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@nopel.

6 ай бұрын

Mm discord

@SeentySeen

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.

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

6 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

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 👌

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.

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

I also installed my new Starlink about a week ago and I am very happy with it. Oxfordshire, UK.

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.

As usual a brilliant and comprehensive review. Many thanks, Charlie.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg, I really appreciate that 👊

You are a very patient man, Charlie! Thanks for sharing 👍

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, appreciate the comment 👊

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.

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. 👊

a set of those bolt tapping bits are definitely on my Amazon wish list! Good find!

Interesting piece of kit Charlie, glad you got there in the end, it's a technical minefield, I will be reading with interest the comments later !

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 :)

Heavily considering getting starlink so found your video and subbed because you're just an awesome presenter. Very enjoyable. Cheers 🍻

To be honest I didn’t understand a thing about the technical stuff but still watched all the video and enjoyed the chimney work! 😂

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.😂😂

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. 😡

Great efforts in creating the video. You've truly gone from A-Z :)

Nice work, great bit of kit

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.

Thanks for the video very informative 👍👍

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.

Brilliant install,first time viewer.thanks

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate that, and great to have you on board 👊

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

11 ай 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

11 ай бұрын

Wish we had a discount down here in poor New Mexico 😒 Cheers on your good fortune 😂🤙

@DaveBuildsThings

11 ай 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.

Great review !

Great to see you in Euston a couple of weeks back, Charlie. Another great informative vid; I've no use for one........ yet 😉 cheers, Simon.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Ah, Simon, great to hear from you. It was awesome to meet you at Euston and as I said, I really appreciate your interest in my vids 👊

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.

Very good video. I had a professional install my Starlink as I am terrified of heights. Within the house, I use a Netgear Orbi wifi system throughout 3 floors of my 16th century farmhouse (with solid stone walls some 18" thick). The Orbi is a bit on the pricy side but does a magnificent job. I use one Orbi router hub and three Orbi satellites to get maximum coverage. I just ran a speedtest on my laptop before typing this, and I see 220meg down and 22.8meg up, and that is one floor below the main Orbi hub. Highly recommended.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

That does look good!! And I should probably have mentioned that Starlink do something similar. Thanks for sharing 👊

@steveb7565

Жыл бұрын

Starlink do offer a mesh, but at >£140 per mesh satellite that's not even wifi 6, I too am sticking with my existing Orbi setup. I toyed with the chimney but was advised against due to concerns over strength.

Good to see the mk4 still rolling.

@CharlieDIYte

10 ай бұрын

Yes there's a lot of work to do to it sadly on the body, not helped by reversing into a wall recently, but I had the engine rebuilt over a year ago due to a coolant problem and it's driving beautifully.

Just pulled the trigger on the business set up.

Nice work Charlie! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖😎👍JP

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. 👊

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte 😎

Just about to install starlink in my home on Anglesey. I only get 44mbps and so the Starlink will be far better than BT or other providers. Fantastic video and thanks for uploading it.

brilliant charlie !! as a parent of a teenager, a grandmother to a 6,4 and 2 yr old and currently renovating an old cottage with various un thought out extentions 🙄your videos have been a god send to us !! thanks so much xx

Very useful thank you.

Great video. Thanks! 😊

@CharlieDIYte

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for the comment 👊

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

10 ай 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!

Great video, thank you.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Cristina. Thanks for the comment. 🙏

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. 👍

Great video. We just received our Starlink kit for our farm here in Texas. We have lots of trees around us so I am anxious to see how well it works. Cheers.

@CharlieDIYte

8 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy. Good luck with the install. Yes, use the obstruction checker tool to see if the trees interfere with the signal. 👊

Watched with interest because I have thought about Airband. If nothing else, you’ve proved my reticence to go over to it was right. I’m using 4G EE off the next mast south of you at Martley. Probably two years now and generally has been really good with downloads averaging between 30 and 40 Mbts per second and upload averaging between 4 and 6 Mbts per second. Nice to know that Starlink could be a good alternative if EE ever got dodgy!

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Andy. Glad to hear yours is working ok. Yep Airband was far too unreliable. 👊

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.

Love how I got an Ee advert literally after you mentioned how bad it was

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

great video

@CharlieDIYte

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👊

for the pipe mount I would use pipe/hose clamps and just use a grinder to cut two slits 150% of the length you try to clamp down or more if the pipe is on the large side inner diameter wise.

Another great video you handsome devil

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks Pete 😉👊

Hi Charlie, Quite a journey you have had to go through . But it proves that a lot of places in the Uk are still badly provided by the internet speed . But glad you are now sorted . Best wishes as always 😀👍👍👍

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, and I've just realised I can't cancel my EE contract for another 8 months!!

I live in a regional Australian city based on the NSW/VIC border. We receive NBNCo Internet service here which is appallingly slow, ‘copper to the Node’ with ageing landline copper connecting us to a Node which is separated form our home by 1.1km. The service we receive has been unreliable and provides speeds far below what we pay for. I’ve just purchased Starlink gear (and found the Starlink shop) at the reduced rate offered to Regional Australia. I’ve bought the mount and a longer cable from the Starlink shop. It will be far easier to access the chimney on our roof than yours and we have clear sky above us as we’re on a hillside with no overhanging trees. Thanks for your informative video which has provided knowledge and thoughts to assist my install.

