This is exactly the info I was looking for. I ordered my starlink mini yesterday and I also ordered a 5521 to usb-c PD adapter so I can run it off of a power bank. In theory it should work but I hadn't seen anyone else do it yet so I appreciate the info.
The Starlink fine print says you have to first have the regular Starlink dishy account..THEN you can ADD the mini to your plan. So in my rural area, I'm already paying $120/m for the damned dishy..I don't know why I would pay $150 to get the mini.
Can you measure idle amp load with a multimeter? Does it get warm to the touch? Wondering how much battery I would need to run it offgrid while camping. Can you also run it at the same time as your main starlink? If so then you can rent out the mini when not using it.
Thank you for putting this out. While you are using the mini at your service address of your residential service, is the mini using up some of its 50gb of data?
Yes. Any data used counts toward the total. In the account settings on the app there is a Toggle to allow additional data charges automatically when you exceed the 50gb.
I cut a cable off of a 12 volt power supply I had laying around. In my experience, a lot of power bricks that put out 12 volts use the same size barrel plug
Right now its just an extension on existing plans in the U.S. Orher areas with no congestion are allowed to get it as a single plan. I imagine the FCC also would also cause issues if the mini isn't getting the minimum standard of 100mb down 20 mb up.
