Star Link Mini

[Donkster]

Just purchased the star link mini with a 50gb plan, I must say I’m impressed with the ease of use not much bigger than an A4 piece of paper. Thought mentioning it might help someone else on the fence.

Fast connection and great for working almost anywhere.
There bringing out a new lead which reduces the power consumption greatly soon for off grid

 

[Tombola]

Starlink ordered… I feel it’s the only sensible option now..

Now that the Camino (Tiekom) service has had its day and the continued roaming data challenges, as well as crappy data service in the UK, I’ve had enough of pratting around as I just want always on, full service broadband wherever I am. So, the solution (I hope) is a Starlink Roam order was...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

have a quick peep here

 

[Langtoftlad]

Starlink ordered… I feel it’s the only sensible option now..

Now that the Camino (Tiekom) service has had its day and the continued roaming data challenges, as well as crappy data service in the UK, I’ve had enough of pratting around as I just want always on, full service broadband wherever I am. So, the solution (I hope) is a Starlink Roam order was...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

have a quick peep here

TBH that thread has moved far away from the basics and is more about destructive modding
So the OP's simple "I bought it and it works" is appreciated

 

[Donkster]

Just purchased the star link mini with a 50gb plan, I must say I’m impressed with the ease of use not much bigger than an A4 piece of paper. Thought mentioning it might help someone else on the fence.

Fast connection and great for working almost anywhere.
There bringing out a new lead which reduces the power consumption greatly soon for off grid

There’s no need to fix permanently because it’s so small just pop it through the window hatch, then you can literally take it anywhere including a backpack providing you have a 12v lead

 

[Carpmart]

Just purchased the star link mini with a 50gb plan, I must say I’m impressed with the ease of use not much bigger than an A4 piece of paper. Thought mentioning it might help someone else on the fence.

Fast connection and great for working almost anywhere.
There bringing out a new lead which reduces the power consumption greatly soon for off grid

Please can you link to details regarding the reduced power consumption?

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[MisterB]

There’s no need to fix permanently because it’s so small just pop it through the window hatch, then you can literally take it anywhere including a backpack providing you have a 12v lead



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But don't you need a power supply to connect the 12v lead to?

 

[Donkster]

not sure we’re the star link website shows the lead but here’s one I found online for info

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40518400...pid=5339023013&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

 

[Donkster]

But don't you need a power supply to connect the 12v lead to?

Yes it needs a power source

 

[Shrimp]

With the Star Link Mini you pay £50 per month for 50gb, or £85 for ?gb.
The bit I looked at seems to say you only get 50gb regardless of whether you pay £50 or £85!

 

[Donkster]

With the Star Link Mini you pay £50 per month for 50gb, or £85 for ?gb.
The bit I looked at seems to say you only get 50gb regardless of whether you pay £50 or £85!

? My plan is 50gb for £50 per month. Then if I set it to use more it’s £1 per gb
The game changer is you can pause it and not pay when not using it

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[Carpmart]

TBH that thread has moved far away from the basics and is more about destructive modding
So the OP's simple "I bought it and it works" is appreciated

I get that and understand your logic.

The counter logic is one has to follow various topics to get the latest on a subject (in this instance Starlink), which is a pain in the butt!

Would much rather everything in one place/topic/thread…

 

[Carpmart]

? My plan is 50gb for £50 per month. Then if I set it to use more it’s £1 per gb
The game changer is you can pause it and not pay when not using it

Makes my £85 unlimited anywhere in Europe at usually north of 200Mb look like good value.

Mind you, with the original purchase price and subscription, Elon has had nearly £2k so far out of me! Wouldn’t be without it now though…

 

[stewartwebr]

Makes my £85 unlimited anywhere in Europe at usually north of 200Mb look like good value.

Mind you, with the original purchase price and subscription, Elon has had nearly £2k so far out of me! Wouldn’t be without it now though…

Makes my Spanish Gen3 look even better at €49 a month and we now stream everything. Last month we hit 550gb for the month. Back in Scotland performance was shocking last night at 9mbps most of the night.

 

[Carpmart]

Makes my Spanish Gen3 look even better at €49 a month and we now stream everything. Last month we hit 550gb for the month. Back in Scotland performance was shocking last night at 9mbps most of the night.

Yep, I need to pick up one whilst in Spain this winter…

It’s just the extra power usage stopping me…

 

[Donkster]

I’m on the Norfolk coast and even 4g keeps dropping out. Before we set off I ordered star link mini from curry’s £399 and had it delivered to the campsite next day which I received. Literally plugged both ends of the cable in the dish and plug and straight away fast broadband wow this is what we needed walking around the campsite this one doesn’t have WiFi so was relying on 4g. My new WiFi was all over the campsite the owner of the campsite is very interested in star link for the campsite. Now I can literally work away anytime such a nice option as I run an it business.
Star link website

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[Donkster]

Makes my £85 unlimited anywhere in Europe at usually north of 200Mb look like good value.

Mind you, with the original purchase price and subscription, Elon has had nearly £2k so far out of me! Wouldn’t be without it now though…

I’m seeing what my usage i use before I go to £85 unlimited but the £85 unlimited I think you can pause

 

[MisterB]

Yep, I need to pick up one whilst in Spain this winter…

It’s just the extra power usage stopping me…

Did starlink offer Gen 2 in Spain at the lower rate? If so, could you buy a pre loved one and take over the contract? If so, get me one aswell lol ! (Seriously I'd definitely be interested!!)

