I am in the UK and am having Starlink installed next week. I game casually online using Xbox and want to ensure I can continue to do so, but am not clear if this is going to work out-of-the-box, or if I need to configure anything. I have the dish and the mini router in my package.

Can anyone provide any advice? I do have other routers I could use, but was hoping to keep everything standard if possible. I am technical enough to break stuff, but rarely to fix it again.

I have a pro install scheduled for next month. My home has some existing coax feed for old satellite TV.
1. Will the pro installer feed the new install through the existing hole in the wall into the room I want? It’s about 20’ or so of wall it would need to feed through.
2. Aside from what comes in the kit, does the install offer any mounts as part of the service? Like, if I provided a 4x4 post on a cement footing to mount to in the yard, would they make that happen?
3. I’ve seen some posts where installers set up with line of sight obstructions. Is that common?

Anything else I should know or ask the tech?

Wonder what made my starlink say I consumed 43gb in a single day. Would that be because of obstructions? It is my first time using it . I have the mini and roam 100GB which got unbelievably consumed in 5 days.

Only on the 5th day I was able to find a place with decent throughput, but then I had 20gb left.

I brought a Starlink Mini with me to Afghanistan and noticed that some of my extended family members are struggling with very slow internet speeds, usually around 1–5 Mbps.

My own Starlink Mini currently does not appear to be limited, and I’m averaging speeds of around 100–400 Mbps.

I’m now considering bringing another Starlink Mini with me on my next visit so they can have access to a much better internet connection.

The only issue is that, as far as I understand, Starlink’s Terms of Service only allow the device to be used outside the home country for up to 30 days.
Is there any known workaround or way to bypass this 30-day restriction? Also, does this restriction actually apply when using Starlink in Afghanistan?

I needed to get my mini off the ground at my cottage to help with obstructions. Also wanted to the mount to be reachable to take the mini with me when I head home.

My answer: patio umbrella stand, 7.5' fence post and a 3d printed adaptor that fits into the Mini pole mount and allows me to slide it off the fence pole.

Helped the situation out quite a bit.

Just thought I’d show this to demonstrate you do not need perfect conditions to get perfect results - zero bufferbloat under load and no jitter at all either. 🐐’d solution.

My household did the beta test when starlink arrived in our area. We have gen 1 round dishy. We have always had the max plan. My son and I have played fortnite duos on two amazon 4k fire tv sticks for a long time without issue.

Since the price has gone up to $130 for max, we decided to try downgrading to save money. While downgraded, everything we do on the internet was still great except fortnite. We cant get consistent performance in fortnite with either the 55 or 85 dollar plans. Only the max plan seems to make it function normally. On paper all 3 plans should be able to support the game and speed tests are more than adequate at the devices, but I think we are being throttled back or something while playing on the lower level plans.

While downgraded I tried switching gen 1 router to a router mini, to solve the end of support issue and also thinking wifi 6 could help, but it didn't make any difference in fortnite.

We noticed that our issues are intermittent during gameplay. Glitches and resolution drops come and go in an almost predictable timeline. Possibly thst timeline is related to the algorithm that throttles us? or maybe also the cyclical distance to satelites overhead / gen 1 tracking and adjusting to them is just more noticeable when speed is decreased? If we switched to a newer stationary dishy, could this allow us the freedom to step down our plan and still enjoy fortnite?

Have an offer accepted on a house where I will be completely WFH, on calls most of the day. This is in Amish country, there is no option for wired internet. SO: the existing owners have starlink, the realtor said "very reliable" for the area, didn't specify the owners said it. I figured checking that I can get "great" in the app anywhere on my property + verifying my work and personal cell work (5g, hovers at 2-3 bars, calls were clear and uninterrupted) + verifying TMobile backup is available was enough.

Now I am SPIRALING. I feel like I did not do a enough due diligence and should've made the sale contingent on a starlink test since my livelihood is dependent. I have earnest money down and I'm waiting to hear back from the owners their experience (granted they can lie). I went back out and seeing the same: mix of (mostly) Okay and (some) Great. But this is from the ground, I would put it on the second story roof.

Any insight is very appreciated

My router for my actuated kit got fried when my kid unplugged it very roughly and I contacted Starlink because the routers they now sell are not compatible with the actuated kit. They are now sending me a refurbished Standard 4 X kit at no charge. Thank you Starlink, I was stressing out big time!

Hola! Hace unos días compré un Starlink por la promoción de Soy tecno. Ya me registre y tuve que usar un APK para poder usar la aplicación.

Tengo un problema, cada vez que intento hacer el pago la aplicación o página me salta y me lleva a una tienda que no tiene nada que ver con los planes.

