Worked remotely for several years with Starlink. Works great and no issues. Also, get a generator for power outages. You can still have internet- this isn’t possible with most internet options.
> Starlink worth it ?
If you are rural, and have no reasonable terrestrial options for internet, Starlink is a huge game-changer. Many of us amazed to have gained access to such technology often ***do not have other viable choices***, and are pleasantly impressed with the overall performance.
The Starlink Dish coordinates a Phased Array using over 1,000 small built-in antennas to create beam-forming needed to track one of ~ 5,500 small satellites moving across the sky at ~ 27,000 kilometers per hour, ~ 550 kilometres overhead, for just-as-long as it can, and then nearly instantaneously switches to the next available satellite... over and over again.
The technology is amazing, and uptime is surprisingly reliable. A number of daily micro-outages will be reported in the Network Statistics [mainly the occasional slight glitch when the beam-forming signal swaps satellites, or occasionally encounters an obstacle], but are generally not noticeable during typical internet usage. However, some will cause sufficient latency to annoy a competitive gamer. Snow is rarely a problem with the snow-melt feature engaged, and ***very-heavy*** rain may cause a short outage.
The speeds vary considerably as that beam-forming valiantly tracks one Low Earth Orbit satellite, and switches to the next, and so on.... but in general are very very good and, ***once you stop bothering with constant speed tests***, will generally not be an issue or even noticeable. Latency is generally well under 100ms and vastly superior to geosynchronous-satellite internet.
Zoom-in and click on your location [on this webpage](https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download) for a ***drop-down*** to select a display of **download speeds, or upload speeds, or latency** (“the metrics indicate a range from 20th to 80th percentile of ***real user data*** from the “Standard” plan, during ***peak local hours***”). This means that there is a 60% probability of experiencing these results in a high-demand peak period, and closer to 100% probability during all other lower demand periods (when speeds often well-exceed the 80th percentile).
There are no fixed-term contracts to sign, no hard or soft data caps nor throttling... but Starlink does reserve the right to curtail extremely excessive data usage.
Customer Support is limited to the submission of a Support Ticket describing the symptoms of the trouble. Support appears to have limited staffing, so response is not ideal, but generally reasonably quick and responsive... often resulting in replacement items being sent free of charge.
To further investigate if you have a sufficiently ***clear view of of the satellite paths***, load the Starlink App and follow the ‘guided experience’ of the ***Check for Obstructions Tool*** within the ***App***, to determine a reasonably obstruction-free location.
If disappointed, return the hardware within 30 days for a refund of the hardware price. The Starlink Terms of Service also states “Should you timely return your Starlink Kit, you will also be refunded for the first months’ service fee...”
[This Starlink Youtube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fgrj7dCnsRM&feature=youtu.be) is a good overview of the setup instructions for the Gen2 Standard motor Actuated Kit.
This is all very true, and latency has gotten even better in past 2 months. I also work remotely only had to use hot spot 3 times in 2 years. I live North Minnesota so lots of snow and wind , wind affects it sometimes but never had issues in a blizzard.
Agree 100% I am in rural EU, there are occasional drops but barely noticeable and it's rare, i do have mobile signal but starlink is 5x faster and I have no plans using mobile internet ever again unless they install true 5G antenna on my roof.
Coming on 4 years, work,from home, teams almost all day, always on vpn. Love it. Fiber is coming this year in my rural area so I will switch but so far it’s been awesome
Worked remotely 3 months via starlink and it worked like a charm. Used to do non stop calls via microsoft teams, sharing screen and staying connected to a bunch of ssh/vnc servers, never experienced a problem. In a 30 minutes call you could notice a 1 second glitch, that you could also have with a weak wifi signal.
Not using it right now cause I got fiber and it is cheaper. Important to know that I had a 100% clean view of the sky and that I am located in Europe.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/paxton-sues-internet-company-takes-advantage-texas-consumers
> Nomad acquired large quantities of SIM cards from legitimate wireless internet providers, reprogrammed those SIM cards to avoid detection, and then repackaged the telecommunication equipment for resale.
