Starlink Gen 3 WiFi Router and Mesh Network Test - How far can it reach? 

There's no reward without risk, right?

Only took me 4 hours to figure it out!

Sup dude! I didn't know you were on the Starlink. How's it working out for you?

@HomesteadBandwagon it's sure alot better than Hughes net was.

I feel like a couple cans and some string would be better than Huges

It should work fine. Running some hard lines would be better, but sometimes ya gotta dance with who brung ya

Yeah, best to get a CAT 6 cable and run it from the house to the Barn.

@@EdBragg or fiber, so you dont get any RFI

Unfortunately, the gen 3 routers are not compatible with the gen 1 router.

We haven't noticed a huge difference in speed, but the wifi coverage is way better

Hi @TruthInc & @Homestead Great learn more about Starlink. Do you have a contact of Starlink you can share to directly talk to them on install & other services? Thanks in advance.

Can't dig up the cement or driveway, currently. When you say. "Wireless link," do you just mean a different wifi router?

I agree. Run a cable or wireless link to the barn would be much better.

@@HomesteadBandwagon I am struggling to post with https link here, but you can google wifi point-to-point links. You need two of them. They use 5GHz and a directional antenna built in. It basically replaces an ethernet cable, so you can just use a router or even better an access point at the barn. This is the way you get full Starlink speed at the other end.

@homesteadbandwagon -Please provide name of your WiFi Analyzer app?

@@robincole5739 I kinda just picked a random one that was called WiFi Analyzer

Not really, Starlink runs poorly in bridge mode

I noticed Starlink advertising exactly this yesterday. I think it was no upfront cost and I think the monthly rental was $10 more per month than the standard package

Absolutely. In this case, we're definitely stretching the limits of the units and what they're designed for. That being said, having enough signal strength and speed to stream video in the barn is a great achievement

Sounds good! This was just a test to see how far the sytem would go, so a lot was certainly learned

Do you have first hand experience? My shops about 120ft roughly to the router. Just got starlink so trying to figure out how I can get a connection the first time and do it right. TIA

Yes I do, It's about 150 feet to my shop and has an unobstructed view, the one I have been using only has a spot to connect an ethernet cable to my receiver so I'm using a separate router for WIFI in the shop@@jaydendenhartog3184

​​​@@jaydendenhartog3184you just cant rely on starlink router (even with a mesh one). You want to use same ssid everywhere right?. So.. you should install a mesh outdoor access point (i.e fixed to a pole). Now a days.. you can buy "Tplink Deco X50 Outdoor". So.. you should install one or more mesh tplink router indoor.. (i.e Deco X20) and other X50 Outdoor fixed to a Pole outside and obviousley.. they will hook each other by ethernet cable

I saw on starlink's website that it is not compatible with 3rd party mesh systems--is that really the case?

We've been really happy with the setup. Ended up moving the second unit back into the house for now, and our coverage and speeds have never been better

Interesting. We're on year 4 with Starlink, and rarely see speeds below 50 MPS. it'll get up towards 125-150 regularly, but never much below 50.

I'm no expert, but I think you basically need a wifi router and some sort of mesh "node" that supports a mesh system with that exact brand of router. I'd suppose that you'd use one of the ethernet ports to connect an ethernet switch and then connect all your ethernet stuff to that

I'm in awe. Got ours yesterday and it was up n running within 5 minutes of me pulling it out of the box. It's not super fast but it is too me at 40 to 50mbps but this is also outside in a shed at the moment😂 for testing. I do have huge pine trees all around my property. I'm running 3tvs streaming and 2 phones streaming. It's only when the 5th device starts streaming is when I get any kind of slow down. Simply amazing this tech is. Not sure how but everything seems faster to boot. Idk I might have been away from a good connection for a while n forgot. But I'm almost sure it's faster than my old 100mbps optimum service. Cheers to ya

Maybe in the future, but this is great for now

I can't dig through the center of the property, for now. Does the Unifi have a longer than average range?

