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@nopel.
9 ай бұрын
Mm discord
@SeentySeen
4 ай бұрын
In order to run a true speed test Charlie you need to disconnect all devices. And have a direct ethernet connection via your laptop. Then run the speed test. When other devices are connected it shares the bandwidth max speed. That may help you find a true result. Also if you don't already know I did see a Cisco device, in Which case I can imagine it is managed? Never use splitters over a network as it creates a route loop. You need a managed network switch that has a processor to direct traffic. You may already know this but I just thought I'd point it out. And also you didn't put an ethernet cable through a fuse box did you? 😂 That's funny. Always separate cat6 cable or whatever standard you are using from electricity. As it causes an electrical field interfering, this interrupts the signal to noise ratio or cross talk. Unless you use cat6a STP.
@user-vt5hx1kz7l
Жыл бұрын
If you live in a rural area then Starlink is a game changer. I couldn't work from home without it so thanks Elon 😀💪
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Agreed 👌
@gvnshtn
Жыл бұрын
Moved into a rural area at the end of 2022 and got starlink for similar reasons. Been delighted with the performance compared to alternatives. Costly but hey - space internet! Will move to land-based internet if decent speeds become an option locally.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Gavin. That's exactly my thoughts. Crazy isn't it that in this day and age they still haven't sorted out FPT for is all. Or actually it's not crazy. It simply doesn't make financial sense for the operators to provide it. 😡
@SaffaInNewZealand
Жыл бұрын
Living rural in New Zealand , both my wife and I work from home. And my two daughters are online all the time, without starlink we would be lost. Get up to 250Mbps down and 30Mbps up. Fitted it myself to the roof and the router sits in a cupboard and have a single extender to make sure the house is covered.
@joshbenton810
10 ай бұрын
That’s good to know, I’m also rural NZ (Manawatu) and we could only get ADSL that’s super limited in the amount of data and would be slow as heck haha
@Nienpet
2 ай бұрын
Howzit. Saffa in Oz here. We also recently moved out of Melbourne and into a little dorpie out in the bundus. Our Telstra wifi is woeful and I’m looking at starlink. I’ll also need an extender because the house is basically an H shape and there are bits that don’t get coverage. Glad to know it’s working for you and you’ve given me hope that it will be the right solution for us. Cheers 👋
@jedro86
Жыл бұрын
Perfect video for me. I'm entering almost the exact same situation as you but halfway around the world in Canada. I also have a 5G ISP that is giving me connectivity issues, and I know the over-the-wire providers only reach 1.5mBps down and a dismal 0.5mBps up. I'm disappointed with your upload speeds, but I only need to be able to support video chat for work and the occasional large file upload to work's network. I'm even planning on mounting the dish to my chimney! Thanks very much for the video; I'm much more confident starlink is currently the best solution for my family.
@vistionuserguides6799
Жыл бұрын
Charlie is very easy to watch. TIP. Any thing fitted to a chimney, I would recommend and lashing instead of drilling and bracket.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I hear what you say. 3 of these brackets should be more than strong enough though even with the weight of that pole.
@captbighair
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with yours. I sent mine back after a week as lots of faulty cables and mine was one of them (kept showing as cable disconnected when it wasn’t). Customer service was good, but just too slow 😢
@georgeprout42
Жыл бұрын
Starlink uses about 100W normally, more when moving. At the capped rate of 34p per kWh that's currently about 3.5p per hour. Unfortunately there are 720 of those in a month (working on 24hrs x 30 days) which comes to ~£25 per month in additional electricity. Just pointing out that it costs about £300 a year more than people realise and may not have budgeted for.
@C4sp3r123
Жыл бұрын
How does that compare to a traditional router?
@beplh5242
Жыл бұрын
@@C4sp3r123 less than 10W
@C4sp3r123
Жыл бұрын
@@beplh5242 That's a massive difference!
@davidgreen6525
Жыл бұрын
Now that's an interesting point!
@spiritusinfinitus
Жыл бұрын
It shouldn't use that much unless you have the snow melt feature turned on. The specs for the V2 dish say the average usage is 50-75W.
@charliejeffers9778
3 ай бұрын
Makes me feel fortunate, We live on the outskirts of a rural village, the speeds we got were terrible, then about 3 years ago they dug up the roads & fitted fibre. Couldn’t live without it now. & weirdly it’s cheaper . £30 a month. About £10 a month cheaper .
@CharlieDIYte
3 ай бұрын
Yep, still waiting for them to do that here
@Jobey_99
Жыл бұрын
I know this video is a bit old now and things may have changed, but your EE router has external Mimo 4x4 antenna links. I would recommend trying an external high-gain outdoor directinal antenna with a line of sight to a 5G mast. I don't see why you wouldn't get 500 down and 500 up very easily. The antennas cost around £120 and would be installed on that pipe. 5 metres of preterminated cable come with most, so the router could go into the loft with a Cat6 down to the main router. Alternately, you could look at terminating your own, although this can be a pain. The website is easy to find (it has routerstore in the name); however, these can be purchased anywhere; really, just make sure you get a 4x4 MIMO compatible one. And looking at the 5G router you have, I think you'd need 4x Ts9 to SMA adapters. I've only recently found your channel, so forgive me if any of this has been tried or mentioned before, but I would love to see a comparison between this solution and Starlink. I think your use case with line of sight is the best possible option, beating out Starlink by some margin.