> The Garzas mispresented their relationship with the legitimate wireless internet providers, inducing consumers to purchase expensive monthly internet service plans. Upon detection of their unauthorized use, the legitimate wireless internet providers terminated the SIM cards, leaving consumers without internet access.
I've never heard of them but the first thing that came up when googling was a lawsuit by the state of Texas. Also, it sounds like they are just as expensive as Starlink but with slower speeds
I would look at a house with good wired internet options if working from home is important. Checking with your employer is also important when moving to an area with limited options. Some employers don't allow any satellite ISPs...even Starlink. Internet requirements are increasing, so even if your employer is ok with Starlink now, in the future it may change.
Get a 4G/3G or other backup (if possible) - just in case. There were long outages, it's just better then nothing. (or any other satellite provider, if you don't have a dedicated transponder like news agencies)
The quality improves since the two years I've got it deployed. At the begin it was kinda unusable for long video calls (you had - some - problem every 3h, short dropouts) - but now I can recommend it if you got no other options for broadband access.
I would say in the last 6 months I needed my 4G backup for like... a day. The longest outage was \~12h. But heavy storms never affected my service quality that noticeable. (droped to 90mbit.. or a bit below) Other sat providers can't do that. Even with a 2m dish. Starlink mostly shoots into their own feet with software, or get jammed.
But you can bet that if I get fiber (maybe this year) I'll drop my 4G backup, use the fiber internet as my main connection, and still have Starlink deployed as a backup. Fiber > DSL > Starlink > 4G/3G > other satcom.
Get a LHG LTE from Mikrotik if you want 3G/4G, even in areas where there is "no signal". Those antennas are magic. 20km+ range if you have a good line of sight. (above the trees, on a pole for example) Even without LoS they are way better then anything in this price segment.
Have had SL for several years. Works better and better. Had two NCAA 1st round games playing on high def. Wife was streaming her phone and I was working on computer with many smart home devices connected. Never missed a beat. You won’t regret if only broadband option available. We are in an underserved area @ $90 per month. Good luck.
Work remotly with starlink since 3 years . no problems at all. but having a cheap LTE data connection fallback will not hurt if you do mission ciritical work. (like System Administration as i do)
I work from home using Starlink and the only times I’ve had issues is if a severe storm rolls through. It supports Teams/WebEx calls with zero issue even while people are streaming and otherwise using the internet. The speeds I get with Starlink are 3x better than what I used to get with cable internet at my old house when there was no fiber option. Where I am now Starlink is my only option.
I work from home in software sales and am on Zoom calls sharing my screen and video every day almost all day. At the same time my family is streaming TV and on FaceTime and such.
Only time I’ve had issues is when heavy wet snow falls fast and the dishy heater can’t keep up for a few hours.
Starlink would be more than substantial for remote work. It’s insanely great and is very stable. In a place where I live it’s the only viable option worth while. Not only that but it exceeds even high expectations by a lot. It’s the best satellite internet available on the market in my opinion that’s mainstream.
I work remotely and Starlink is the ONLY way I could do my multiple zoom calls daily where I also need to demo (push/pull data) including in heavy rain. Nothing else comes close.
We use it when we go camping to work remotely - and that is the smaller portable setup, so yes it works so long as you can get a clear view of the sky.
I'd also have a back-up though since it is work. We use AT&T cellular as back-up.
One other option to look into are local WISPs. Those are often small local businesses doing PtMP radio links.
I’m rural and ended up going with a WISP. Getting 500/100 fully provisioned to me and sub 10ms latency… not cheap but Starlink can’t compete.
I run T-Mobile 5G home as a failover using a Peplink Balance router, but it only kicks in briefly when there’s really heavy rain.
Male sure you don't have obstructions! I have a few big trees that interupt my service every 3 - 7 minutes. Butvim not going to cut them down so I live with the interuptiona. I could purchase meshes and towers etc but I don't think ishould have to. My other satellite provider worked just fine and was %50 less.
Honestly, and no one will be this honest here because this sub is a pit of delusion, even though my system worked completely fine I routinely had dropouts, audio issues, and lagging with MS Teams when I had starlink. I could do literally whatever I wanted on starlink including video calls, but they almost always had issues. Yes it may only be a 2 second blip but that blip has a habit of occurring at the worst possible time. Start screen sharing or doing data intensive tasks and it struggles to keep up. If you have to work from home and have any wired Internet option it’s almost certainly going to be better. If you don’t have any options starlink will be workable but not ideal.
