Here is a little update on our star link setup. 100GB roaming, and in France.
1) We are relatively surrounded by trees, but with Amazon tripod gizmoid as above, Starlink works fine. It does report some obstructions but says that they are unlikely to impact on performance.
2) Very impressed by speed. WiFi range is impressive as well, and 5 bar signal even inside van with doors closed at a distance of some 6m from the dishy.
3) Easy to set up and links quickly to satellite.
4) Not sure how robust the set up will be in the wind - there is one peg that holds it down and I may well attempt to "mistral proof" it further.
5) Having like most people unmetered wifi at home, it's been a bit of a surprise just how much data you can burn through - general browsing and YouTube/bbc iplayer.
6) NordVPN works fine although I have to pause it to allow my iPhone to use the app to connect with the dishy. Not a biggy given that once you have set it up and it is working you don't need to do much more.
7) Potential elephant in the room is the 2 month roaming rule - we are here for more than that, although I don't see why I can't just register to the address of the campsite here. Equally some reports say that it may not be an issue. We shall see.
8) Just using the supplied mains adapter and lead (goodness it is long!). Uses about 15W, but you can set it up to go to sleep during the night should power consumption be an issue.
9) Reason we have is that although there is camp WiFI, the surrounding data infrastructure is not great, and there is a very frustrating slow down/stop in data at peak time - so from 5 -9 at night and likewise in the morning as well.
1) We are relatively surrounded by trees, but with Amazon tripod gizmoid as above, Starlink works fine. It does report some obstructions but says that they are unlikely to impact on performance.
2) Very impressed by speed. WiFi range is impressive as well, and 5 bar signal even inside van with doors closed at a distance of some 6m from the dishy.
3) Easy to set up and links quickly to satellite.
4) Not sure how robust the set up will be in the wind - there is one peg that holds it down and I may well attempt to "mistral proof" it further.
5) Having like most people unmetered wifi at home, it's been a bit of a surprise just how much data you can burn through - general browsing and YouTube/bbc iplayer.
6) NordVPN works fine although I have to pause it to allow my iPhone to use the app to connect with the dishy. Not a biggy given that once you have set it up and it is working you don't need to do much more.
7) Potential elephant in the room is the 2 month roaming rule - we are here for more than that, although I don't see why I can't just register to the address of the campsite here. Equally some reports say that it may not be an issue. We shall see.
8) Just using the supplied mains adapter and lead (goodness it is long!). Uses about 15W, but you can set it up to go to sleep during the night should power consumption be an issue.
9) Reason we have is that although there is camp WiFI, the surrounding data infrastructure is not great, and there is a very frustrating slow down/stop in data at peak time - so from 5 -9 at night and likewise in the morning as well.
