My webernets using Skymesh and Skymuster satellite is goin’ ion the dam.

There are TWO Starlink services. Direct with Starlink and via Telstra.

Stuff that it’s Elon Musk, I’m not gunna suffer shit internet anymore.

I think Tamb does

Current Skymesh speed test.

Supposed to be 25Mbps down 5Mbps up.

Note the “ping”

$70.71 per month

Now…. on to Starlink

Speeds*
Download Speeds: Up to 100 Mbps (typically 80-100 Mbps)
Upload Speeds: 15-35 Mbps

$69 per month.

Selectable (mouse click on map) performance of Starlink at my address:

Download 190 – 327 Mbps (I’ll select 100Mbps)
Upload – 30 – 50 Mbps

Latency (ping) 22 – 28 ms

Woodie said:

Selectable (mouse click on map) performance of Starlink at my address:

Download 190 – 327 Mbps (I’ll select 100Mbps)
Upload – 30 – 50 Mbps

Latency (ping) 22 – 28 ms

Sounds OK. Price is OK, too. Cheaper than Telstra.

So let’s compare the pair.

Skymesh price – $70.71 per month – Starlink – $69 per month

Skymesh speed Supposed to be 25Mbps (get 15.1Mbps) – Starlink speed 100Mbps (supposedly) up to 300Mbps if I upgrade)

Skymesh “ping” = 687 – Starlink “ping” 22 – 28 ms

Installation:

Think I’ll choose them install it.

Woodie said:

So let’s compare the pair.

Skymesh price – $70.71 per month – Starlink – $69 per month

Skymesh speed Supposed to be 25Mbps (get 15.1Mbps) – Starlink speed 100Mbps (supposedly) up to 300Mbps if I upgrade)

Skymesh “ping” = 687 – Starlink “ping” 22 – 28 ms

Installation:

Think I’ll choose them install it.

No worries, glad we could help 👍🏼

Now let’s look at Telstra’s Staklink.

Check out the plan and speed prices and have to pay for the Starlink Kit too.

I know where I’m going.

Or is there something I’ve missed with going direct to Starlink???

and

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

Selectable (mouse click on map) performance of Starlink at my address:

Download 190 – 327 Mbps (I’ll select 100Mbps)
Upload – 30 – 50 Mbps

Latency (ping) 22 – 28 ms

Sounds OK. Price is OK, too. Cheaper than Telstra.

Someone has to prop up Telstra.

Woodie, I assume that can’t “see” the Casino fixed wireless nbn?

Ian said:

Woodie, I assume that can’t “see” the Casino fixed wireless nbn?

Starlink uses satellites, Mr Ian. If I could “see”“ ANY fixed wireless towers from here, I’d have been using them.

Woodie said:

Ian said:

Woodie, I assume that can’t “see” the Casino fixed wireless nbn?

Starlink uses satellites, Mr Ian. If I could “see”“ ANY fixed wireless towers from here, I’d have been using them.

Ya

I’ll put it here too.

Woodie said:

FIGJAM!!!

“If you can find a lower price, we’ll beat it by 10%”

Well I did. 😁😎

This Starlink setup thingy.

I need to supply the roof mounting as there are different ones. You can just plonk the dish on the ground if you want. Anywhere you can see the sky.

I looked one up this one from Bunnings. $189. Nearest Bunnings that had one was Ballina. So bought one “click and collect”. In case I got there and they didn’t have any left.

Then I found this one $110 direct from Starlink.

I’d already bought the Bunnngs one. (click and collect).

Went to Ballina, as one does, and claimed my “If you find a cheaper price, we’ll beat it by 10%. And they did. 😎😁

They cancelled the “click and collect”, and the re-billed at $99.

$189 down to $99.

Ize recokn Ize done pretty good FIGJAM, hey what but!

PS. I’d used PayPal to buy the Bunnings one, so I now have $189 credit on my PayPal account.

PPS, The dish and router.modem are on their way, so Aus Post tell me. Free dish/modem/router.. $495 if bought separately). First month of Starlink is costing me $19 (1st month free, but a “delivery charge” for the dish/router kit.

Woodie said:

I’ll put it here too.

Woodie said:

FIGJAM!!!

“If you can find a lower price, we’ll beat it by 10%”

Well I did. 😁😎

This Starlink setup thingy.

I need to supply the roof mounting as there are different ones. You can just plonk the dish on the ground if you want. Anywhere you can see the sky.

I looked one up this one from Bunnings. $189. Nearest Bunnings that had one was Ballina. So bought one “click and collect”. In case I got there and they didn’t have any left.