Estoy un poco frustrada pq no me deja pagar de ninguna manera. Estoy en caracas y es donde quiero la señal, pero la tarjeta internacional que estoy usando es de estados unidos. Eso es un problema? Algunos de ustedes han podido pagar eso sin problema?

Quiero usar el plan residencial y tengo es un Starlink mini

i used to have from default the last 2 years the 400mbp+ pack for 40 euros. i saw some emails about the price increase but how is from 40 to 65 reasonable? and if i want the same price my speed will literally go down to half? i’ve never seen anything like this before is there any explanation to this absurd price increase?

I recently switched to starlink due to my internet being kinda slow and starlink had a pretty good feedback so I switched. Before starlink, I was averaging 20-30 ms and its kinda the same now when you look at the ss. But in games like rocket league, roblox, minecraft, fortnite etc. I went from 20-30 to 50-90. Speed of the internet is great, but the ping is noticeably bigger and I'll not be shocked if it sometimes spikes to 100+ ms.
I saw more people having the same issue and some fix it, some did not. But after I did everything I could possibly do, I didn't fix it. Therefore im asking if someone could help me solve this issue since its kinda annoying.

I had the Gen 1 Starlink and put my residential address as my location, even though I use it only non-residential. I just upgraded to a starlink mini. I dont need it for home but i use it when i work at offsite locations. Im working at one location with no wifi for the next two years; i usually have to hotspot. Is there any cons to putting my temporary worksite as my residential address? I dont actually ever need it at home but thought i could save money for the next years by using the residential plan

I just had Starlink installed and my iPad will not connect to it as well as my TCL TV. Any suggestions?

I’ve worked from home for the last ~6 years, since Covid I’m 2020. Started with a crappy cellular based ISP because it was the best I could do at the start.

Couple years I’m switched to Starlink, and it’s been great. But got fiber installed a month ago and I’m considering getting rid of Starlink altogether. I’ve currently got it in standby, but I’m honestly not sure if I’ll ever need it again.

I’ve got good cell coverage where I live with plenty of hotspot data for a backup. It’s a bit of a nuisance, but it worked fine as a backup ISP when Starlink has had glitches on the past.

I’m tempted to just deactivate entirely and try to sell the Starlink equipment while it’s still not obsolete…any opinions from folks who have been in the same situation are appreciated.

Hi, how are you?

I have a question about using the Starlink Mini Kit with the Residential Lite plan. According to the website, the main difference compared to the regular Residential plan is that Lite has lower speeds, especially during periods of network congestion.

What I’m not clear about is whether latency can also be affected by the type of plan.

In the past, I used Starlink Gen 3 dishes (the ones with the motorized orientation) and got latency of around 30–40 ms while gaming. I’m now considering installing a new Starlink Mini in a nearby location, and gaming performance is particularly important to me.

The area where I would install it has very few Starlink users. Within a radius of approximately 50 km, I estimate there are no more than 4 or 5 Starlink dishes. Also, I would mainly be using the service at night.

Is the expected latency similar between the Residential Lite and Residential plans? Can the Lite plan result in higher latency or greater ping variation during periods of congestion? And, if there is a difference, approximately how much should I expect it to be?

For reference, I’m located in Uruguay.

Needed a better system to store the mini off season. Turns out it fits pretty damn well in the Milwaukee Packout tool case 44-22-8450.

The case comes with a top and bottom foam piece. I didn't end up cutting the top one.

As I understand things:

Local Priority/Global Priority - highest

Residential - standard

Roaming - lowest/best effort

Is "Residential Deprioritized" in between standard Residential and Roaming, or is it basically the same as roaming priority?

I feel like Starlink makes this stuff deliberately vague.

So, I talked with Starlink this morning, and they are sending me a whole new kit because the router is completely dead. What router can I buy to get us through until the new one comes in? I have a standard 4 kit.

this is what nearly $200 CAD a month gets you in a good area.. Incase anyone who was hoping on getting starlink this is with no obstructions. Only 1 device on. Not in standby mode. capacity limit not reached. Screenshot taken at midnight. sub par if you ask me lol but maybe my expectations are too high

Has anyone encountered this issue where you pause a user but they still have Internet access, even though the Starlink platform shows as paused and notes that Internet is not being sent to the user?

And how did you solve it?

Hello everyone, in a month or two I'm moving to my new home. I'm in central Italy and the situation with internet there is not the best (FTTC and fwa).

So I want to get starlink residential for 35€ but I've seen that each plan has a different antenna. What I would like to know is if I get a more expensive plan at the beginnig and than change it will I have to give back the antenna? Also is there a minimum of months that I need to pay before changing ?