Starlink
Submitted by sea-kem on Wed, 2023-07-19 17:13
Just purchased a starlink dish and router with a rural special they have on at the moment for $200
The plans aren't exactly cheap but you can pause them month to month. Mine's mainly for use when we head north and I do need coverage to access emails for my business, pay wages etc, footy and maybe a little porn 
Considering the rip off price for unstable wifi at Gnaraloo station this is a bargain.
It has coverage accross the entire continent, mate of mine who has it was watching the 2nd test in the pilbara outback no trouble at all.
Did a speed test today came in at 134 Mbps
Anyone else have it?
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big john
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Rural
How did you access the Rural special? Seabird address?
Bloke i stayed with at Shark Bay recently, had it. Bloody brilliant.
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sea-kem
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I just put down Gnaraloo
I just put down Gnaraloo originally BJ and changed it later to home here. If you go for the roaming package you can literally use it anywhere in the country.
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dodgy
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I'm about to order it for
I'm about to order it for the van. I know a few others that run it and apparently it's the way to go.
Was just up at Ningaloo over school holidays and reckon every second van had it set up on the beach.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
sea-kem
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The thing I like is they've
The thing I like is they've just simplified the whole thing and it's literally plug and play.
It's a spinout watch the dish align itself.
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Adam Gallash
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Feedback
Keen to hear feedback as thinking about trying it in Ktown. All feedback I've heard so far is positive.
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eziliving
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Yep keen to hear the feed
Yep keen to hear the feed back. Wondering if you can have two disks for the one account?
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Shark1
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seems u can if u read info
seems u can if u read info
Happy Hooker
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Mate has one
We took it up to Dirk Hartog ( Urchin Pt) in May . He got it for trip for exactly same purposes ( Business ) .Also previous trip we had a mech issue on one of the cars and it was an absolute pain if not impossible trying to find ph reception on top end of the island to call Denham and get parts sent over ....
We we used it for phone calls and also streaming ( watched footy on Kayo , youtubed music). Worked awesome , we put it out when we wanted to use it and put it away when not needed. Dish is small ( dont quote me but it was around 500 x 500 maybe if that so its pretty compact ) and sits on small stand. Hook it up and it rotates to find satelites / follows them around.
There is a website somewhere you can look up and see where the satelites are as they track above us . As Sea-Kem said its pretty much plug and play. We had it powered by generator so not sure around how you can do alternative power methods. All in all pretty cool .
If he didnt have one , I would certainly be getting one myself !
sea-kem
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If you download the app it
If you download the app it give you all the diagnostics, speed tests and will even tell you if the dish is obstructed. Elon's boys have done their homework on this one.
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Greg_B
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Starlink
I've got it and it's amazing!
Just did 6 weeks in NT / Arhnem land and can't fault it - so fast!
Been telling anyone who'll listen how good it is...
Cheers Greg
big john
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Pausing
How does the pausing month to month work Andy? Surely you can't just use it for one month out of twelve (when you're on the annual trip).
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sea-kem
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Yep that's absolutely how it
Yep that's absolutely how it works. You buy the hardware and then the plan you want.
Easier to paste
How does pause service work?
Option to pause service is available only to Mobile (Regional/Global) and Mobile Priority service plans.
Website:
Log into your account on starlink.com
Under "Your Starlinks", click "Manage"
Click "Pause Service"
Starlink App:
Make sure you are logged into your account on the Starlink App
Select the 'Person" icon
Select "Manage Subscription"
"Pause Service"
If you pause your service before the end of your current billing period, you will still receive service for the remainder of your billing period. When you un-pause your service, the monthly subscription fee will be charged immediately, on a pro-rated basis dependent on the plan monthly cost and time remaining on your pre-determined account billing cycle.
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big john
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Good
That is good.
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Nothing worse than the wifi
Nothing worse than the wifi dropping out mid spank..
big john
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Tap
The Old Tap Dog sounds like he's got it sorted.
Sitting around watching porn with the blokes, not my idea of a fishing trip Brock O. Probably beats watching the Eagles though.
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Depends what you fancy. If
Depends what you fancy. If you like watching 22 blokes get rammed then it's basically like watching West Coast
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sea-kem
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Ha ha but the Eagles part is
Ha ha but the Eagles part is true
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I'd like to think it wont be
I'd like to think it wont be 108 points this time we meet the Blues Andy!
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Come on
You blokes can beat them hey
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black gen
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Yep we have it andy just run
Yep we have it andy
just run it in coral bay for 3 weeks
had 4 campsites going full rip with tvs phones computers the works
for those who know the service in coral bay we were all streaming whatever whenever
then set it up last night at billabong
5min setup
easy as
best thing we have bought
sea-kem
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Hammo was the one who put me
Hammo was the one who put me onto it, he went bush with his mates last swing off and were using it in the middle of nowhere. Very impressive.
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black gen
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He always thought of himself
He always thought of himself as a tech wizard
Faulkner Family
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Inlaws have got it. Use it
Inlaws have got it. Use it for work and it works great. They just spent some time north of Broome and had no problems. We got one but yet to use it
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S.Cotchin
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Curious to know could you
Curious to know could you set this up on your boat at rotto ?
reception over there is terrible.
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davewillo
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I'm fine in Thompson's but
I'm fine in Thompson's but pretty much zero everywhere else. Thanks Optus.
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black gen
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Yes you could
Yes you could
Shark1
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Thanx for the info on the
Thanx for the info on the regional plan Seakem
if anyone else is thinking about it - the special stops on the 12 of august
Adam Gallash
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Ordered
Have ordered, looking forward to it. Regional service currently sucks.
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sea-kem
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You won't be disappointed
You won't be disappointed Adam. Just remember how you unpack it from the box lol
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