@@HomesteadBandwagon they do, they have a long range one that is pretty impressive so I’m told. Could you maybe have the cable going in the air between roofs in the mean time? I does make all the difference. Make sure that if you try them you have a PoE going to the access point, either via a router (like the dream router) or with an Injector which is not expensive at all. The good thing about having multiple unifi access points (they are not the only company) and a controlled router, like the dream router, is that you get a single wifi networks where your devices can roam from one to another, giving you an uninterrupted experience where ever you go, it jumps from one to the other with no interruptions. If you can pull some cables (although they also have mesh options, you can do that in the mean time, and it is better than most), it’s not that much more expensive than the 2 Starlink routers you bought.

Good idea. I'll see if Elon is feeling generous- these things are not cheap!

Yessir. It's a looooooong stretch to the barn

Google Play Store "Wifi Analyzer"

Good plan! Ya wanna Venmo me the cash or do you prefer Zelle? 😏

@@HomesteadBandwagon Killing me Smalls 😅

Agree'd with ya on this one...nice guy!

I haven't the foggiest idea. If i were to guess, I'd guess AC?

​@HomesteadBandwagon what does the wall wart say on the back of it? It should have input and outputs printed on it.

@@NigelM18 i bet its 12vdc @ 1-2 amps

Thanks for watching! Are you using Starlink over there? What kind of speeds are you getting?

@@HomesteadBandwagon in Kyiv like 250-300 Download, 10-20 Upload. On the battlefield it could be either 100-150/5-10 or 5-10/1-5, depends on how crowded

That's some pretty great download numbers. We top out aroun 125 on a good day, maybe 50 regularly. Upload is definitely the weak point, but it's better than nothing!

Has to be a way to rename the rebroadcasted signal? Like in the Mesh that's located out where you are I'm sure you can change the Wifi Name of the rebroadcasted signal to some other than the original signal that's in the house? If so you can look in the settings for that setting and call your signal out where cam is to something like Cam Wifi or whatever you want...then in the camera software rescan the network and connect to that one and boom you'll now never connect to the low signal anymore!

Thanks for the info.... I got so frustrated with the wifi thing.... I ran cat5e to everything!!! No more issues and faster response times.. @@RogerDiotte

The gen 1 round dish is certainly limited, but i think it would peak well over 500 mbps. I'd be elatated to get 250

Where we're at, it's unlimited data. They were going to run a data cap, but changed their minds. I'm sure they'll try it again in the future

​@@HomesteadBandwagonI think it was jus beta that did that to see how folks would react. Well it worked n we all bitched n moaned. It needs to stay unlimited and also the speed needs to stay around 100 with pings in the 30s.

Gotta let the Commoners test the new stuff before rolling it out to the Big Dogs

Can't dig a trench or run wires in the sky.

But then i wouldn't get to pay to be a beta tester for Elon!

@@HomesteadBandwagon LOL Always use what works best.

I haven't heard about it ending. Pretty sure they just turned a profit and are propping-up Elon's other spacefaring ventures

Starlink doesn't make a directional antenna. Kinda defeats the purpose of beta testing the limits of their equipment if i cheat by using 3rd party equipment. 😜

Can't run wires to the barn, unfortunately.

That's over $2000 in equipment, my friend. The chickens don't need to play Call of Duty that bad.

Gigabeam is 179 each a little Poe at each end and you are all set

​@@HomesteadBandwagonnow that's fukn funny 😂

For real? That's an...interesting move!

Ouch!

Starlink claims to be VERY user friendly. Their instructions are a couple pictures with no words.

@@HomesteadBandwagonthat drove me crazy. I just got the gen 3 set up & there were 4 pictures and some lines. I didn’t mesh, so it was pretty plug and play

It's not all that bad. We're getting decent speed, and definitely better wifi coverage