I came here to express my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for the immense hard work and dedication you've put into creating the all-time best setup video for Starlink on KZread. Your commitment and the risks you've taken truly stand out. Please continue prioritizing your safety. You've now earned a well-deserved spot on my list of favorite KZreadrs. Wishing you good health and safety at all times. Cheers, mate! 🥂❤️

@SpectrumGeeks

8 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

You made the start of my day with this video

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Excellent :)

Thanks ever so much for uploading these videos worts and all mate, i really appreciate it. Im moving to a rural location in a few weeks and there is essentially zero internet. Starlink seems to be 'my only hope'. Watching your guides have been invaluable.

@SpectrumGeeks

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help

Great video, I'm about to do the same later this morning, currently testing with my USG-3P with BT as a backup works well..- thanks for doing this!!

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Pleasure, the fail over works well, but only had a need for it once.

Thanks Dale Very entertaining :)

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

thanks for the video love it greetings from Chile my friend

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting.

Glad you made it up there ok! The ladder looked like it was away from the house too much, a bad angle. The general rule is 1 m out, for every 4 m up

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it was probably just over 1M away from the wall, however the gutter clip breaking is what caused the issue. It would have been better if it was at a better angle also, but wasn't a problem after I got my bearings :)

We got a new one comeing thumbs up on your video

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Dale, I admire your courage. I think your flying is a safer option !!, Nigel

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

I think so too :)

Should get my dish by next week, I think I'm going to pay someone to fit it. Great video like and full view

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks for watching and commenting.

I pooped my pants when that ladder slipped

@SpectrumGeeks

7 ай бұрын

Ditto :)

Glad you didn't fall off mate - I hate climbing long ladders, got halfway up a full size (2-storey) ladder and couldn't go any further. The distance the bottom of the ladder is away from the wall is what scares me lol. I was going to say the your bottom ladder looked a bit too far away from the wall... you should tether it really or have someone stand on the bottom rungs to stop it slipping out, wall tether is a good option, basically a big bolt with a loop on the end and then you tie a rope to it and the bottom of the ladder. EDIT - just noticed mate you need a loop in the cable below the entry hole in the wall, otherwise you may get water running down the cable into the wall...

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I pretty much HATE going up a ladder.

Great video, thank you very much. Just a quick one, do you get interruptions when it rains?

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Not noticed any interruptions when it rains at all. I would say there is a slight reduction is speed as the sky is not clear, but not a lack of service.

For the first hole to drill, you don't need your template, just roughly in the right location is fine. Only for the 2nd (and any subsequent ones) use your template.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

I found using the template handy for even the first hole, so I didn't try and mount it to high up to the ridge. Thanks for sharing your approach though.

@soundslight7754

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks All the best

Safety is our number 5 priority!

@SpectrumGeeks

8 ай бұрын

:)

Great video! Just a quick one, is this the short or long mount? I’m thinking about mounting mine onto an old chimney so shouldn’t need to stick out too much. I was wondering how well it clears the wall with the short mounting bracket. Thank you

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Its the long wall mount, I cant remember the protrusion dimensions of the smaller one, but they are on the Starlink webshop.

Great video mate 👍 One question how did you connect the ethernet cable 🤔

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

I removed the thinner end that I showed removed from the dish end, I then used a 16mm drill bit into my loft, poke the thin end out from the inside and reconnect to the dish. This L - shaped end then connects into my network rack and the Starlink router / access point. Once I tidy the rack up I can do a separate video that shows how it connects in if that would be of interest.

@itroy3039

Жыл бұрын

@Spectrum Geeks Sure thanks 😊

Be good if you run through the Ubiquiti setup you have. I currently have Ubiquiti with poor BT broadband and am thinking of switching to Starlink in the near future. Some questions I have are around the configuration of the Starlink router in such a setup. I’m presuming that the USG connects to the Starlink router and the Starlink wifi is switched off so it’s effectively operating as a modem?

