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

Slopey said:
You can bypass it, but you can't physically replace it as that's what the dish plugs into. That's what I meant - either way - you'll need the original router connected to the dish and a power supply, even if it's not doing anything.

There's a video of someone doing exactly that here:
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You can if you are prepared to buy an external power supply and do a bit of wiring.

Once you put it into bridge mode it is acts as a power supply nothing more.

Wissel and Paul know more about this than me.
 
Gromett said:
You can if you are prepared to buy an external power supply and do a bit of wiring.

Once you put it into bridge mode it is acts as a power supply nothing more.

Wissel and Paul know more about this than me.
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Yeah - well of course - there's always a solution if you're prepared to hack something together.

That wasn't really the spirit of the original request though - if someone has the desire/technical ability to do so, they probably wouldn't be asking on a motorhome forum if you can swap out the router - they'd be off investigating themselves. It's not exactly trivial.

So, if we want to be pedantic - yes, you can swap out the router if you want to hack/build your own replacement for it. Otherwise, simply buy the ethernet adaptor, plug in a 3rd party router and put the starlink one in bypass mode.
 
Slopey said:
Yeah - well of course - there's always a solution if you're prepared to hack something together.

That wasn't really the spirit of the original request though - if someone has the desire/technical ability to do so, they probably wouldn't be asking on a motorhome forum if you can swap out the router - they'd be off investigating themselves. It's not exactly trivial.

So, if we want to be pedantic - yes, you can swap out the router if you want to hack/build your own replacement for it. Otherwise, simply buy the ethernet adaptor, plug in a 3rd party router and put the starlink one in bypass mode.
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Whatever. You initially said it wasn't possible to use your own router. This was incorrect. So I posted my response to ensure that MisterB wasn't mislead by your answer.

You then came back with an question related to my post but not to MisterB question. You said this.
Slopey said:
but you can't physically replace it as that's what the dish plugs into. That's what I meant - either way - you'll need the original router connected to the dish and a power supply, even if it's not doing anything.
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This is again incorrect. You can physically replace it. And you do not need the original router connected to the dish. There are quite a few funsters doing just this.

You can call it pedantic if you want. I prefer accurate :p

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Onemanandhisdog said:
http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1026762698Strikes me they are trying to clear stock of Starlink, is there a Starlink II due out soon?
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It strikes me that they have free capacity outside of cities and are trying to maximise their users in the UK.

The satellite can beam down to cover a specific area and within that area the bandwidth has to be shared between all users within that area. The area is I believe 15 Miles²
So they will get maxed out very quickly in a city and may take forever to get country folk to fill a cell. I think this is the reason why they want rural folk signing up and giving discounts for this reason.
 
I think the only service contention/degradation with Starlink (other than atmospheric problems and obstructions) will be ground station contention… no idea how many of these they have?
 
We’ve moved and I’m still getting 150-230 Mb down.. it’s a bloody brilliant service. Highly recommended; so if you’re teetering on the fence, jump in, especially at £99, the water is loverly and warm!! 😜
 
Carpmart said:
I think the only service contention/degradation with Starlink (other than atmospheric problems and obstructions) will be ground station contention… no idea how many of these they have?
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Starlink's Six New UK Earth Stations (Proposal)

Ofcom launched two new consultations today, but the smaller one is arguably of the most interest. Starlink has put in applications to setup six new earth stations in the UK. https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/06/ofcom-more-uk-spectrum-for-satellite-broadband-as-starlink-expand.html
www.ispreview.co.uk

Constantly expanding. I doubt in the UK we will see this being a limiting factor any time soon.

I will link this again. worth a read.

SatMagazine

www.satmagazine.com www.satmagazine.com

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Gromett said:
It strikes me that they have free capacity outside of cities and are trying to maximise their users in the UK.