@Jobey_99
Жыл бұрын
I think your router might be a Zyxel NR5103 or similar; they are spec'd to have a theoretical download speed of 4.67 Gbps with the correct antennas, so honestly, who knows what you'll get? I would bet money on higher than you currently get, but if you still have the equipment, it's 100% worth a go.
@krishchaddha1651
Жыл бұрын
was waiting for someone to share their uk experience
@Extragonk
Жыл бұрын
we've had it for a year now, its been really good
@BIN3RY
Жыл бұрын
Didn't cover which package you pay for monthly for the contract.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
I can't understand why this doesn't make the edit as it was in the script. £75 per month which is £40 more than I was paying for EE.
@Rat-Instinct
6 ай бұрын
Great video as I'm about to take the plunge and order this so a lot if what you came across is very useful.. I see there's a Gen 3 Starlink now but doesn't look to be a UK thing yet sadly.
@elminster8149
Жыл бұрын
What CISCO switch are you running, if it's only running at 100Mb it will slow everything down. I'd replace it with a UniFi POE switch, so you can get rid of those POE injectors too.
@fredatled
Жыл бұрын
Your lows of 6Mbs maybe indicate a problem, but if you're getting a peak of close to 200Mbs, I doubt you need to improve your Wi-Fi - this are more or less normal numbers for Starlink right now, depending on the uptake in the area. It's also worth remembering that Ku band transmissions are quite susceptible to rain fade and this can occur between the satellite and the ground station even if you see a clear sky. Best step would be to run those speed tests on the ethernet port.
@chrisdrake447
Жыл бұрын
Not in the market for such a set up, but it is alway fascinating and helpful to have your measured and practical views on such a wide variety of subjects. I reckon you are on your way to becoming a bona fide National Treasure!
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Aw, Chris, that's incredibly kind. Thanks so much for watching even though you're not in the market for one. 👊
@trevorsmyth
Жыл бұрын
Great video thanks Charlie. I'm in Ireland but in similar position to yourself with copper wires, so got Starlink. For safety I avoid ladders so I got a local TV aerial installer to install it as I saw from his social media page that he had installed a few. I had ordered the pipe clamp from Starlink but he said he didn't need it & just used one of his own clamps (thrown in free). My house has concrete block & plasterboard lined walls so I bit the bullet and bought the deco px50 powerline mesh units. I bypassed the Starlink wifi & just use the deco. Each PX50 unit has some ethernet ports so I connected my TV type devices directly to the units & then use the mesh wifi signal for everything else. So far so good & happy I switched.
@Chris_Badger
Жыл бұрын
Nice video Charlie, strange your unifi is slowing you down. Would be interesting to see a video on how you've wired the RJ45 ends, what Cable type you've used and what network switch your using as these could all be limiting factors. Typically I find Unifi is pretty decent kit, unless of course its really out of date stuff.
@Extragonk
Жыл бұрын
its worth understanding wifi to troubleshoot it, its surprisingly poor in how it works, with different transmission protocols and the hardware that drive them. a simple old poor device running on a new shiny wifi network can drag the whole thing into the toilet because the old device blocks the accesspoint until its done. wifi is very much only as strong as your weakest link
@andynormancx
Жыл бұрын
Yes, that sounded odd. I've got Starlink and Unifi. My Unifi wifi can still exceed the fastest speeds Starlink gives me, there is something not right there. I'm sat here in my downstairs office, my closest access point is in the loft about 50 feet away from me, through the downstarirs ceiling and the upstairs ceiling. My iPhone happily gets 250 mb/s on a speed test from here (and if I remember correctly from past tests maxes out at about 400 mb/s). Maybe he's using wireless uplink between the access points without realising it ? The placement of his access points looked less that optimal. Seemed to be low down on the ground floor and pointing horizontally ? They really need to be up on ceilings, preferrably upstairs and pointing down when you've got thick cottage walls (we have that issue too a bit). Mine are just laid on the boards in the lofts. I'm also very careful to make sure my three access points aren't using overlapping bands. If I leave it on automatic Unifi will tend to use the same band for the two APs that are at either end of my house, so instead I use manaual band selection and make sure that on both 2.4 GHz/5GHz I'm the best channel options there are.
@rc6133
Жыл бұрын
Nice work, shame about the size of the monthly fee though. I would do some research about your ubiquiti before you buy anything else though. It may not be the ubiquiti that’s the bottleneck and a replacement may not be any faster. Or it may be just one component of the ubiquiti network or the cisco switch. I run about 70 devices off 3 APs, one switch and the UDM pro with no speed issues.