Then I found this one $110 direct from Starlink.

I’d already bought the Bunnngs one. (click and collect).

Went to Ballina, as one does, and claimed my “If you find a cheaper price, we’ll beat it by 10%. And they did. 😎😁

They cancelled the “click and collect”, and the re-billed at $99.

$189 down to $99.

Ize recokn Ize done pretty good FIGJAM, hey what but!

PS. I’d used PayPal to buy the Bunnings one, so I now have $189 credit on my PayPal account.

PPS, The dish and router.modem are on their way, so Aus Post tell me. Free dish/modem/router.. $495 if bought separately). First month of Starlink is costing me $19 (1st month free, but a “delivery charge” for the dish/router kit.

Did they throw in a statue of Elron for you to set up in your living room?

Woodie said:

I’ll put it here too.

Woodie said:

FIGJAM!!!

“If you can find a lower price, we’ll beat it by 10%”

Well I did. 😁😎

This Starlink setup thingy.

I need to supply the roof mounting as there are different ones. You can just plonk the dish on the ground if you want. Anywhere you can see the sky.

I looked one up this one from Bunnings. $189. Nearest Bunnings that had one was Ballina. So bought one “click and collect”. In case I got there and they didn’t have any left.

Then I found this one $110 direct from Starlink.

I’d already bought the Bunnngs one. (click and collect).

Went to Ballina, as one does, and claimed my “If you find a cheaper price, we’ll beat it by 10%. And they did. 😎😁

They cancelled the “click and collect”, and the re-billed at $99.

$189 down to $99.

Ize recokn Ize done pretty good FIGJAM, hey what but!

PS. I’d used PayPal to buy the Bunnings one, so I now have $189 credit on my PayPal account.

PPS, The dish and router.modem are on their way, so Aus Post tell me. Free dish/modem/router.. $495 if bought separately). First month of Starlink is costing me $19 (1st month free, but a “delivery charge” for the dish/router kit.

Did they throw in a statue of Elron for you to set up in your living room?

Ian said:

Woodie said:

I’ll put it here too.

Woodie said:

FIGJAM!!!

“If you can find a lower price, we’ll beat it by 10%”

Well I did. 😁😎

This Starlink setup thingy.

I need to supply the roof mounting as there are different ones. You can just plonk the dish on the ground if you want. Anywhere you can see the sky.

I looked one up this one from Bunnings. $189. Nearest Bunnings that had one was Ballina. So bought one “click and collect”. In case I got there and they didn’t have any left.

Then I found this one $110 direct from Starlink.

I’d already bought the Bunnngs one. (click and collect).

Went to Ballina, as one does, and claimed my “If you find a cheaper price, we’ll beat it by 10%. And they did. 😎😁

They cancelled the “click and collect”, and the re-billed at $99.

$189 down to $99.

Ize recokn Ize done pretty good FIGJAM, hey what but!

PS. I’d used PayPal to buy the Bunnings one, so I now have $189 credit on my PayPal account.

PPS, The dish and router.modem are on their way, so Aus Post tell me. Free dish/modem/router.. $495 if bought separately). First month of Starlink is costing me $19 (1st month free, but a “delivery charge” for the dish/router kit.

Did they throw in a statue of Elron for you to set up in your living room?

Could 3D print one, if I wanted.

From Thingyverse

Woodie said:

Ian said:

Woodie said:

I’ll put it here too.

Did they throw in a statue of Elron for you to set up in your living room?

Could 3D print one, if I wanted.

From Thingyverse

:)

WOO HOO!!

Mr Aust Post tell me my Starlink kit is ready to pick up from the post office.

When I get home, I’ll chuck it on the lawn out the front, plug it in and see what happens. 😎😁

Watch this space………….

Don’t forget to move it out of the way before you mow.

“Starlink is calibrating and gathering data on obstructions. This usually take about an hour.”

waiting…….. waiting………… waiting…………………

It’s giving me this rotating 3D graphic of where everything is in the sky. Sorta like Israel’s Skydome Defence bomb buster gooberlacky thingy…

Woodie said:

“Starlink is calibrating and gathering data on obstructions. This usually take about an hour.”

waiting…….. waiting………… waiting…………………

It’s giving me this rotating 3D graphic of where everything is in the sky. Sorta like Israel’s Skydome Defence bomb buster gooberlacky thingy…

Watch out for incoming.

Woodie said:

“Starlink is calibrating and gathering data on obstructions. This usually take about an hour.”

waiting…….. waiting………… waiting…………………

It’s giving me this rotating 3D graphic of where everything is in the sky. Sorta like Israel’s Skydome Defence bomb buster gooberlacky thingy…

Including Starlink’s own debris obstructions?

