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the starlink roam still has pause feature for free.only 1 month intervals though. the standby is a new feature that costs $5 but even when on standby you still have limited connection. might be good for getting emails. not sure if pause is going away completely or not
 
Dan sloan said:
the starlink roam still has pause feature for free.only 1 month intervals though. the standby is a new feature that costs $5 but even when on standby you still have limited connection. might be good for getting emails. not sure if pause is going away completely or not
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I look at it more as a fallback in areas where cell service is non-existent. No interest in streaming, etc. Saw a video for the mini on Hobotech that featured a Peakdo battery for the mini. Very intriguing.
 
Dan sloan said:
Recieved the starlink roam today. Sitting at home. Starlink dish in back yard. Cloudy day a few trees .the wifi is comparable to my home wifi. Speed test says 170 download 25 upload. Home wifi is 185 27. Watched some YouTube videos no problem. Then went to my van out front. Same results . Finally to my camper in the garage. Again same results. antenna in same place. Pretty impressed especially with the camper TV inside a metal shell. Inside a garage.
I'll keep you posted .
Btw the onstar wifi wont work inside the camper without using my phone as a link. And I've tried onstar. Gmc. And explorer van to try to figure out how to connect the secondary battery to the onstar. Nobody has a clue. Still looking but my patience is wearing thin. Onstar is factory installed and Noone seems to know where the module is. I've figured out that the circuit goes through the body control module and the rap system which allows it to run for 20 mins after you shut off the car or open the drivers door. Too bad the reception is decent but I dont want to run down the main battery to use it while not driving
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You may find something like this interesting. Its cheap, runs on USB power and can do quite a bit. I use mine to create a wireless LAN, that I put my media server on - From there, I associate with my laptop and can stream movies and television until my heart is content. Usually about 30 minutes.

I could, if I wanted, have the mini router associate with another 802.11x network such as Starlink, making everything connect beautifully. There are severl other similar models available, this is just the one I settled on becuase of its size.

My media server is something I talked about, and it started out as a project here -- but it got really technical fast, and I kind of stopped developng the documentation -- it was moderately difficult for me, but I quickly realized that for 9 out of 10 people -- it was just out of reach. When you star talking RaspberryPI, Plex (now emby), router configuration - I was losing my audience. But, if anyone is interested, we can pick that back up in its original thread.
 
Van_and_Terri said:
A friend mentioned you do need a clear view; but alignment of the antenna is not a big issue with the number of satellites that have been added.
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That depends. For Android auto ( Google maps and YouTube music) not really. I laid the antenna on the dashboard against the windshield and it worked fine heading east and west. You wont get the full 300 to 400 mps but for my uses I dont need it. I had it in my backyard. Cloudy day minimal trees and was getting 180mps good enough to play YouTube on the TV in my van out front and the TV in my camper inside the garage. I was pretty impressed.
 
Sweeney said:
You may find something like this interesting. Its cheap, runs on USB power and can do quite a bit. I use mine to create a wireless LAN, that I put my media server on - From there, I associate with my laptop and can stream movies and television until my heart is content. Usually about 30 minutes.

I could, if I wanted, have the mini router associate with another 802.11x network such as Starlink, making everything connect beautifully. There are severl other similar models available, this is just the one I settled on becuase of its size.

My media server is something I talked about, and it started out as a project here -- but it got really technical fast, and I kind of stopped developng the documentation -- it was moderately difficult for me, but I quickly realized that for 9 out of 10 people -- it was just out of reach. When you star talking RaspberryPI, Plex (now emby), router configuration - I was losing my audience. But, if anyone is interested, we can pick that back up in its original thread.
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I was looking at those. There are versions that accept Sims as well so you could get an attorney sim and have your own wifi hotspot without onstar
 
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