r/Starlink

My place of work has terrible cellular data connection, so if the WiFi fails, we’re out of luck. We bought Starlink as a backup due to an important project happening this week, but I was struggling to set it up yesterday. And of course, today, my boss texts that the normal WiFi is down. So while I plan to try again when I’m there, I might not be able to reach Reddit to troubleshoot. But if anyone has any suggestions of what to try, I would appreciate it.

Situation so far: when I plug everything in, Starlink appears as a WiFi option in my settings with 2 bars/rings. But as the app tries to connect, it goes to “no Internet connection.”

I’ve tried:

- Moving the kickstand to a spot the app said was “great!”

- Using different outlets

- Unplugging and plugging in plugs

- Using a paper clip to “reset” the router

I’m not sure if the router has had any lights lit up on the front. I plan to check when I’m there, and I know if there are no lights, the router might be bad. But if there’s anything else I can try, I would appreciate the suggestions. (And thanks for reading this far!)

Hi!
I'll be living in a kinda hotel in the middle of nowhere for the next 5 months and wanted to get a starlink for it, as there is no internet available otherwise.
Would it be smarter for me to get the Travel-Starlink or the one for at home? I obviously can't put it up the intended way outside, but according to the app i do have "great" coverage. I'm not a ton into tech like it and wanted to ask, since the prices are VERY varying. Only option I have is putting it up in my room near the window.
I'll share the price with other colleagues but wanted to hear someone else's opinion on it who knows a bit more about starlink.
Thank you :)

I am in the woods and have 1 area with a view of the sky. It’s 200ft from house and Starlink is working great. Obviously running 200ft is not prime but I have no other option. Anyone else doing this and are you having issues?

Yes, I know it keeps you online with a slow speed. But it was once said to preserve your spot against waitlisting and congestion fees when you reactivate. AFAIK the following is now correct. There is no longer a waitlist in the US. It has been replaced with congestion fee where applicable. And congestion fee is no longer avoided by use of StandBy. So again my question -- other than maintaining a minimal on-going capability, what is StandBy good for? BTW, I'm not against StandBy -- I use it for my RV Mini because the minimal performance is usually all I need camping.

Starlink is still charging me $10/mo instead of $5 for stand by. Anyone else have this issue that was on the 10g plan and got automatically switched to Stand by?

I sometimes use Starlink in roaming and I’m trying to cut down on data usage. Most of what I do is play online games — and as long as they’re not downloading updates, they barely use any data. I can easily stay under ~1GB/week just gaming.

The problem is everything else. Background apps seem to eat a ton of data for no good reason. I’m on Android + Windows 11. I’ve already disabled updates, turned on data saver, etc., but somehow my phone can just sit idle for a day and still burn ~100MB.

Windows data saving is basically a joke. I do use NetLimiter there to block stuff, which helps.

Is there anything similar for Android that actually works?

Ideally I’d want some kind of router-level solution so I don’t have to tweak every device individually. I know MikroTik can do traffic filtering, but it looks way too complicated for a normal user.

Are there any simpler / more user-friendly options?

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My home setup is Starlink wifi modem (v2) in an outbuilding, connected to TP-Link Deco wifi bouncers in the main house via a long, buried, weatherproof ethernet cable.

Last night, the internet just switched off suddenly in the house. I thought it was a glitch, but this morning realised that the Starlink was fine, but the Deco couldn't connect.

I swapped the Deco units over. Nothing. I checked all the cables for mouse nibbles etc. Nothing. But when I unplugged the ethernet adapter from the Starlink unit and used a MacBook to share wifi internet over ethernet, the Decos sprang back to life. So the culprit's the Ethernet adapter.

I've ordered a non-OEM replacement from Amazon, but I wondered if anyone else had problems with the Starlink ethernet adapter.

I want to buy a starlink in the uk. Move with it to Cyprus and then use it. Would this work or will there be issues? Thank you.

Im moving and trying to get internet and the only one available in the area is starlink, but it's a really expensive start up fee, and the only option is the most expensive package. When I enter in my inlaws home who are just outside the city, like 45 minutes, its $20, and i can get a cheaper package. the home im moving to is more rural and doesn't have any neighbors right next door. would it still work for me to order it for their address and use it at mine?

Every morning I set up my Starlink at the office (dish goes outside, comes back in at night). After it 5min I try to connect to it, my iPhone 14 Pro and my Windows laptop won’t connect to the WiFi — just spins forever. My friends’ phones connect fine in the same moment.

Only fix: unplug the Starlink and plug it back in. Then everything works all day. Happens every single day.

Using the stock router, no bypass mode.

Anyone know what’s going on?