@MrGuido63
Жыл бұрын
As usual, clear instructions and informative to the last detail. Charlie, you are a very brave man working up in your roof. Thanks for your videos giving us, the DIY fanatics the encouragement 🙏 David
@zombiestyled
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Love the safety chat and the "leave it to the professionals". I watched two "professionals" feom the council on the roof of ny neighbours the other week. Using a ladder to reach the roof. Wandering up and down unaided on the pitched roof of the two storey House. Throwing roof tiles down to each other.😂😂
@scottcarr1534
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Cheers, from New Hampshire USA - New England.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott. Great to hear from you - humbled you've found my vid over in New Hampshire 👊
@Sjrick
10 ай бұрын
So basically your family is happy but you arent because the one thing you wanted was faster upload speed.
@hairsandwiches
Жыл бұрын
It seems that this is primarily a service aimed at rich business types and KZitem content makers earning 100k+ a year from their upload / download speeds. Great gap in the market filled there! Kudos to Elon for seeing that. I most certainly won’t be using the service as my connection is plenty fast for what I need it for.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Len I would be very happy if I was earning that much! I was very happy paying £35 a month for the EE modern but when you have no viable alternative to Starlink that's when you go for it.
@Theosplaytime
Жыл бұрын
You don't need to change your unifi, you probably just need to configure it correctly. Unifi is rock solid with speeds
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm sure it's not configured correctly and doesn't help that I've got RJ45 connectors on solid CAT5e cable.
@Theosplaytime
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlieDIYte I went full unifi and all works well. I'm surprised you managed to get RJ45 on solid cable. Get some keystone jack's. Makes life easier
@syl764
Жыл бұрын
I guess the next step is to get a dual WAN setup, use your fastest network as a primary and the slower one as a backup. Or load balance across both. The Unifi UDM-Pro, UDM-SE or UXG-Pro are options, as would be a pfSense box.
@StephenWestrip
Жыл бұрын
Peplink is another name to throw into the dual WAN ring!
@gavpww
Жыл бұрын
I have a unify network with a USG Pro. It has dual wan so have BT and local rural internet. Works very well. The problems with wifi speed are weird so needs more investigation. Can you connect to an AP with Ethernet and test the speed? Help identify if it’s the wifi or the switch or something else.
@Rob-hx6on
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Charlie, great review, however for the sake of safety a harness and a sling around the chimney would be better than nothing when working at height, as Rod Hull would testify to if he was still with us. He really should have taken the Emu off when trying to fix his aerial.
@TheChipmunk2008
Жыл бұрын
Emu pushed him
@fergiet18
Жыл бұрын
Recently spent a couple of nights away at Shieldaig Lodge, Badachro, Gairloch IV21 2AN. Last time we stayed the internet was all but useless. It just about worked if we stood next to the reception desk near the front door. This time the change was huge. Internet available throughout the hotel and carpark, this was because they had just put in Starlink and boy it worked. The hotel is on Scotland's north west coast and miles from any large town. It's very impressive. Great video by the way.
@acelectricalsecurity
Жыл бұрын
I am sure musk, looks at Apple, and thinks what would they do, really no RJ45, you have to buy an adapter, just like Apple with all their dongles. Did you try using an external 5g aerial, to see if that improved things. Also ubiquity stuff is very good, I have never had any problems with speed when using their stuff
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
I know. Terrible isn't it! I mean, just one wouldn't hurt!
@jake-ul7oi
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charlie. Tip on the speeds.. if the starlink Ethernet port is 1Gb make sure everything else is to get the full speed out it. Eg your switch and computer both need the same speed NIC. Might explain the desktop upload vs the results you got on the speed test over wifi. 👍
@brianfarley304
Жыл бұрын
Your Unifi system should be fine, make sure you have the latest firmware on each access point, your Cisco switch is Gigabit and not 10/100, your POE injecors are gigabit and not 10/100, and finally, make sure you have seperate SSIDs for both the 5ghz and 2.4ghz bands. Set the 5ghz channel width to 80mhz and carry out your speed tests only when connected to 5ghz, as the 2.4ghz band will max out at about 70mbps.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Can't thank you enough for that Brian. Will get onto it 👊
@bikerchrisukk
Жыл бұрын
Interesting to see it used on this side of the pond. Just wondering though, you didn't mention ongoing costs, is it really £75 per month? That's strange about your Unifi experience, I've got it for my house and it does a good job, no complaints here. Keep up the good work! 👍
@ChrisAWright
Жыл бұрын
The lowest residential plan is £75/month. I've just looked into their UK rural offer.
@bikerchrisukk
Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisAWright Blimey. I guess if there's no other options, needs must eh.
@ChrisAWright
Жыл бұрын
@@bikerchrisukk check with your local council or the government website for any grants available. I know down in Hampshire, we have a broadband fund for those in rural areas. It was a year ago now but the last time I checked, for the 3 cottages where I'm based, we could get close to £9k towards having FTTP installed. If it wasn't for Openreach wanting close to £30k (along with the fact that one of the cottages didn't want to join up and we needed all 3 cottages to sign off). They still have a TV that only receives 5 channels and didn't know Freeview even existed!) Worth checking if there aren't grants from your local authorities.
@bikerchrisukk
Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisAWright That's really good info cheers mate 👍...and wow to £30k, if that was £10k per (ignoring the stone age person), I wonder if that could possibly tack on £10k to the value of the property?
