Starlink

[Excalibur1]

Good evening all. Question for those of you that use Starlink. I have tried looking all over Starlinks site and emailing their customer support and get no response, so here goes. If I get a Star link Roam account, can I use it at home too? Or am I stuck keeping two accounts, one for home and one for traveling? Thanks for any response.

 

[zulutron]

I would guess Yes, you can use a Roam plan for house AND actually roaming. However, remember that Residential plan is $120 and Roam plan is $165/month (unlimited plans).

I have both. However, I just turn off my Roam plan when not in use. Then it's $5/month.

 

[Isaac-1]

Yes, roam just costs a bit more per month, and data is slightly de-prioritized below residential accounts, meaning it may be a bit slower in congested cells (about 12x12 mile hexagons where you share data capacity with your neighbors)

 

[garyb1st]

We have roam. Hooked it up at the house to see if it works. It does. Ours is suspended. Costs $5.00 a month until we turn it back on.

 

[PancakeBill]

I am considring the Roam and when home just hook it to the house, just like the days we used same receiver for Dish or Direct.

I am seeing the 'starting at'. $50 a month. Need to see what the at goes to.

 

[PancakeBill]

OK, 50 or 165. Question, I guess with starlink I can get all the streaming services. Is there any way to get other TV channels? over the SL?

Cable news? Movie channels?

 

[zulutron]

I am seeing the 'starting at'. $50 a month. Need to see what the at goes to.

That's the 50 GB Roam plan. Tried that. Used it up in about 3 days.

 

[rtrainer]

OK, 50 or 165. Question, I guess with starlink I can get all the streaming services. Is there any way to get other TV channels? over the SL?

Cable news? Movie channels?

Starlink is purely internet service. Everything else is provided by 3rd parties.

 

[PancakeBill]

But are the third parties available via the starling internet

 

[UTTransplant]

Starlink is just internet. It doesn’t provide you any pacific services and it doesn’t prohibit any specific services. It is just another way to access what you want. We have a few different streaming services all using our Starlink Roam package.

 

[Heli_av8tor]

How much is 50 gigs of data? Not much, even if you aren’t streaming TV. We ran over the 50 gigs after a few days on the road. Use was primarily maps, YouTube, and forums. However we found it still cheaper to have the 50 gig plan and let Starlink add data as needed.

 

[Larry N.]

How much is 50 gigs of data? Not much, even if you aren’t streaming TV.

Use was primarily maps, YouTube, and forums.

I'm sure you know this, but remember that YouTube IS TV, or video, just a different programming mechanism than TV channels. It may be a lot of the reason you use so much data so quickly.

 

[rtrainer]

Many devices regularly communicate "home". Most don't use a lot of data but laptops, Windows and Macs, can. Many people also connect their phones to their local WiFi for better internet use and making phone calls. All of this adds up.

 

[Isaac-1]

Video of any type consumes copious amounts of data, and the higher the resolution and less compression the more it consumes, low resolution youtube videos (which are fairly rare these days) consumes about half a GB per hour, typical HD video consumes 1.5-2.5 GB per hour, and 4K streaming consumes 5 - 20 GB per hour depending on the quality settings with about 7.4GB per hour being typical for a 4K video. By contrast high quality music streaming consumes less 1/10th of a GB per hour, with voice only podcasts typically WAY lower than that. With mostly text based web sites, being so low as to be negligible by these metrics.

 

[Heli_av8tor]

I'm sure you know this, but remember that YouTube IS TV

Yes, I do know, but somehow don’t think of it that way. Thanks for gently reminding me.
And much of my map use was Satellite View. I’m sure that’s a hefty drain too.

 

[rtrainer]

Satellite view is not much of a drain because it is a larger static image vs 24 frames per second images.

 

[MacV]

Good evening all. Question for those of you that use Starlink. I have tried looking all over Starlinks site and emailing their customer support and get no response, so here goes. If I get a Star link Roam account, can I use it at home too? Or am I stuck keeping two accounts, one for home and one for traveling? Thanks for any response.

Very expensive! it is only internet no services like Dish or Direct TV. you could stop service for free not its $5 a month. I closed my account, there are better ways to go

 

[Isaac-1]

Expensive compared to what? Most cellular data hotspots these days cost around $50 for 50-100GB of wifi data per month and often require contracts Starlink is no contract, month to month $50 for 50GB +$1 per extra GB or $168 for unlimited data. That is not that much out of the price range and it works anywhere with a reasonably clear view of the sky. (with more satellites going up the need for wide open clear view of the sky is going down). They also have $5 per month standby service with unlimited low speed data of around 1 mbps which is fast enough to check email, do basic web browsing, VOIP phone calls, and even low res youtube videos

 

[zulutron]

I closed my account, there are better ways to go

Name three.

 

[jymbee]

Very expensive! it is only internet no services like Dish or Direct TV. you could stop service for free not its $5 a month. I closed my account, there are better ways to go

?? Comparing Strlink to Sat TV makes no sense. Also, re. "better ways to go". Such as... ??