STARLINK (Satellite Internet and WIFI) -- How I Done It --
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got a link to the SiM card.?
Beware of any fair use policy for roaming. We recently did a month away through France and Spain, working remotely through most of it consuming around 20Gb per day. We used a mix of 5g via a Three data sim/modem and Starlink. Although we have unlimited data in the UK, a fair use policy of 12gb (per month) applied in Europe - our o2 phones (unlimited UK data) each had a 35Gb limit in the EU. In the end we used a daily "data passport” at £5 a day for unlimited EU data.
Starlink was OK for around 30% of the time, as said above it needs clear line of sight to the sky; we found that the slightest bit of tree cover in line of sight meant the connection was desperately unstable with frequent drop outs etc. - leading to us trying to pick camping spots with little to no tree cover, which was far from ideal in 40 degree sunshine
Thank you @soldas , it would be a pure luxury only used at the main festivals where interweb reception is non existent. The monthly £4.50 would be in use for 9 months of the year. A nice to have though I feel, with the potential for Zombie Apocalypse around the corner!
I used the sucker mount, and mag mount, on the front bonnet at summer camp.
The ones I linked above.
I'm not so sure if will work behind the windscreen glass on my van? Heated windows and solar stuff?
I can't believe I've just talked my Mrs out of buying me a SL mini for my birthday early October, based on how @Dellmassive 's system works at Busfest! What a considerate husband I am! All heart etc....
I’m in the same boat, on EE and find most of the time it’s fine - last night camping and streaming Netflix no problem even tho only 4g. But I do find at festivals especially the tethering method won’t work. And some remote spots you won’t have service. Star link would work in both scenarios. But is it worth the money yet.. not sure.
This is my use case.
I have phones on Vodafone.
Van WiFi on EE. And 3.
Now SL to pick up the slack.
Especially for remote camping and festivals.
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I have phones on Vodafone.
Van WiFi on EE. And 3.
Now SL to pick up the slack.
Especially for remote camping and festivals.
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I've now got three of these....
25Gb per month till feb27 for a one off £29 fee
(Van,bus,laptop)
Sweet, thanks for the heads up @Skyliner33
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25Gb per month till feb27 for a one off £29 fee
(Van,bus,laptop)
Sweet, thanks for the heads up @Skyliner33
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@Dellmassive what do you use for the mobile data WiFi? The above looks interesting as it would give me 3 networks of potential data. Do the above ones work in Europe? And how did you get the price above? Mine shows full price
100% definitely not.
I start sweating without internet after 2 mins.
I'm having a full melt down after an hour.
And trying to sell a kidney just after that
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I have a mini usb WiFi dongle above the center roof lights.
That gives the van 24/7 WiFi, for
25GB should be enough...
2* ring cams.
Cerbo gx.
Shelly temp sensor.
WiFi co2.
And backup WiFi if the phone out of signal.
Plus any tablet action when camping.
Jon sent the
for the deal?It just shows, have you got prime?
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Aye ... roof bars wouldn't be a good solution for your van ... but I think see sufficient room to get something mounted over the cab
For some it's connectivity when completely out of 5g zones ... valleys and mountainous areas.
For others it avoids the saturation problem when there is a massive temporary influx of devices all trying to ping home ... festivals and sporting events.
Nicely hidden! I’ve got prime yeah. Does it still show that price for you? Weirdly I can see 50gb for oct 26 for 29.99. Must be account specific?I have a mini usb WiFi dongle above the center roof lights.
That gives the van 24/7 WiFi, for
25GB should be enough...
2* ring cams.
Cerbo gx.
Shelly temp sensor.
WiFi co2.
And backup WiFi if the phone out of signal.
Plus any tablet action when camping.
Jon sent the
It just shows, have you got prime?
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Which is what I thought initially. However here where we spend most of the summer in France, mobile reception is poor - even with our dual sims (one SFR (French local), the other O2) you have to constantly swap between them to get the best reception ( and the data swap thing on our iPhones appears to have no effect). There is WIFI with a good signal on the campsite, but I suspect the entire area data infrastructure is poor, as when the wifi slows to a crawl, mobile data does the same. Bizarrely data is even worse when you get a 5G signal! So I'm following this with interest as it drives me potty on occasions although I'm not there yet in terms of cost.
SFR sim is about €15 per month for unlimited calls/data and 80GB of data.
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I'll slip you a tenner @Jollyvan !