@DaveBuildsThings
Жыл бұрын
Got Starlink in Canada about 6 months ago (also at a reduced cost) and all I can say is ..... WOW! Fast downloads, fast uploads and the best part, no data caps. I too live in a rural area and the best download speed I could get via DSL on the phone line was around 500KBytes per second. Getting Starlink was like moving from a row boat to a speed boat. Makes looking after my web site a lot easier and make my wife happier to watch her shows. Like they say, happy wife, happy life.😏
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
It's great isn't it. I am still having problems trying to get to the bottom of why my internal wired network should be so much slower but generally we're able to stream and work seemlessly again. As you say, you can't put a price on the peace and harmony it brings 👌😉
@christopho3255
Жыл бұрын
Wish we had a discount down here in poor New Mexico 😒 Cheers on your good fortune 😂🤙
@DaveBuildsThings
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlieDIYte If your internal wired network is slow then look at the components that make it up. I had to upgrade two wired network switches before the gains could be felt in the rest of my system. And for what it's worth, not all computers will see the net gains the same way. It all depends on the network and the system attached to it. I can watch Netflix without issue on one computer be not on another. It constantly stalls the playback.
@edc1569
Жыл бұрын
Make sure the unifi 5ghz is set to 80Mhz channel bandwidth, it’s not by default on unifi. Should get you 400mbps plus on the ac or 6 gear.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed. I'll check 👌👊
@millbarnsholidayaccommodat7486
7 ай бұрын
@CharlieDIYte Excellent video. Also watched your update one which details more on the Unifi set up. We live in a very rural area and have jumped from provider to provider each with their own issues. Currently we are running it over a 4G network. It is not ideal. I WFH and currently have major phone problems. I can't use the Yealink phone and have to use the app on my mobile! Thankfully when we renovated our old barn we put in CAT5 cabling and we do have Unifi throughout which is currently managed by our internet provider. My question is, all the Unifi equipment is ours, not the internet provider, and yet I have no knowledge of the set up codes/passwords/configuration etc., so don't have the Unifi portal on their website. I want to go over to Starlink but it is concerning me that if I try to do so how do I reset/configure (and take control!) the Unifi equipment to Starlink without this info? Is there a simple 'reset' I can do? Does anyone know the answer to this? Or can direct me to a video on how to do this please? Thank you in advance.
@speedbird737
Жыл бұрын
great video! I'm UK based (Farnham near Guildford) had starlink since mid 2022 (the round dish) have the squarial version you have at my villa in northern spain (that is in the sticks!!!) and just ordered a 2nd starlink dish for my UK home - plan to pair the two together for load balancing - can unify handle multiple WAN connections?
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel, thanks for that. Found this which suggests you can't but CodeGreen in the comments suggested you can load balance with Ubiquity so worth looking into I'd say. community.ui.com/questions/Best-UniFi-only-Configuration-for-Multi-WAN-4-links-Setup/6daf8cd4-e540-4a71-8f7e-700e915e10e7
@Martin-cc5xn
Жыл бұрын
Great video Charlie, just a point of interest. An installer told me if installing on chimney stack you should always lash using galvanised straps around the stack, if you fix into single bricks the weight and wind leverage can disrupt the bricks over time and work them loose bringing the stack down, there isn’t enough downforce from weight above like in load bearing walls.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin. It's an interesting point that. I can't see that being a problem in my case even with this reasonably heavy galvanised pole given that the bricks are incredibly well mortared in, it's a big old double chimney and I've used three brackets to distribute the weight but I can see the logic of that argument.
@largeformatlandscape
5 ай бұрын
I’ve seen photos of bricks levered out after a windy day. One bricks mortar isn’t strong enough…
@AirToAirChicken
10 ай бұрын
excellent
@hardave17
Жыл бұрын
What stops wildlife (birds) from coming and surfing on it?
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
It's a good point. I suppose they won't sit on a sloping surface 🤔
@kevinbarton98
6 ай бұрын
Hi Charlie, it would be good for you to to do a follow up video on your experiences since you installed last year. #pleasethankyou
@spiritusinfinitus
Жыл бұрын
Try the advanced speedtest and on the right it gives you the Router to Internet speed - the speed that the dish is communicating with the satellites. You can then use this as a guide to work out what kind of losses you are getting in your internal network.
@spiritusinfinitus
Жыл бұрын
This advanced speed test is only available in the app after the ordinary speedtest has completed
@GregWallis
Жыл бұрын
As usual a brilliant and comprehensive review. Many thanks, Charlie.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg, I really appreciate that 👊
@SimonLloydGuitar
8 ай бұрын
I'll probably end up getting this (and paying full whack no doubt), but I also thought about trying the 4G solution that is offered by National Broadband.
@CharlieDIYte
8 ай бұрын
My BIL has just bought a reconditioned Starlink through their website. Worth considering 🤔
@christinabullen2021
Жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome Cristina. Thanks for the comment. 🙏
@LuminairPrime
Жыл бұрын
Great review and educational info, as always! I wonder if the upload speed is a hard limit of the technology, or if it's throttled somehow and they could sell a "creator's" edition of the service with more upload.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. It's definitely throttled as the more expensive business package has a superior upload speed. That said, the upload speed is fine right now for my videos. 👊
@keithrose6931
Жыл бұрын
Great review !