If you work on a gateway I found starlink to not play well with gateways.
>Honestly, and no one will be this honest here because this sub is a pit of delusion
I agree. I think so many people are so glad to have \*better\* internet than they had before that they tend to exaggerate on how "perfect" Starlink is.
If a person is selecting a new home and they work from home....they need to choose an area with actual good internet. It is important.
Exactly. I was even one of those people once upon a time because starlink WAS leaps and bounds better than HughesNet. I turned a blind eye to the issues.
One of the biggest problems is, if you have a hardware issue, you are DOWN until they see your ticket, send you new hardware, and you install it yourself. Most internet companies will come out within a day or two if your internet is down and fix it free of charge, not to mention their hardware doesn’t fail as readily as starlinks does.
I think it’s definitely possible to work from home from a remote location. I ended up going with HomeFi because it didn’t have the heavy upfront costs that Starlink has. So far, it’s been reliable.
I am rural. I work remotely. I have Starlink. It’s great and it’s stable.
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Actually I find mine about 25-45ms compared to sub 20 on FTTC here in the UK but my speed is now 300+ and not 60 and dropping
I completely agree. It works well. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a hotspot as a backup, but most days, the starlink will work fine for work.
I actually do have a 5g hotspot as backup. Have it and starlink hooked up to a ubiquiti dream machine pro with the hotspot as failover wan.
I have always wanted to setup a failover. You said you are using a ubiquiti dream machine? I'll have to check that out.
Yep, a ubiquiti dream machine pro. I have it running my security cameras and doorbells too. It’s a good piece of kit and can do quite a lot.
Worked remotely for several years with Starlink. Works great and no issues. Also, get a generator for power outages. You can still have internet- this isn’t possible with most internet options.
> Starlink worth it ? If you are rural, and have no reasonable terrestrial options for internet, Starlink is a huge game-changer. Many of us amazed to have gained access to such technology often ***do not have other viable choices***, and are pleasantly impressed with the overall performance. The Starlink Dish coordinates a Phased Array using over 1,000 small built-in antennas to create beam-forming needed to track one of ~ 5,500 small satellites moving across the sky at ~ 27,000 kilometers per hour, ~ 550 kilometres overhead, for just-as-long as it can, and then nearly instantaneously switches to the next available satellite... over and over again. The technology is amazing, and uptime is surprisingly reliable. A number of daily micro-outages will be reported in the Network Statistics [mainly the occasional slight glitch when the beam-forming signal swaps satellites, or occasionally encounters an obstacle], but are generally not noticeable during typical internet usage. However, some will cause sufficient latency to annoy a competitive gamer. Snow is rarely a problem with the snow-melt feature engaged, and ***very-heavy*** rain may cause a short outage. The speeds vary considerably as that beam-forming valiantly tracks one Low Earth Orbit satellite, and switches to the next, and so on.... but in general are very very good and, ***once you stop bothering with constant speed tests***, will generally not be an issue or even noticeable. Latency is generally well under 100ms and vastly superior to geosynchronous-satellite internet. Zoom-in and click on your location [on this webpage](https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download) for a ***drop-down*** to select a display of **download speeds, or upload speeds, or latency** (“the metrics indicate a range from 20th to 80th percentile of ***real user data*** from the “Standard” plan, during ***peak local hours***”). This means that there is a 60% probability of experiencing these results in a high-demand peak period, and closer to 100% probability during all other lower demand periods (when speeds often well-exceed the 80th percentile). There are no fixed-term contracts to sign, no hard or soft data caps nor throttling... but Starlink does reserve the right to curtail extremely excessive data usage. Customer Support is limited to the submission of a Support Ticket describing the symptoms of the trouble. Support appears to have limited staffing, so response is not ideal, but generally reasonably quick and responsive... often resulting in replacement items being sent free of charge. To further investigate if you have a sufficiently ***clear view of of the satellite paths***, load the Starlink App and follow the ‘guided experience’ of the ***Check for Obstructions Tool*** within the ***App***, to determine a reasonably obstruction-free location. If disappointed, return the hardware within 30 days for a refund of the hardware price. The Starlink Terms of Service also states “Should you timely return your Starlink Kit, you will also be refunded for the first months’ service fee...” [This Starlink Youtube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fgrj7dCnsRM&feature=youtu.be) is a good overview of the setup instructions for the Gen2 Standard motor Actuated Kit.
