Starlink - Anyone get it yet?

Hardware gone down to €300 to buy now

Some people don't understand mass production 😀, same thing happened when Sky TV came out first. Their equipment started out at €500 now it's free

Just ordered starlink.

How did you guys mount the dish.

The official mounts seem pretty expensive for what they are, I was planning to make a mount of my own.

Are you happy with the service, anything to watch for as regards installation?

I use these https://www.freetv.ie/shelley-8-nut-pole-clamp/ onto a pole

not pretty but secure. Tape over the connector when pushing out through the wall to keep clean. Pipe adaptor looks nice but expensive. The Starlink long and short mounts seem to be for going onto facia rather than wall. Have both but never used which is a pity as they look very neat. Wouldn't trust two screws to hold them onto timber. I'd love to see photos if anyone has used them on a house in Ireland.

Dont out rule the stock stand that comes with the dish. I was going to get a mount but saw that the 4 legs of the stock mount have 4 holes which can be bolted to a flat surface. The dimensions are quite small allowing me to bolt to the top of the chimney offset from the flue. Could take a picture from the ground if anyone's interested....not going back up that ladder.

seen it come in a week

I paid the 100 euro deposit on the 23 September 2021 and got the kit on the 15 October. Had it up and running that evening.

I ordered 20/3/23 - renting hardware - and it shipped from Germany the following day, arrived in Mayo in 5 days. I'm surprised yours is taking so long.

Outages like that are not frequent at all. I spend my entire working week online and run hours long virtual training sessions that have not had any disconnections on my Starlink connection. When I first got it 15 months ago, there were occasional 1-2 minute outages, but as the coverage of satellites has improved, it has become much more stable. If I had any belief that outages are frequent and disruptive, I would have a backup connection in place, with auto fail-over.

My current backup plan, if there was a longer than 1-2 minute outage, would be to hotspot off my phone. I've not had to do this yet.

Just had to reset a Starlink that was out since Sunday. Was working Sat night, so came back after the morning outage. It was showing as online in the app but there was no internet. It's in bypass mode. Anyone ever have this issue?

Also what kind of speeds are you getting those days? Still good or is it dropping?

I know there used to be no data cap? Is it still the case? No speed limiting after reaching for example 1tb per month?

And finally when they bring new contract prices? Do existing customers get a discounted price or are they locked at what ever the signed at?

Many thanks

EDIT: I found in Starlink documentation following alarming line:

Is this correct in your experience? If so that would be what, about 200 euro per year in electricity costs on top of contract etc.?

Many thanks. I might bite the bullet. Have you seen my question about electricity usage.

Yep just got an email saying reduced to €65 , happy days. At this price point I think imagine and co will be on a bit of bother

Indeed it was a nice email to wake up to today.

I don’t currently have Starlink but I’ve noticed since the price reduction that Starlink are now stating that average customer speeds in Ireland are 100 Mbps. Prior to the drop in price per month, Starlink stated that speeds for Ireland were on average 50 - 200 Mbps. I would be interested to know what speeds those with Starlink are actually getting in Ireland since the price reduction. Can anyone give an indication? Has there been a change in speed?