Assuming you had a deposit that was placed in 2021, correct? Otherwise that's a damn amazing turnaround on improvement.

My parents' Dishy is scheduled to deliver Wednesday. Ordered the Ethernet adapter and it's scheduled to deliver late February/early March.

scoodogg said:

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Order date: 2/23/2021
Original estimate: mid to late 2021
New estimate: February 2022
Actual date: 2/3/2022
Shipped: 2/4/2022
Arrived (scheduled): 2/7/2022
Location too: Rural - south of San Antonio

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Do you have service? I'm north of SA and it says Starlink expects to expand service in your area by late 2022.

AgsMyDude said:

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scoodogg said:

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Do you have service? I'm north of SA and it says Starlink expects to expand service in your area by late 2022.

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Everyone has "service" in the continental US. The issue is that StarLink has some unknown process for opening up cells (areas of service). When the cell becomes open they then go first to sign up to last with how many are allocated in that cell.

If your area is late 2022, that just means that they do not plan to open your cell until that time or you signed up late enough where there are that many people ahead of you in the cell to push you to late 2022.

tfunk02 said:

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AgsMyDude said:

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scoodogg said:

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Do you have service? I'm north of SA and it says Starlink expects to expand service in your area by late 2022.

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Everyone has "service" in the continental US. The issue is that StarLink has some unknown process for opening up cells (areas of service). When the cell becomes open they then go first to sign up to last with how many are allocated in that cell.

If your area is late 2022, that just means that they do not plan to open your cell until that time or you signed up late enough where there are that many people ahead of you in the cell to push you to late 2022.

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I see thanks for the clarification. I haven't been following this closely as of late. Makes a lot of sense. I also have regular high speed here so there may not be much demand at the moment.

Looks like Brazos County is starting to light up. Just got my notification this week. 2 months early.

Order date: 2/20/2021
Original estimate: mid to late 2021
New estimate: April 2022
Actual date: 2/15/2022
Shipped: estimated for 2/24/22
Arrived (scheduled): TBD
Location too: South College Station- Brazos County

I just checked my address in Burleson County even though I cancelled my pre order. It went from early-mid 2022 about a month ago to now saying the cell is full and it would be 2023 or later. Of course starlink premium is still available starting Q2 2022

APRIL HAS BEGUN!!!!

LETS GO!

GETTING CLOSER TO MID!!!!!!!

Lavaca county. I am waiting on the mount for the top of my house (zero obstructions), but put my dish in a relatively open spot on the ground (Starlink app says there is a little obstruction). I am getting a 30 ping and 120 download without a ethernet connection, although I am not tech savvy enough to know if that matters.

Just installed in coryell county. Working great. 180-220 mbps.

How is it for phone service?

It should be great for calls, video chat, and video games. Ping/latency (delay in a call) on StarLink is about the same as cell phone service today (40-ish milliseconds). They plan to keep working on it to make it as quick as possible. Eventually, the satellites will communicate by laser between each other, making latency to the other side of the world faster than land based fiber since light travels faster in a vacuum than it does under water.

Another future goal is to have a StarLink phone system where you would be able to use the phone anywhere in the world.

dermdoc said:

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How is it for phone service?

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I live in a mountain area and have no cell or no landline so we are totally reliant on wifi calling. I've only had Starlink for a month or so but it's been great so far for calls.

Thanks guys.

Ordered mine yesterday.

Finally got my order email near Cooks Point in Burleson County!

Original estimate was mid to late 2021, then pushed back to March 2022.

Pre-Ordered 2/9/21
Order Confirmation 2/25/22
Shipping TBD.

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Original Order Data: 2/25/2021
Location: Mason County. Pushed back once.
Current ETA: March 2022

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Confirmed and prepped for shipping yesterday. Woohoo!

A quick setup for a temp speed test. South College Station/Brazos County. 165-215 mbps.

BCS Ag 88 said:

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A quick setup for a temp speed test. South College Station/Brazos County. 165-215 mbps.

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My folks are retiring in the next few months - wondering if this is a viable option for them with their 20' Airstream.

For those that already have their dish - would this seem like a PITA to uninstall and reinstall numerous times? They currently hotspot when they are rural and this could change things


Yall keep posting speeds and updates!

cr0wbar said:

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My folks are retiring in the next few months - wondering if this is a viable option for them with their 20' Airstream.

For those that already have their dish - would this seem like a PITA to uninstall and reinstall numerous times? They currently hotspot when they are rural and this could change things


Yall keep posting speeds and updates!

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They haven't activated it being portable being yet so it won't work now but once they do it would be super easy to move and setup. As easy as setting the satellite facing north and plugging it in.

Thanks for the info - definitely gonna keep an eye on this.

MaroonBloodedAg2010 said:

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Finally got my order email near Cooks Point in Burleson County!

Original estimate was mid to late 2021, then pushed back to March 2022.

Pre-Ordered 2/9/21
Order Confirmation 2/25/22
Shipping TBD.

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UPDATE

Shipped 3/3
Delivered 3/7

So far I am extremely happy with Starlink. Took all of 5 minutes to set up (dish is out on the porch until mount is delivered). I am averaging 230-250 Mbps download, 10-15 Mbps upload, and pings of 30-35 ms.

This is definitely a game changer for rural or areas without access to fast, reliable internet.

The only negative I've found so far is there are no wired ethernet ports on the Starlink router. The only way to get wired ports is to buy their ethernet adapter, then connect it to a traditional router. The ethernet adapter is backordered currently, but expected to ship in the next couple weeks.

The adapter works well. One thing I noticed before my adapter came is I was losing a good amount of speed between as I got farther away from the Starlink unit. Once the adapter came and I hooked it up to my existing air mesh network no loss of speed at all.

The mounts seem to be taking the longest time to arrive. I ordered the adapter, wall punch through kits, a longer wire and the roof mounts towards the end of January and am still waiting on the mounts. Supposed to ship next week. Everything else I ordered shipped ahead of the expected date.

I have mine set up the back yard for now. Awaiting the Ethernet adapter to be shipped (3/14-21). Also trying to decide on the best way to install (roof, under eave, etc), Any recommendations? And I need to install help from a local Brazos County satellite installer. Holler if you can help.

Anyone in the central TX area have one yet?

I'm still early to mid 22 according to the website.

Where in central tx? I'm on the west side of Washington Co and still mid 22. I know of folks around me that have it (near Bellville). I've been on the list since Feb '21 and can't wait.

CowtownAg06 said:

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Where in central tx? I'm on the west side of Washington Co and still mid 22. I know of folks around me that have it (near Bellville). I've been on the list since Feb '21 and can't wait.

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Llano/San Saba county line

Llano/Mason county line got delivered last week. Same order timeframe. Should hopefully be soon for ya.

To my surprise spots were open in Brewster County, so I placed my order this morning. We'll see how quickly the equipment arrives and how it works in a very off-grid solar system. The new square dishy seems to use less power than the round dishy.

Anyone know if I order in this cell but ship to my house in North East Texas if it will work? I know some folks have said they can roam around the country with theirs now but $500 is a big gamble.

dtkprowler said:

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Anyone know if I order in this cell but ship to my house in North East Texas if it will work? I know some folks have said they can roam around the country with theirs now but $500 is a big gamble.

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My neighbor signed up twice - once at home and once at his work address. His work address popped first and he brought it home. It was about a 15 mile difference in location - He said it worked intermittently. Once the home address was selected he registered the equipment to that address and it worked fine.

Thats a couple months old info though but the only data point I first hand have on it.