@chandreshvarsani2190
8 ай бұрын
I thought you may have tried an external 5g antennae such as the Blue Spot 2x 2 High gain connected directed into your 5g modem if it supports. I have and see stable 150Mbps on a daily basis.
@CharlieDIYte
8 ай бұрын
I think the problem is that mast is completely obscure by trees now. It might have helped though. 👌
@MrJohnnynapalm7
Жыл бұрын
You are a very patient man, Charlie! Thanks for sharing 👍
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul, appreciate the comment 👊
@ABBBart
Жыл бұрын
Unifi is a good solution so I suggest an upgrade there is not required. However, if you do not implement the environment correctly it will slow things down.....for instance if you have a high level of security implemented on some of the entry level devices it will impact performance.
@Extragonk
Жыл бұрын
really good to see someone else on starlink too, we found the same as you, its night and day to fibre in rural areas. on the dish location, we used the standard tripod mount but just mounted it to a railing in the garden, its got a lot of close buildings and trees, and we're in a low point geographically, but no issues on blockages, i think its a lot more tolerant to sky coverage than people think.
@spiritusinfinitus
Жыл бұрын
Plus SpaceX only have only so far launched around 3800 of the total expected constellation of 12000 satellites. The dish will be able to see more satellites at any given moment to hand off between ince they're all up there. They have eventual plans to extend to 42000 if the demand is there. Once they get their new Starship monster spaceship perfected, they'll have even more advanced satellites launching in greater numbers (It could launch something like 300 of the existing types at a time if I remember right). I think they're currently launching between 22-56 satellites every week or two on the Falcon 9 rockets.
@holyhelga
5 ай бұрын
Starlink clearly was designed for us markets where flat roofs are more common
@markweintraut7420
7 ай бұрын
How would it do on a RV? Like would it require any config every time we move to a new spot? We have a trailer, but I bet some are wondering if there is an option for on the move service.
@martyn334
Жыл бұрын
jumped at the £99 offer? :P nice! nearly did it myself but managed to get on a trial for Virgin PIA :P
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Ah good work. Hope the Virgin does the job. 👊
@roblowe8440
Жыл бұрын
Your connection speed via Unifi can be caused by multiple factors. Some of which could be overcome in setup and others maybe not. Wi-Fi has 2 frequencies (2.4GHz & 5GHz) with the latter getting more features for higher speeds. Channel width can help to increase throughput so may be worth exploring config. It’s a tricky thing to get right and it’s possible to make it worse too so recommend changing one setting at a time and testing.
@josephking6515
Жыл бұрын
Keep in mind he has solid stone/brick walls in his house so 5GHz may not be the best option but it is most definitely worth trying everything that's available on Unifi which I no nothing about.
@roblowe8440
Жыл бұрын
@@josephking6515 indeed, I’d start by testing in same room as one of the Unify AP’s (but approx. 3m away where possible) and test speeds from there. Then play with setting on channel width on 5GHz etc from there. As you say, further away from an AP and the device may prefer 2.4GHz and then speeds will drop.
@RicktheRecorder
Жыл бұрын
Quite a heavy pole for a chimney, especially if the mortar is not 100%. TV poles are thin aluminium and the loading is almost purely aerodynamic.
@phoenixdundee
Жыл бұрын
I would never drill into a chimney. Would only ever install with a lashing kit. I also don't fancy the wind loading from the dish on the chimney, although it is quite horizontal as opposed to a standard sat dish.
@RicktheRecorder
Жыл бұрын
@@phoenixdundee Yea, and you can remove or readjust with relative ease and non-destruction.
@pauljohn6709
Жыл бұрын
If possible I would be putting in an access window or door from the attic into the valley.
@jamesknightreading
Жыл бұрын
Really interesting. Though aren't your speeds going to reduce the more people get Starlink?
@Extragonk
Жыл бұрын
there is a contention, the US side of things are seeing caps in high use zones but apparently the uk is not there yet.
@JohnnyMotel99
Жыл бұрын
Hire a cherry picker for the day?
@usnoozeyuloosey
Жыл бұрын
After all the getting the hollow pipe you didnt put the data cable down the hollow pipe? You even made a point of it at 7:12 :( Nice work still.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Only because I wanted to fix those M10 bolts into the slot otherwise I would have done.
@samrix5793
Жыл бұрын
What is the monthly cost?
@andynormancx
Жыл бұрын
£75 per month at the moment. It has varied over time, it was £89 per month when I first signed up. They've clearly been trying to find the right price for each country (it is only €50 in France now for example).
@samrix5793
Жыл бұрын
@@andynormancx yeah I was looking at it for French house and saw it was 300e for hardware and 50e for monthly
@LoudAsFuckk
Жыл бұрын
The Unifi WiFi platform is excellent if implemented correctly, it may be worth having a local firm take a look at your network to see if there are any issues with your home network that could be rectified.