Divine Angel said:

Woodie said:

“Starlink is calibrating and gathering data on obstructions. This usually take about an hour.”

waiting…….. waiting………… waiting…………………

It’s giving me this rotating 3D graphic of where everything is in the sky. Sorta like Israel’s Skydome Defence bomb buster gooberlacky thingy…

Including Starlink’s own debris obstructions?

Yeah its quite a serious worry orbital debris
Should factor in the cost of cleaning it up before it was allowed.

Cymek said:

Divine Angel said:

Woodie said:

“Starlink is calibrating and gathering data on obstructions. This usually take about an hour.”

waiting…….. waiting………… waiting…………………

It’s giving me this rotating 3D graphic of where everything is in the sky. Sorta like Israel’s Skydome Defence bomb buster gooberlacky thingy…

Including Starlink’s own debris obstructions?

Yeah its quite a serious worry orbital debris
Should factor in the cost of cleaning it up before it was allowed.

I image the Starlink satellites burn up completely on re-entry. Nothing should hit the ground.

Divine Angel said:

Woodie said:

“Starlink is calibrating and gathering data on obstructions. This usually take about an hour.”

waiting…….. waiting………… waiting…………………

It’s giving me this rotating 3D graphic of where everything is in the sky. Sorta like Israel’s Skydome Defence bomb buster gooberlacky thingy…

Including Starlink’s own debris obstructions?

It’s drawing blue lines all over it. If I didn’t know better, one might think it’s incoming missiles.

“Starlink is misaligned by 24 degrees.

FMD………..

Speed Test: (as part of the Starlink app)

92 Mbps down

62 Mbps up

Ping 22ms

WOO HOO!!! 😎😮

That’s with it just chucked on the gras out the front!!

Woodie said:

“Starlink is misaligned by 24 degrees.

FMD………..

Speed Test: (as part of the Starlink app)

92 Mbps down

62 Mbps up

Ping 22ms

WOO HOO!!! 😎😮

That’s with it just chucked on the gras out the front!!

Heh, nice typo.

Woodie said:

“Starlink is misaligned by 24 degrees.

FMD………..

Speed Test: (as part of the Starlink app)

92 Mbps down

62 Mbps up

Ping 22ms

WOO HOO!!! 😎😮

That’s with it just chucked on the gras out the front!!

Good going.

Woodie said:

Current Skymesh speed test.

Supposed to be 25Mbps down 5Mbps up.

Note the “ping”

$70.71 per month

What I was getting. 😮

Bubblecar said:

Woodie said:

“Starlink is misaligned by 24 degrees.

FMD………..

Speed Test: (as part of the Starlink app)

92 Mbps down

62 Mbps up

Ping 22ms

WOO HOO!!! 😎😮

That’s with it just chucked on the gras out the front!!

Good going.

Only got the tablet on it ATM.

Will try the laptop on the coffee table.

Will try some Iviews etc later tonight via tablet and Chromecast to the tele.

Woodie said:

Current Skymesh speed test.

Supposed to be 25Mbps down 5Mbps up.

Note the “ping”

$70.71 per month

Same speed test before/after on the same laptop. $69 p/month 100Mbps down unlimited data.

Have Ize done FIGJAM?

Woodie said:

Woodie said:

Current Skymesh speed test.

Supposed to be 25Mbps down 5Mbps up.

Note the “ping”

$70.71 per month

Same speed test before/after on the same laptop. $69 p/month 100Mbps down unlimited data.

Have Ize done FIGJAM?

FIGJAM on toast, well done.

Woodie said:

Woodie said:

Current Skymesh speed test.

Supposed to be 25Mbps down 5Mbps up.

Note the “ping”

$70.71 per month

Same speed test before/after on the same laptop. $69 p/month 100Mbps down unlimited data.

Have Ize done FIGJAM?

Looks like it. The ping is surprising.

Double WOO HOO!!!

Did some reading and reassurance…………..

Unplugged the cable from the Skymesh/Skymuster satellite, and plugged into the Starlnk wireless router…….

I get double NAT but speed test is the same. WOO HOO

Iview etc goes like shit out of a sling shot.🚀

So I’ve got a “new” wireless network (via Starlink router) PLUS my old household network which I’d jiggered a bit with reserved MAC addresses etc (Pi-hole, trainset, etc internal DNS server).

I’m even FIGJAMier than before!!!

Starlink Rouoter has a “bypass” function (which will disable the Starlink wireless and remove a layer of NAT. But requires a “ factory reset” to undo it.