The satellite can beam down to cover a specific area and within that area the bandwidth has to be shared between all users within that area. The area is I believe 15 Miles²
So they will get maxed out very quickly in a city and may take forever to get country folk to fill a cell. I think this is the reason why they want rural folk signing up and giving discounts for this reason.
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I’m not sure it works quite like this. The ground stations are where the service terminates with the www. Before that you have a link to whichever satellite you’re hooked to, potentially a few hops sat to sat, then to the nearest ground station based on you’re geographical location at the point you’re using the service.
 
Carpmart said:
I’m not sure it works quite like this. The ground stations are where the service terminates with the www. Before that you have a link to whichever satellite you’re hooked to, potentially a few hops sat to sat, then to the nearest ground station based on you’re geographical location at the point you’re using the service.
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You are misunderstanding me I think. Each satellite can transmit to multiple "cells" in each cell you can have a certain number if client stations. These cells are 15mile ² .
Each satellite then has 2 downlinks which are much higher bandwidth and connect to the base/ground stations SpaceX calls them Gateways I believe.

See that link I gave previously. It is explained in there.
 
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I can only refer you to my earlier post which was directly from a Canadian whose children were experiencing 'furries and litter boxes' within their school environment
 
Bustup15 said:
I can only refer you to my earlier post which was directly from a Canadian whose children were experiencing 'furries and litter boxes' within their school environment
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Think you might have responded to the wrong thread :p

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Unless Elon Musk is a furrie 🤷‍♂️
 
Carpmart said:
jump in, especially at £99, the water is loverly and warm!! 😜
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It certainly is 👍
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Gromett
Slopey

Thanks - you've both helped to provide me with good information to consider how I might use Starlink to meet my needs (though I don't know what they are yet!) I can state that I am not opposed to a bit of jiggery pokery with wires and 'stuff', but not technically competent to understand it all, but can follow instructions!

I also find that it's often better to ask questions on here (in addition to hours of YouTube, internet searches etc, not in lieu of them) as responses are often less technical in terms of 'why' and are often based on actual experiences of 'how'

It often seems as though one Funster giving opposing views and challenging responses of another Funster is ' bickering ' when in fact both are positively responding to how they believe the question was framed initially and ALL responses are designed to help, inform and educate in their own way, so again thank you both for offering your advice, information and help.
 
Someone clever needs to jump in and start offering to install on motorhome roofs - that has to be the way forward in the end. I also think there is such a string market for the in motion stuff the price will drop dramatically in the next 12 months or so. I hope so as the service is vastly overpriced.

If someone like RoadPro decided they could install them, bring along your kit, they would be inundated I reckon.
 
ceejayt said:
Someone clever needs to jump in and start offering to install on motorhome roofs - that has to be the way forward in the end. I also think there is such a string market for the in motion stuff the price will drop dramatically in the next 12 months or so. I hope so as the service is vastly overpriced.

If someone like RoadPro decided they could install them, bring along your kit, they would be inundated I reckon.
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There is a van rooftop version that is dead easy to install. But it is pricey. Or you can hack one of the static ones up to stick to the roof but no company would warranty that.
 
ceejayt said:
Someone clever needs to jump in and start offering to install on motorhome roofs - that has to be the way forward in the end. I also think there is such a string market for the in motion stuff the price will drop dramatically in the next 12 months or so. I hope so as the service is vastly overpriced.

If someone like RoadPro decided they could install them, bring along your kit, they would be inundated I reckon.
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S&G of Luton were talking about this at the Peterborough Show. Will not be long before someone fabricates a mounting system.
 
Kups said:
S&G of Luton were talking about this at the Peterborough Show. Will not be long before someone fabricates a mounting system.
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The mobile version already has a mounting system.

The static version has been hacked and 3D printed cases are available.

see post #392 above for the video. it is the first bit of the video.
 
Here is the video where he details the project;
 
OK so I have been having a good read of the thread and hopefully understand ?
Buy the kit at the reduced price - When you have got the kit as it stands its a residential none moving deal at a monthly £75 with no option to pause (as per Starlinks website)
Go online and change from residential to roam as per How To Change Your Starlink Service Plan - Starlink Hardware
Then pause until needed and activate at £85 for the month
Is that it in a nutshell - Can anyone confirm that exactly what they have done

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