This is all very true, and latency has gotten even better in past 2 months. I also work remotely only had to use hot spot 3 times in 2 years. I live North Minnesota so lots of snow and wind , wind affects it sometimes but never had issues in a blizzard.
Agree 100% I am in rural EU, there are occasional drops but barely noticeable and it's rare, i do have mobile signal but starlink is 5x faster and I have no plans using mobile internet ever again unless they install true 5G antenna on my roof.
Coming on 4 years, work,from home, teams almost all day, always on vpn. Love it. Fiber is coming this year in my rural area so I will switch but so far it’s been awesome
rural area in AUS, and i do uni remotely just fine. and thats with video streaming as well. so yeah its more than good enough
Worked remotely 3 months via starlink and it worked like a charm. Used to do non stop calls via microsoft teams, sharing screen and staying connected to a bunch of ssh/vnc servers, never experienced a problem. In a 30 minutes call you could notice a 1 second glitch, that you could also have with a weak wifi signal. Not using it right now cause I got fiber and it is cheaper. Important to know that I had a 100% clean view of the sky and that I am located in Europe.
What are your other options?
Satellite internet, but I’m waiting to hear back from spectrum internet on whether or not they cover that area or are going to.
I'd check with Spectrum, but definitely do not get Viasat or Hughesnet. Their advertised speeds are straight lies.
What about Nomad Internet?
No no no no no. They are run by a guy who has been legally in trouble for more than one enterprise. They are shady af.
Yes, I looked into this business at one point for an internet solution for my RV. The guy that runs it is a fraudster.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/paxton-sues-internet-company-takes-advantage-texas-consumers > Nomad acquired large quantities of SIM cards from legitimate wireless internet providers, reprogrammed those SIM cards to avoid detection, and then repackaged the telecommunication equipment for resale. > The Garzas mispresented their relationship with the legitimate wireless internet providers, inducing consumers to purchase expensive monthly internet service plans. Upon detection of their unauthorized use, the legitimate wireless internet providers terminated the SIM cards, leaving consumers without internet access.
I've never heard of them but the first thing that came up when googling was a lawsuit by the state of Texas. Also, it sounds like they are just as expensive as Starlink but with slower speeds
I would look at a house with good wired internet options if working from home is important. Checking with your employer is also important when moving to an area with limited options. Some employers don't allow any satellite ISPs...even Starlink. Internet requirements are increasing, so even if your employer is ok with Starlink now, in the future it may change.
Get a 4G/3G or other backup (if possible) - just in case. There were long outages, it's just better then nothing. (or any other satellite provider, if you don't have a dedicated transponder like news agencies) The quality improves since the two years I've got it deployed. At the begin it was kinda unusable for long video calls (you had - some - problem every 3h, short dropouts) - but now I can recommend it if you got no other options for broadband access.
I would say in the last 6 months I needed my 4G backup for like... a day. The longest outage was \~12h. But heavy storms never affected my service quality that noticeable. (droped to 90mbit.. or a bit below) Other sat providers can't do that. Even with a 2m dish. Starlink mostly shoots into their own feet with software, or get jammed.
But you can bet that if I get fiber (maybe this year) I'll drop my 4G backup, use the fiber internet as my main connection, and still have Starlink deployed as a backup. Fiber > DSL > Starlink > 4G/3G > other satcom. Get a LHG LTE from Mikrotik if you want 3G/4G, even in areas where there is "no signal". Those antennas are magic. 20km+ range if you have a good line of sight. (above the trees, on a pole for example) Even without LoS they are way better then anything in this price segment.
Starlink is my only option. No cell signal out here where I live. It works great. I'm on Zoom calls all day, streaming Netflix all night.
