Nor us!!Not even 3g here...
Nor us!!Not even 3g here...
OFCOM is apparently starting to phase out 3G from October (Vodafone) and 5G has a very short range only really suited to town centres. Slightly surprised at what @steveR has heard above.Not even 3g here...
TBH, I have no idea what the status of 5G is here, or indeed the range of the system, the info was from an Openreach guy doing infrastructure work locally...OFCOM is apparently starting to phase out 3G from October (Vodafone) and 5G has a very short range only really suited to town centres. Slightly surprised at what @steveR has heard above.
I've just seen on facebook that certain rural areas are being offered a discounted hardware cost of only £99
Typically I ordered it at the weekend at £300.
I think if you were eligible it would be applied anyway but if you think otherwise there is a link for partial refund for those that have just bought.I've just seen on facebook that certain rural areas are being offered a discounted hardware cost of only £99
Typically I ordered it at the weekend at £300.
I think if you were eligible it would be applied anyway but if you think otherwise there is a link for partial refund for those that have just bought.
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Good to hear.We've had Starlink 6 months now and its absolutely fantastic, gone from not being able to watch Netflix on the computer and browse the internet on your phone to now 2-3 people on the internet and someone can be on a video call. It was easy to install and have had virtually no issues with it. Couldn't recommend it enough to be honest
To be honest, it was the horror stories of dealing with Customer "Support" that has put me off going for it... yet.
My latest phone (MotoG cheapie) has wifi calling, which has transformed mobile usage here for me. Think I might get Herself one too.I bought a second router to make a mesh network and I had problems pairing it, Starlink support was useless but found the Reddit community really helpful and that solved the issue. We don't have a landline anymore, use Wi-Fi calling on our mobiles. Honestly wouldn't go back - we had a couple of days of snow and the Starlink pre-heated itself to prevent build up.
I got it recently. Wholeheartedly recommend it.Good to hear.
To be honest, it was the horror stories of dealing with Customer "Support" that has put me off going for it... yet.
Have you ditched the old landline then and gone for an IP phone instead now?
Happily none of the above is providing my CS!!! The only problems I am having is that OpenWoe will not replace 2-300m of shagged copper with more joints than a butchers.... Apparently, because we are slated for a "fibre upgrade", which will NEVER happenI got it recently. Wholeheartedly recommend it.
I am a fairly content person nearly all the time, the one thing that makes me miserable is crap internet. Starlink has cured that one for me
When you say reports of poor customer service have put you off are you comparing to the wonderful customer service you get off Openreach, BT, Sky etc? Cos they are shite.
Must say I was very impressed with the Skylink hardware, it has the feel of being solid, well put together and hardwearing. No flimsy plasticy feel to any of it, just feels like how you would like things to feel when they are well made out of proper materials. The router must weigh 10x the one I had before that feels like it was made out of a crisp packet. (I am absolutely no fan of Musk and it isn't easy for me to give him praise)
I wish I had done this, the one problem with Starlink is the router and if you have a large house you may want to build a mesh but don't use the Starlink routersI have bought an ASUS ZenWiFi MESH network pack which I’m currently running parallel to the Starlink router but intend to go to bypass mode soon and shut down the Starlink WiFi completely as it has poor coverage.
TBH, from I have read about the inbuilt Router, they will work OK in an American timber and plasterboard property, useless in a trad built house. Did you have any issues getting the adapter, it really seems a retrogade move to take a port out of the box!Update after 8 weeks in:
Once we got up and running Starlink has been good; reliable and quick. Download speeds vary from a low of around 80 mbps to almost 300 mbps. We’ve had no dropouts at all.
I have bought an ASUS ZenWiFi MESH network pack which I’m currently running parallel to the Starlink router but intend to go to bypass mode soon and shut down the Starlink WiFi completely as it has poor coverage.
Would I go Starlink again? Yes, definitely. Just try to avoid needing their dreadfully slow customer support.
Easily done.I wish I had done this, the one problem with Starlink is the router and if you have a large house you may want to build a mesh but don't use the Starlink routers
£35 inc VAT.get the Starlink Ethernet adapter (about £40 iirc)