important take away: RV and residential equipment is exactly the same. However, regarding speed RV is deprioritized. So for now, residential is the better choice, since I live in covered area. And a change to RV is still possible at a later point for $25.-- upcharge. super helpful.
We have had our Starlink for a couple of months now and we are in Canada and it’s still working great. Sometimes at campsites it is hard to get good sky because of trees, but I’m working on some mounts to my 25 foot antenna pole so I can grab more sky above the trees. Larry
Thank you, did you keep the unit long term ? can you share with us the mounting option on your RV ? great info 👍
We still have it, we travel every week to two weeks full time.
We don’t mount it since it needs to be moved depending on needs. Sometimes it’s on the roof, sometimes on the ground.
We do have a mount for an antenna pole we have for out ATT, but haven’t used it for Starlink yet
I love it.i use it at home on a mount and take it with me in the RV. My residential address was a year out and I cantvget decent internet where I live. Now I can, and I can take it with me!!
Good to hear 🤗
I have the residential and enabled roaming a few weeks ago and get service in a waitlist area getting about 160 mbps download and 20 upload.
That’s awesome- roaming seems to be the key
Thank you for demystifying Starlink for RV and for comparing & contrasting with the home version. We have crappy internet at our house, so I am wondering if you think Starlink for RV is a viable option for use when we are at home. For what it is worth, we have lots of trees at home, except for north and eastward directions.
I think it would be a good solution for your home as long as you can get a clear shot at the sky. Download the app and use the visibility tab to get an estimate if the place you want to put the antenna will work. $135 is expensive for home internet but if there are not other affordable options for high speed low latency, unlimited internet then Starlink is the way to go. Larry
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Good Video,. Did you keep the Startlink?
Glad you found our update video, too
Works great everywhere I boondock.
Good to know
Larry you look and sound great. !!
This was just before we started traveling - he’s even better now 🤗
Seems to be a viable solution to all the cellular options / plans most full timers now use. We are not FT, but spend a lot of time traveling. We do not need instantaneous access and massive speed rate since we are both retired and just do emails and banking online via MIFI while traveling. My initial investment was less than $300 and monthly rate of $17 for data plan is quite adequate. Personally, I think the equipment cost is on the high side for what you get, along with monthly service rates. Plus, having to deal with 75 feet, or more, of cable trying to find the sweet spot in the sky, disregarding the monkey motions to set up, assuming you have a clear view of the skies. For many,this is probably a good solution, but not for me. Also, I always get a bit nervous when everyone jumps in the only gam3 in town and rates are “good”. What happens later when Musk decides he needs more money? Good to see you back in action Larry and happy that you are improving.
Thanks you. Larry is glad he’s up to working on these type of videos.
Unfortunately, we do to make sure we are connected- a lot to do with RUclips.
It’s a shame our $1000 PepWave router we bought through Mobile Must Have is black listed by ATT & no one seems to be able to fix it. So we had to come up with something.
You are right - this does cost, too. And something better might come along tomorrow.
But for now, it’s really not that hard to set up - a bit easier than the dual Yagi signal booster we set up (another video).
Glad you have an inexpensive plan that works for you 🤗
Larry, as far as we're concerned Starlink is the best thing for RVers since sliced bread! Obviously in the desert Southwest trees were no concern. However, now that we're in the Pacific Northwest we have to be very choosy on where we camp. We've been deliberately seeking out the rare open areas around here, and so far so good.
So far we have been a couple of places that had trees that i thought would be a problem, but with a little effort avoiding obstructed sky we have been able to get at least enough speed to stream. Larry
@@DownsizingMakesCents we also have the 150' cable to give ourselves a little extra flexibility. Because we rely on solar for power we're looking for open areas anyway, so as long as we're boondocking we haven't been looking for open spots just for Starlink.
We are using our starlink here in Ontario Canada and it’s working great, even in this campground with a bunch of trees. I have it sitting on the hood of my truck, I don’t like to put it on the ground since I ran over my first starlink, less than a week after I got it. Obviously the the brain isn’t back up to full speed yet. Haha. Lar
@@DownsizingMakesCents oopsie!
Larry looks MUCH better!! 👍👍
Yes. He’s a bit bloated from being on steroids for so many months. He has to wait two weeks after his infusion until he can lower dose
I was wondering about the costs of getting this system or similar. When looking on line for other items it shows prices, yet, when they come in they're other costs you incur that wasn't always mentioned.
Larry did a lot of research and tried to include all costs and as much info to be thorough but concise.
Hope this helped 🤗
Does your dish provide service throughout North America.? We travel in Canada and the US.
Yes. Not every area is covered in Canada, like US. There is a map that shows what is not covered - usually very unpopulated areas
Time to head to the springs 🥵🥵
It’s sooo hot. Hopefully after infusion treatment, we might actually head north
Can you purchase the RV package and utilize it at home when not traveling?
Yes, you can
I'd like to have starlink for my house for my home cameras when I'm away, and my rv. Do you know if you need to pay double for this?
You would have to pay for a Starlink for each. Larry
Been thinking about it but we are campers that are not full time so we have a residential home base. Not decided yet
The nice thing about Starlink RV is just pay for months you need it while camping
I have placed deposit for starlink residential but want to get the one for RV and use it for home until starlink residential is available. Pros and Cons? Can I keep hooked up 24/7? Where is the best place to place it for stability of the unit itself, taking into consideration weather conditions(High winds and storms)
If you are putting on a home, a roof or facia mount is best, it gets it up high with better angle for unobstructed sky, the mounts that starlink offers are very strong and will take wind and storms well. On the RV it is best to keep it flexible, using the standard mount that comes with it, I either use that or put it on top of my 25 foot antenna pole to get better sky in areas with trees. Yes you can keep it hooked up 24/7. Larry
I honestly thought I would see how you connected to the rv.
We will never have a permanent hookup to RV since where we camp can be so different.
But Larry did create a 3D mount to our existing long pole (common pole many have). That may be a future video.
This was just about getting to started
Is this unlimited data or does it give so much and then slow down when the max has been reached?
We have an updated video
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Have you looked into the T-Mobile, internet it's $50 a month and it's mobile for unlimited data
People have told us that T-Mobile coverage in Florida wasn’t great so we were reluctant to try T-Mobile, but that sounds like a fantastic deal. Larry
@@DownsizingMakesCents they just merged with Sprint so their coverage is a lot better now
Would you be able to change the service from RV to Residential - if ever settle to a permanent location ?
I dont think you can right now but they do have plans to add that capability in the near future. Basically you would turn off portability, that would save you $25 per month. Larry
you can get home starlink with "portabilty", its some plan they offer where you take your home system with you, but there is a waiting list where I live sso I just bouht RV
anybody know how to setup second starlink system? I have 1 for home and I want 1 for rv how do you do it with app?
Why have 2? Can’t you use RV one at home?
Looks like a rain dance.
😄 praying for signal instead of rain
now all the residential customers will just opt for the rv version to get it in a week vs 9 months of waiting. not a lot of pple care about $25 a month extra...thats a 15 minute trip to the dollar store for most...
Yes. I can see that. Why wait so long to get it? 🤗
@@DownsizingMakesCents well my RV kit just arrived and Im testing it out before I leave next Thursday and im getting nothing at my home addy, perhaps im doing something wrong IDK
Etha-net haha
I blame it on his rare brain disorder
That’s not how you scan Larry.
He likes being thorough 😉
We have seen it done a few ways.
Whatever works, right ? 🤗
Hah, another good reason to leave Florida!....too many trees..!
Trees are your best friend when it’s hot, though