Starlink - Anyone get it yet?

Yes.

yeah can’t seem to connect to the account.

thanks a mill worked a treat

I've found it needs some form a reboot about every 3 months. Perfectly acceptable. To date it's been rock solid. Near a year in. NBP coming this year though and will switch but going to keep the contract dormant and unit installed where it is as backup.

How quick is it to activate an account? If you are just using it for backup purposes.. can you activate in a minute or two and cancel say the next day or do you have to set up for month?

I've checked and it seems likely that it would be quick and easy to reactivate the service … as long as there is capacity in the area. I doubt that Starlink is in any way over-subscribed in Ireland.

How do I reactivate service?

1. Log into your account on starlink.com
2. Under "Your Starlinks", click "Manage"
3. Click "Activate Service"
4. Select your service plan

To activate your service, you have the option of picking your previous plan or choosing a new one. Note: some plans might not be available.

Limitations of reactivation:

• Availability - The ability to reactivate Standard and Priority service is dependent on capacity in the area. You can view Starlink's service availability map on starlink.com/map. If there is no capacity in the area, there will be the option to reactivate with a Mobile type service plan.
• Unauthorized retailer/reseller - We are unable to activate service for a Starlink that has been purchased from an unauthorized retailer or reseller.
• Country moves - We do not support Starlink reactivation in a different country at this time. To use Starlink in a different country, you must create an account in the desired country.

Cancelling is, as I expected, after a month's service.

Cancel Service:

You can cancel your service at any time by following these steps:

1. Log into your Starlink Account
2. In the 'YOUR STARLINKS' section, Click 'Manage', next to the Starlink you wish to cancel service for.
3. Click 'Cancel Service'.

Your service will remain active up until the date paid for, and will be removed from future billing cycles.

Please note, by canceling service, you may not be able to reactivate immediately. Reactivation is dependent on service availability and capacity in your area.

Today is the first time I needed to enable "heating" on the dish as I was losing signal, had it disabled up until now. No issues since.

Just got starlink. Great speeds, all going well. I did notice a good few very short outages last night. Is this normal?

Thanks, that did the trick. Seamless streaming ever since.

Just keep an eye on it. I have had days like that but its been so trouble free for the last 6 months I hardly bother to check anymore.

Think everyones got one either just done or pending. When I checked stats on mine it said it was due a reboot tonight for a software update.

yeah mine is in direct line of fire. Hoping for the best at this stage.

I just noticed you can buy starlink in Curry's l. Has anyone done this? Is it the exact same as buying it from starlink?? The dish looks different the one starlink sell directly. Big advantage is you can walk in store and come out with it. Plus the router has an ethernet port so no need for adaptor. I'm looking at getting it as back up to fibre because that seems to go off on every storm.

https://www.currys.ie/products/starlink-standard-satellite-antenna-and-wifi-router-kit-new-gen-triband-10262123.html

I think that's the latest version of the dish. It doesn't auto align like gen 2? Not sure how hard it's to place. Ours was fine during the wind..

Buying in Currys is faster. And currently €40 off in a sale.

When ordering from Starlink you also set up your account so dish is ready to go.

With Currys dish you need to set up your account and payment when dish is turned on.