 

[MisterB]

I’m on the Norfolk coast and even 4g keeps dropping out. Before we set off I ordered star link mini from curry’s £399 and had it delivered to the campsite next day which I received. Literally plugged both ends of the cable in the dish and plug and straight away fast broadband wow this is what we needed walking around the campsite this one doesn’t have WiFi so was relying on 4g. My new WiFi was all over the campsite the owner of the campsite is very interested in star link for the campsite. Now I can literally work away anytime such a nice option as I run an it business.

Commercial Starlink is more expensive though ..... though I'm sure 'domestic use' could be shared ..... Though too many sharing will reduce the available date downloads ....

 

[TheMachMan]

Good to read just about the mini version. Better pricing, but 50Gb wouldn’t last very long for us. And I guess the faster & more reliable it is the more you’ll use it! Will follow with interest though.

 

[Carpmart]

Did starlink offer Gen 2 in Spain at the lower rate? If so, could you buy a pre loved one and take over the contract? If so, get me one aswell lol ! (Seriously I'd definitely be interested!!)

Let me see what I can sort out Dave!

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[Langtoftlad]

Makes my £85 unlimited anywhere in Europe at usually north of 200Mb look like good value.

Mind you, with the original purchase price and subscription, Elon has had nearly £2k so far out of me! Wouldn’t be without it now though…

Unless you never need more than 50gb.
I have a 60gb Smarty SIM, I don't think I've ever used more than 25-30gb

 

[DangerMousy]

Commercial Starlink is more expensive though ..... though I'm sure 'domestic use' could be shared ..... Though too many sharing will reduce the available date downloads ....

Yes the commercial Starlink offers are more expensive and generally have usage limits, so could potentially be rather expensive if lots of people used it for streaming. On the plus side, the equipment is better: the dish itself is the high performance version, and the router has standard ethernet out so it can easily be networked. I can't remember what SLAs they were offering (if any).

But the domestic use one can be shared: one of our local pubs has one which they use for their payment terminals and their public wifi. They obviously don't have as many users as a campsite would, but it shows it can be done.

And whilst the download speeds would obviously be lower the more users you have, it's possible to block streaming at the network level if needed. Which would mean there'd be sufficient bandwidth to provide a decent wifi service. Certainly it'd be on a par with what's available on most campsites: I can't imagine many of them have much more than a 100MB connection.

 

[stewartwebr]

Yep, I need to pick up one whilst in Spain this winter…

It’s just the extra power usage stopping me…

It’s also worth remembering that if you have any technical issues requiring hardware replacement, Starlink only ship to the address on the contract. But shipping is cheap if you have used an address that would be willing to ship to you in the U.K. If you have used a random address your stuffed, but working on the probability of dishy failure and cost of new one vers monthly savings it’s worth the gamble. I have 12 Volt conversion and don’t see much increased current draw between Gen 2 and Gen 3

 

[Shrimp]

Yep, I need to pick up one whilst in Spain this winter…

It’s just the extra power usage stopping me…

If you get it from Spain (or France) you will need an address there I suppose.

 

[Donkster]

It’s also worth remembering that if you have any technical issues requiring hardware replacement, Starlink only ship to the address on the contract. But shipping is cheap if you have used an address that would be willing to ship to you in the U.K. If you have used a random address your stuffed, but working on the probability of dishy failure and cost of new one vers monthly savings it’s worth the gamble. I have 12 Volt conversion and don’t see much increased current draw between Gen 2 and Gen 3

You can change the contract address on setup

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[stewartwebr]

Did starlink offer Gen 2 in Spain at the lower rate? If so, could you buy a pre loved one and take over the contract? If so, get me one aswell lol ! (Seriously I'd definitely be interested!!)

FNAC still had Gen 2 on sale about 3 weeks ago

 

[stewartwebr]

You can change the contract address on setup

And that changes the monthly subscription. I’m happy with Spanish €49 a month a take the gamble if anything goes wrong. Almost 2 years in so quids in even if I need a complete new set-up.

 

[gus-lopez]

Did starlink offer Gen 2 in Spain at the lower rate?

Yes .I think it is around 250€ at the moment

But shipping is cheap if you have used an address that would be willing to ship to you in the U.K.

Problem we have is it getting stopped & customs duty applied.Might not be a problem spain to uk but is a nightmare the other way around.
Until we went away in May we were on the 49€ plan but changed it to 'deprioritised' whislt away as it was not in use which is 29€ + 9€ access fee. We have stayed on it so far as it doesn't make any difference the lower speed to the wife's downloading &tv viewing

If you get it from Spain (or France) you will need an address there I suppose.

campsite would probably do.

 

[Langtoftlad]

I wonder how long it'll be before the EU competition authorities start complaining that Starlink has a de-facto monopoly & demand it's broken up

 

[MisterB]

Yes .I think it is around 250€ at the moment

Problem we have is it getting stopped & customs duty applied.Might not be a problem spain to uk but is a nightmare the other way around.
Until we went away in May we were on the 49€ plan but changed it to 'deprioritised' whislt away as it was not in use which is 29€ + 9€ access fee. We have stayed on it so far as it doesn't make any difference the lower speed to the wife's downloading &tv viewing

campsite would probably do.

Needs to be a Gen 2 though, to be able to fully convert to 12v though the way I want to do it!