@pickiewickie
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charlie, I have multiple unifi installs across friends and family houses. I've seen this issue before, and would recommend adjusting the Channel width within the Radio settings on the unifi app. You have to do this for both 2.5 and 5ghz. The APs should then get much closer to the speed on the router. Happy to talk through if easier. They can sometimes take a bit of tweaking. Great video btw, I've just installed starlink in a business in central London. Working ok, but get a few obstructions on the roof of the building unfortunately
@GavinScrimgeour
Жыл бұрын
@@pickiewickiehello, do you have a business number I could contact you on? We are looking at a network installation in our office using starling and unify.
@chrisuk1287
Жыл бұрын
Great video and perfect timing, I have just taken advantage of the exact same deal living in rural Wales, been running it from the stand in the garden for a week or and for us it is pretty consistent. You solved a problem for me so thanks, no a chance in hell you would see me on a ladder, no head for heights at all so have been pondering who would be the right tradie to ask about fitting on a gable end, tv aerial people never occurred to me but of course they would be perfect! Anyway thanks also for the heads up on the ethernet adapter that was my next problem to solve :)
@9111logic
11 ай бұрын
I have noticed some 45 ms ping on your readings is that correct? I tested a similar system a couple of years ago, admittedly the speed was fast but the request time was horrendous so after a month I had to return it. Since this area has yet to be provided with fibre, I was considering trying again with a different company. Perhaps Starlink could be a good start. Thank you so much for sharing. 🙏
@codegreen5213
Жыл бұрын
This was super interesting to me, as I went through this process myself a couple of months ago after moving into a rural house in North Yorkshire (Unfortunately I had to pay full whack for the kit), I ran into many of the same problems as you, orienting the dish North made me laugh as I knew what was coming next! I did wonder why you didn't route the cable through the pipe on the chimney instead of coming out the top? Regarding your home network, I would highly recommend getting a Wifi 6E setup, the speeds are not far off being as fast as wired (Just under 10GBPS) way more than your upload/download speed is capable of! This is providing you have devices capable of using a 6E ghz channel (There's also a 6GHz channel, and 5/2.4 bundled channel). I use the TP-Link Deco XE75 AXE5400 home kit, it comes with 3x access points but you can add more, really easy to setup. They actually wireless daisy chain together and have amazing signal range and penetration. This means you don't need to hard wire them together via ethernet (Although you can as you already have the cables ran) If you ever wanted to add extras beyond what you already have, as the connection over 6E is so fast, and works between the APs, there's no point running ethernet anymore, as there's no slowdown to having it run wirelessly. With the added benefit that nothing else uses the 6E band, so there's no interference either. The only downside is there's not as much custom options as something like Ubiquiti, i.e. I haven't seen an option to keep a second connection and use it to load balance your starlink connection, this was my original plan, but I've found starlink so stable I don't think it's worth it. I've only had 1 outage which lasted 5-10 mins when we had a thunderstorm last month. Hope that helps a bit! Looking forward to a future vid where you upgrade your home network! Cheers
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. That's really interesting and is something I'll definitely consider. Also really appreciate your update on Starlink. 👊
@miningbruno
Жыл бұрын
At 12m05s it appears that the dish's tail is merely suspended from the dish; I would recommend you use quite a few outdoors-rated (UV-resistant) cable ties -- or similar -- as otherwise winds will whip the cable are quickly wear it out. (Think those flag pole wires incessantly banging and pinging in even low winds.)
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
It's a fair point. I've secured it with zip ties. Not sure why I didn't show it in the vid. Always forget something!
@banjomir519
Жыл бұрын
I also installed my new Starlink about a week ago and I am very happy with it. Oxfordshire, UK.
@aaronharris5275
Жыл бұрын
a set of those bolt tapping bits are definitely on my Amazon wish list! Good find!
@pumpkinhead456
Жыл бұрын
Well done Charlie, always important to keep the family happy! I use BT wholehome discs, they are pretty cheap, very reliable and faster than the ee modenthat came withy fibre!
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate that. I'll check out those discs 👊
@KathysFlog
2 ай бұрын
Connected to Starlink yesterday here in rural France. Couldn't have been easier. Have to wait now for my order of extra cable and a wall mount to arrive. Meanwhile it's standing on a table on the patio and yesterday gave me 220 upload! Bit of an improvement on 14. We were without internet for 19 days recently and decided it was time to be self reliant rather than held to ransom by France Telecom. It's a bir spooky watching it orient itself!
@CharlieDIYte
2 ай бұрын
Glad to hear you're sorted. It's great isn't it. 👍
@tonyw.6813
5 ай бұрын
I have recently tried EE 4G mobile broadband. What an expensive waste of time. I doubt that I will ever use anything to do with EE again! Watching this in preparation of installing my Starlink system.
@JakeT0191
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. We’ve been using EE 4G cellular broadband for around 3 years and it too has been flawless until the last 6 months or so, with timeouts and weird lag that we could never get to the bottom of. In addition, we too have got the Starlink dish and we too had to wait for an Ethernet adapter. I’ve not yet plumbed it in to the rest of the network, but I’m hoping our experience will be similar to yours. Cheers for the video!
@andynormancx
Жыл бұрын
Very similar experience here. We were on a lousy FTTC line. We spent loads of money on bonding a second FTTC line, stll lousy. Then we moved to 4G and Three, which was great until everyone else started using it during COVID. Then we switched to EE, which was great, until it wasn't (evening streaming became unworkable). Now we are on Starlink which is so much better.