@CharlieDIYte

10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome Greg, thanks for taking the time to comment. Your situation with the slow existing sounds similar to mine. You're going to love Starlink 👌

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 😢

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 👊

excellent

Thanks very useful

@CharlieDIYte

5 күн бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for the comment 👌

Had the same problem for a client of mine, so I used a necked pole and then U bolts to allow to clamp the stem of the Starlink unit to the pole. Nightmare!! They never mention the extras and even then the costs for say a pole adapter is ridiculous! However it works a treat for my client, so everyone is happy all round.

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

2 ай бұрын

I’ve seen photos of bricks levered out after a windy day. One bricks mortar isn’t strong enough…

thanks a lot

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.

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.

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. 👊

That's a Gen 2 modem; they put the RJ45 Ethernet ports back on the Gen 3 model which I just ordered. But all in all, you chose Starlink for the same reason I did over here in the US; best option for rural users that want a decent Internet connection.

much appreciated thanks. One question - lighting strikes ? any thoughts Im in a seasonal thunderstorm area.

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. 👊

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

11 ай 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.

Not that I am in the market but I read some user reviews and it is a nice solution for all the more or less extreme situation, like mobile, boat or " in the middle of nowhere" but it has serious limitation and will never be a through competitor for wired internet in a residential area. But everything is better than NO internet ! Thanks for sharing

@Extragonk

Жыл бұрын

I dunno, unless you are gaming, nothing else really requires the wired latency, at 30-50ms on starlink it copes with all the house needs and work from home needs too

@RS-Amsterdam

Жыл бұрын

@@Extragonk Just google the reviews and read the experienced downsides before you buy. That's all I am saying.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

I'd definitely go with wired internet if I had that option.

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

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

11 ай 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. 👊

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

15 күн бұрын

Yep, still waiting for them to do that here

I just picked up the rural offer too; lucky to see it the day before it ended. Delivery of the dish was super fast, but the ethernet adapter is / was much slower. I wanted to go for the chimney install, but was advised against it due to concerns over strength; your install looks solid though - fair play. 👍 Good vid, and good tips. The cable's a pain to get through, and doing that in advance I found helped a lot.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. Yes my chimney is strong as, thankfully. Hope your install goes well. I'm really happy with it so far.

was waiting for someone to share their uk experience

@Extragonk

Жыл бұрын

we've had it for a year now, its been really good

Hi Charlie, you are very articulate, IT knowledgeable, and very outspoken. I wonder what you do for a living? If I would have guessed, I would say you fit in the James Bond role. 😀

It’s not the setting up of the dish it’s the internal challenges of old rural homes with very thick walls. Would be great to have a video dedicated to resolving these issues

Great, very informative instructional here Charlie, love it. As said previously though, it's not great practice to drill a bracket into a chimney stack but lashing should be used. TBH I've been installing data and satellite since 1987, mesh networking for the last 8 years or so, and will NOT get involved in Aerial work and I'm a no no for roofs lol.....From one network installer to another, I do like this video :D I've been asked about starlink a few times now but not sure weather to get involved, commercially I'd like some sort of accreditation 1st I think.

@CharlieDIYte

6 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy. It's mostly for rural and I'm guessing given that, a lot of people could have their Starlink on a pole near a hedge somewhere. It's been a life saver for us but the case for it goes out the window as soon as BT get their act together and install FTP.

Enjoyed the video Charlie. Do you or anyone commenting know if the starlink system can be used globally? I recently retired and am residing mostly in the Far East

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. 🙏

Hi Charlie, it would be good for you to to do a follow up video on your experiences since you installed last year. #pleasethankyou

If possible I would be putting in an access window or door from the attic into the valley.

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.

Just set this up ourselves in rural Australia. We ordered the dish and then realised we needed the Ethernet adapter, but everything came very quickly. So far very happy with the system. We had been using mobile broadband, which was slow and unreliable.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that Joanne. It's more than you'd pay ideally but is a life saver in rural locations isn't it 👊

@joannestimson9641

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte yes it is a bit pricey, it is a priority for us as my hubby is working from home. If the initial outlay hadn’t dropped by 3/4, I don’t think we would have considered it, but happy we did now.

Good video thanks, you stated the purchase cost of the installation, but what does Starlink cost per month to use it? Bob. UK

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

8 ай 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.

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.

Always wondered how Starlink would work in bad winds. Seems very delicate for UK windy days

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

It's a fair point. I'll report back in a year. 👊

@dadoola1808

Жыл бұрын

Had Starlink for almost a year and yes high wind and heavy rain affect performance adversely

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

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

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.

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

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

Thanks! What is the diameter of the galvanized pipe?

What size galvanized pipe did you get?

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 👌👊

Charlie you are a legend. Can yo come and fit one of these for me please.

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

10 ай бұрын

Good luck - you'll love it sand here's an update kzread.info/dash/bejne/enh6ppmGkdjaqs4.html

Interesting to see this setup, I think this is the first unbiased and decent Starlink review I've seen from a youtuber I fully trust! I wonder how bad the weather has to get for it to cause issues. Speed might improve (or will it?) as more of those satellites go up - they're still putting dozens per month into orbit.

@CharlieDIYte

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate that. Yes I think we'll need a review one year in to see how it fares in the bad weather. I'll be nervously checking it after each storm 😬

@isradignity

Жыл бұрын

It barely works in bad weather. I had it for one year.

@glasshopper2010

Жыл бұрын

Big thunderstorm yesterday and mine cut out briefly....despite the power remaing on (proved by my oven clock not resetting. Very pleased over all, Great video btw

So lucky that rural Northumberland has fibre to the property. Starlink was my next option until we got the fibre.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

8 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 😩

@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.