I have mounted mine in the forward bow compartment in my catamaran up against the deck head. Fibreglass is Transparent to the radio frequency used by Starlink so the deck does not reduce the signal very much.
Hello, I have the Neel 51 number 23 named AMA, and I'm going to buy the Starlink maritime for my transatlantic departure. Very clever mounting under the Bimini. Does it ever fall off when sailing? Could you send me photos of the cable passages, box installations, etc. to help me with my assembly? Thanks in advance and best regards Bruno
Currently, each satellite needs to be able to see a ground terminal they can't transmit data between them. The satellites being put up now have that capability but it is not active yet. So in the middle of the Atlantic, you would not have coverage.
Hey. Greta Video. How did you run your cable after you went into the roof space behind the helm seat? I am installing my Starlink in the same location and curious how you got your cable from behind the helm, seat to a power source.
Are you on standard mobile data or priority? I'm on the fence between the Maritime package with the flat dish or the Roam package with the motorized dish. Maritime gives you 50GB priority data up to 50GB. After that you have to buy data by the GB. On "land" you get dropped down to unlimited standard mobile data. The Roam package with the motorized dish is not supposed to work while in-motion, although their website says it does. I've heard it works up to about 8kts before SL realizes you are in-motion and cuts you off. The question you can't get a straight answer to, which you have tested here, is where does "land" end and "ocean" begin? How far off shore will a $600 dish and Roam data plan go? Interesting mount on the dish. Never thought of just mounting it under the bimini.
standard mobile data. yes 8-10knotts is the limit when on the move if we want internet we turn on the opt in premium data. it is a number of miles my guess is 5 when the data shuts off. in the Caribbean it has not been an issue since most of the islands are close.
I know you r on a cat, so almost horizontal all the time, but I would still put a webbing strap under the dish, between the pipes; you never know what wave can hit you. It looks pretty precarious to me.
What is the plan for cruisers that stay away from their "home" with the RV & portability option. I've read that after 60 days, it will stop working. How will you keep service while cruising?
But does the Residential Dish work on a sailboat you think? I've seen yes the early one's did work on the seas but that's before they dropped Roam. Why pay an extra $30/month for service if you don't need to..
around cost is ok great service (if you are in Greece for 10 euros you could have unlimited data for a month with a sim card) but 2400$/month offshore is a bullshit let's be honest. Affordable internet for everybody (Elons word) it's just a rip-off. how could be affordable in Africa or south America this shit
To be fair, when he said affordable internet for all he meant for poor people in rural areas, not for luxury cruisers crossing the Atlantic. You can still get the Roam/Mobility subscription and use that close to shore and in marinas. Then when you are sailing on the ocean you can buy priority mobile data that allows you to use the starlink on the ocean. The standard Roam/Mobility disc can be used when moving less than 10mph, however with too much rocking on the waves it might give a spotty connection (That's what the expensive flat disc is for).
we have the RV version so about the same price as our Xfinity at home. The rv version only does not work >15 miles an hour and 5+ miles off shore. then you can turn on the premium data for 50c a Gb