@RobSnowden
Жыл бұрын
Yes, using EE 4G here and the last few moths have been awful. Hence now installing Starlink when it arrives today. And of course, EE deny it's anything to do with them!
@albertplumb7206
Жыл бұрын
I am curious as to where you are based, as in "Rural", I am rural in West Sussex and have moved over to Box Broadband (Surrey based) and have connected to their fibre network. This is under a government initiative for connecting rural areas. So far very happy with better download and upload speeds that you report. I am on the lowest connection, 100Mb, which is fine for us. I too was getting frquent drp outs with TalkTalk and they were not interested in solving the problem, luckily I was close to the end of contract so could switch.
@shutinyanks
Жыл бұрын
For rural locations i get it. But i will say i was expecting >200 speeds for the cost of the whole outlay throughout the year. Still i guess if needs must and you are used to much worse its a big upgrade and if you can make that investment worthwhile for yourself then why not.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Yes that's the point. That EE router seemed to be the answer and was only £35 a month but is shocking. The frustrating thing is I've got 8 months left to run on the contract for a non existent service.
@ridgmont61
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charlie - I am about to get POE Access Points; combined with a POE switch should make a very simple complete and robust wifi set up. As POE no separate power will be needed at the access points. I have looked back at your brief clip of your access points and I can’t tell if they are POE or not.
@andynormancx
Жыл бұрын
All those Unifi access points he showed are PoE.
@3v1Bunny
Жыл бұрын
I just yet discovered you (for DIY stuff) .. ;) but Starlink.... Its fun for now but the business and person behind this ... 2:30 in and you mention electronic Jesus ... I will refrain on the rest. I hope it pans out for the time being.
@HyggeJourney
Жыл бұрын
Great efforts in creating the video. You've truly gone from A-Z :)
@kinross24
Жыл бұрын
Also, Starlink will slowly increase its speeds after week or so as it continues to find better Satellite links and their laser connections between satellites gets faster
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Glen 👌
@JimSmithBrazil
Жыл бұрын
Going to be set mine up in Brazil next Monday. I hope I get roughly the same speeds as you do because that will be great. I am curious how my PS5 will do on it. Hmmm
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Good luck - you'll love it sand here's an update kzitem.info/news/bejne/qXp8qmuDmqelraA
@hennnnerz
Жыл бұрын
Did you try plugging the ethernet cable directly unto computer and testing upload speeds like that? You then shouldn't lose any speed. Avoid the wifi for the fastest speeds.
@psyick9543
6 ай бұрын
Sounds familiar. Had ADSL, Airband, 4G, 5G and all disappointing, so here we are
@404allowed
9 ай бұрын
much appreciated thanks. One question - lighting strikes ? any thoughts Im in a seasonal thunderstorm area.
@scavanger1000
11 ай бұрын
I’m also in a rural area, cellular is way too inconsistent, sometimes 20+mbps sometimes 0.5, I wish they had that deal over here in the us
@stoptheirlies
Жыл бұрын
Good video thanks, you stated the purchase cost of the installation, but what does Starlink cost per month to use it? Bob. UK
@martinrothwell8275
Жыл бұрын
Great video as always Charlie, you are a true inspiration, and as a very confident DIYer i still learn so much from your videos. I'm no fan of Elon Musk, but the product is a great concept, however things like the removal of something basic like an ethernet port only to charge you more for an adapter sounds like it's come straight out of the apple book of creating a poorer customer experience. (dont mention the headphone jack!) Be interesting to see how this performs in snow or heavy rain.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin. I completely agree, it's outrageous to take away the ethernet port. Yes it's the high winds I'm most worried about. There's an option in the app to melt off any snow. 👊
@villan6999
Жыл бұрын
As a network installer your assumption that Aruba is better than Ubiquiti is incorrect. Your problem is you are using a poor non Poe network switch with injectors to power the discs. These slow the whole system down... Replace the switch - remove the injectors. The discs are usually capable of more than 400Mbps depending on version.
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. It wasn't an assumption but advice I was given by an expert on my Discord forum who said the Ubiquiti hardware isn't as good as Aruba's. But I'll take on board what you say. I was just using the injectors that came with the discs - I didn't realise these can slow the system down. Thanks though for the advice.
@villan6999
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlieDIYte there's good and bad with most manufacturers tbh. They are both pretty good in their price ranges. Ubiquiti do complicate things by using 24w Poe on older models so be careful to match switch with disc. 🙂
@andrewtitcombe8378
Жыл бұрын
What would you suggest regard boosting the wifi from starlink? As we are in a group of cottages and want to do a community share
@kenny2006sp
Жыл бұрын
I want to install a dish in a rural area. How do I get that deal?
@lazylad8544
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video very informative 👍👍
@dmo848
Жыл бұрын
Still waiting for central Florida to open up and be available. I'm starting to get mad now with next to no Internet
@smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059
7 ай бұрын
Heck why not just rent a cherry picker lift? Would’ve been way easier
@smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059
7 ай бұрын
Heck why not just rent a cherry picker lift? Would’ve been way easier
@RandomNickyDee2
Жыл бұрын
I know you aren't an IT/tech guy Charlie but as someone with a 3500sq ft house over 3 floors, it would be really interesting to see how you've setup your network. I am looking at different options and like you will probably need 3 access points. I'd be interested to see a video explaining how you've done it (even if it isn't necessarily the 'optimal' way of doing it).