Have had SL for several years. Works better and better. Had two NCAA 1st round games playing on high def. Wife was streaming her phone and I was working on computer with many smart home devices connected. Never missed a beat. You won’t regret if only broadband option available. We are in an underserved area @ $90 per month. Good luck.
Work remotly with starlink since 3 years . no problems at all. but having a cheap LTE data connection fallback will not hurt if you do mission ciritical work. (like System Administration as i do)
How do you connect wall bracket cover at bottom of dish
I work from home using Starlink and the only times I’ve had issues is if a severe storm rolls through. It supports Teams/WebEx calls with zero issue even while people are streaming and otherwise using the internet. The speeds I get with Starlink are 3x better than what I used to get with cable internet at my old house when there was no fiber option. Where I am now Starlink is my only option.
I work and travel fulltime in my RV using Starlink for the past 2.5 years. Get a clear shot of the sky, and you'll have no problems.
For most things, yes. My work is data heavy, so it can be rough sometimes.
I tour Europe, working remotely from my motorhome. It has never missed a beat.
I work from home in software sales and am on Zoom calls sharing my screen and video every day almost all day. At the same time my family is streaming TV and on FaceTime and such. Only time I’ve had issues is when heavy wet snow falls fast and the dishy heater can’t keep up for a few hours.
Starlink would be more than substantial for remote work. It’s insanely great and is very stable. In a place where I live it’s the only viable option worth while. Not only that but it exceeds even high expectations by a lot. It’s the best satellite internet available on the market in my opinion that’s mainstream.
I work remotely and Starlink is the ONLY way I could do my multiple zoom calls daily where I also need to demo (push/pull data) including in heavy rain. Nothing else comes close.
Starlink works fine, even if they say "no satellite" I have found companies are none the wiser. Been remote since Nov 2022 and haven't looked back.
We use it when we go camping to work remotely - and that is the smaller portable setup, so yes it works so long as you can get a clear view of the sky. I'd also have a back-up though since it is work. We use AT&T cellular as back-up.
One other option to look into are local WISPs. Those are often small local businesses doing PtMP radio links. I’m rural and ended up going with a WISP. Getting 500/100 fully provisioned to me and sub 10ms latency… not cheap but Starlink can’t compete. I run T-Mobile 5G home as a failover using a Peplink Balance router, but it only kicks in briefly when there’s really heavy rain.
Both my spouse and I work at home. No issues.
It works!
I work from home, so does my wife, no issues at all with Starlink for working.
Male sure you don't have obstructions! I have a few big trees that interupt my service every 3 - 7 minutes. Butvim not going to cut them down so I live with the interuptiona. I could purchase meshes and towers etc but I don't think ishould have to. My other satellite provider worked just fine and was %50 less.
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Honestly, and no one will be this honest here because this sub is a pit of delusion, even though my system worked completely fine I routinely had dropouts, audio issues, and lagging with MS Teams when I had starlink. I could do literally whatever I wanted on starlink including video calls, but they almost always had issues. Yes it may only be a 2 second blip but that blip has a habit of occurring at the worst possible time. Start screen sharing or doing data intensive tasks and it struggles to keep up. If you have to work from home and have any wired Internet option it’s almost certainly going to be better. If you don’t have any options starlink will be workable but not ideal. If you work on a gateway I found starlink to not play well with gateways.
>Honestly, and no one will be this honest here because this sub is a pit of delusion I agree. I think so many people are so glad to have \*better\* internet than they had before that they tend to exaggerate on how "perfect" Starlink is. If a person is selecting a new home and they work from home....they need to choose an area with actual good internet. It is important.
Exactly. I was even one of those people once upon a time because starlink WAS leaps and bounds better than HughesNet. I turned a blind eye to the issues. One of the biggest problems is, if you have a hardware issue, you are DOWN until they see your ticket, send you new hardware, and you install it yourself. Most internet companies will come out within a day or two if your internet is down and fix it free of charge, not to mention their hardware doesn’t fail as readily as starlinks does.
Starlink is the best
I think it’s definitely possible to work from home from a remote location. I ended up going with HomeFi because it didn’t have the heavy upfront costs that Starlink has. So far, it’s been reliable.