@CharlieDIYte
Жыл бұрын
Sure, I'll add it to the list. The access points need an ethernet connection back to the router but you might consider a mesh WiFi system like the Netgear Orbi that someone recommended in the comments and Starlink have extra mesh routers in their shop, to boost the signal.
@ianbeck5897
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlieDIYte We moved into a rural location with a thick walled house of about 3,600 square feet. I went with 4G National broadband using Vodafone - which has been decent enough for us. Starlink would have been interesting, but not at full price! I had an Orbi network in our old house, a base and three satellites. It worked well. In this house it doesn't. The problem is that the Orbi appears to communicate primarily over wi-fi with a wifi back haul (assuming it isn't possible to run ethernet back haul - which is hard for us to do). I gave up on it. In the end I purchased a Mesh network from TP-Link - the Deco Mesh P9. The "P" is important because it communicates on ethernet, wi-fi AND Power line, hence "P". The Power line is built into the unit. As long as the house wiring isn't installed by Thomas Eddison, it generally manages to punch a wi-fi signal around most peoples houses. In the end, we purchased a total of nine satellites (but they are much cheaper than Orbi) and we enjoy whole house mesh coverage. Admittedly, the mesh speeds aren't fantastic but, as most of the traffice ends up on the broadband connection going to the web, it doesn't matter that much.
@stephenbowd4796
3 күн бұрын
Hi Charlie, I was interest you swapped from 4g LTE/5g cellular, to starlink. What did you use for your cellular antenna, a built in router or an external aerial? Built in is not normally strong enough when rural. If you'd used an external antenna, combined with a parabolic dish, you should have been able to improve your download and upload speed more than sufficiently. I'm in the UK and rural. I obtain around 200mb down and 100mb up. I use two antenna towards two separate masts to provide stability. You should also look at the network using, as the performance will vary wildly. Stay away from piggy back services as they limit the bandwidth.
@CharlieDIYte
3 күн бұрын
It's a fair point Stephen and thanks for your feedback. I used the internal aerial. But the signal was fantastic for a year or so using this and then just dropped off a cliff. Starlink has been brilliant though.
@shadowdugify
3 ай бұрын
Have a router with dual wan that can load balance your net and then use 5G route with starlink
@JayG2K
Жыл бұрын
what is the advantge of starlink an is there a monthly fee?
@Extragonk
Жыл бұрын
its 75 a month, advantage: it works in rural areas and is 10 times faster than "full fibre" in these locations
@mrs.c5471
11 ай бұрын
Firstly, I’d like to know how you got that kind of deal? Here in Florida, when I “finally” got my notification that my dish was coming, I had to pay the 592.00 on TOP of the 99.00 I had put down as a deposit in March. I got the kit a couple of weeks ago, had to order the 150 ft cable because our house is surrounded by oak trees. Luckily our pump house isn’t so when I checked that spot, Starlink gave me a GREAT spot message. I wanted the dishy as high as possible to make sure the oak trees didn’t block it in a few years so I ordered the Winegard 38” mast. We buried the cable in the ground, in conduit, mounted the mast to the pump house gable and turned it on! WOW! I can’t believe how amazing this system is. Right now, it’s been raining ALL night, but when I checked my wifi I had 3 bars back in my office which is the furtherest from the router. I just did an advanced speed test and we are getting from Starlink to the Internet: 159 download and 15 download with latency around the 22 mark. And 42 download and 30 upload from the router to our devices. Like I said, amazing!
@CharlieDIYte
11 ай бұрын
It's brilliant isn't it! They had a limited time offer which actually ended just before I posted the video. Just as well though as I'm still paying for my old broadband connection 😩
@joedollar3485
Жыл бұрын
I can't get ee network on the third floor in the biggest city centre(London)😂
@gadgetman36
Жыл бұрын
Starlink UK Customers Complain of Broadband Speed Throttling. Some customers of SpaceX’s popular Starlink broadband ISP in the UK have started reporting that their download speeds are being throttled, often to around 50Mbps, when they hit a certain threshold. So it’s perhaps no coincidence that they’ve also launched a ‘PRIORITY - 1TB‘ plan for £180. Customers in the UK typically pay from £75 per month, which gets you unlimited usage, a monthly contract term, fast latency times of 25-50ms, advertised downloads of c. 50-200Mbps / 25-100Mbps and uploads of c. 5-15Mbps / 5-10Mbps (speeds may change as the network grows).
@kristianblas730
5 ай бұрын
I just purchased my kit at 225 Euro. 10mos in I am curious to know The status of your Starlink system? Great and very helpful video. Thank you very much for uploading glitch free @ 6 up lol 👍 👍
@CharlieDIYte
5 ай бұрын
Still working seemlessly 👌
@jcoatl2
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! What is the diameter of the galvanized pipe?
Пікірлер: 377