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Hi Graeme, once I have neatened up the new rack I have put together at the new place I will deffo do a video to talk through the setup. In terms of your question, the USG connects to the Starlink Router / AP, and within the AP you just say you want to enable the router only function, this turns off the wireless and also means you can no longer access any of the Starlink stats or controls, as it then just acts as a dumb modem essentially.

Great videos. I hear customer service if needed is really poor at starlink? Any thoughts Also I work from home using Dropbox to file share with colleagues. Any issues/thoughts. Finally is starlink OK with Sky Q? Many thanks

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I have not had a reason to interact with customer service so I cant comment on how good things are or not. You should experience no issues with dropbox. I don't have Sky Q, but use Prime, Disney Plus, Netflix, etc without issues.

Could you have popped in in your conservatory looking up through the glass (saved you risking life and limb as you did), or is it only mountable outside? Daft question I know, but might save it being blown away but the odd hurricane we get over here.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Nope, it needs clear line of sight to the sky, putting it there would have had a wall obstruction. Also what is it they say ... do something that scares you everyday? I think thats my scaring days done till the end of the year :)

Thanks for making, just heard about Starlink. We are rural with no chance of fibre so could be the perfect solution. What setup do you have on the other end of star link for Wi-Fi and routing round the house.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

I am really happy with Starlink, its not cheap but if rural its a great solution. I have my connected back to a combination of TP-Link and UniFi equipment, from there I have wired sockets to various rooms and UniFi wireless access points.

@ChristianLawrence

Жыл бұрын

@SpectrumGeeks thanks, just ordered it. I'm hoping to roof mount but we do have some trees around. But it appears to point straight up, or does tend to tilt in one direction? Paying sky 40 a month for a rubbish download of 20mbs so the extra 35 will be worth it if it works. Always nice to see someone who has had some success with 👍👍 I will look into a router, not sure with sky q multiroom will work but great fun tinkering with tech 🙂

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristianLawrence It tilts and moves during the day to track the satellites, the level of movement will vary based on your location.

@ChristianLawrence

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks thank you 👍

Hi, thanks for the video. Can you tell in which direction your dish faces. I’m in Hampshire UK and want to decide which apex end of my house to mount it. Kind regards Tony

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Roughly 195 degrees south.

@anthonyharrison8379

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks thanks for the quick reply, you must be high speed. I’ve took the leap and just ordered it but renting. I’m on BT at present and lucky to get 30megs. We are getting fibre but there’s no date other than we should have it no later than December 2026!!!

Like a pro roofer..😂.....honestly that looked scary, you even had the conservatory spikes waiting for you if ud slipped....would it not be better to have dish positioned and anchored on the ground, to clean it and, plus take it with you to other locations if thats possibly?..good effort tho👌

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

If I didn't have kids and a dog on the ground would be easier, but I don't fancy my £500 dish getting kicked by a football, bike ridden into etc. I don't plan to pay the extra for RV usage, I will just continue to use my 4G dongle in my camper when we go away. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Just got the same bracket and I am concerned it won't hold up to the wind. I live in Ireland, what's you experience so far. I mean it only a hook mount and 1 other anchor point

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

We have had some mega winds since I put it up, and it seems rock solid so far. The dish isn't that heavy, so as long as the bolts are tight should hold up well enough.

I've watched so many Starlink videos its ridiculous. I have just now realised I prefer ones where the videographer has some smarts. . . like you for example. Anyway enough p!$$ing in pockets . . . I would reset the system . . . look it up. This triggers a search for updates but can sort out speed issues apparently. Also, and I haven't watched all of this yet, any relevant speed tests need to be done through the Ethernet adapter. As the saying goes, you don't have a dog and bark too 🙂 I have read that it improves speed significantly and while I'm at it that router is quite directional. I know that from jazzing around with my brother's system, so always have it (as much as possible) pointing it into your work area if you want to continue using the router's WiFi component. In a basement or next to a boiler can't be . . . optimal. Convenience isn't what we are after just best practice. By the way, I'm on what's called fixed wireless here in Australia and my ping is around 30-40ms. You are getting the best latency times I have seen on any of the videos I've watched on Starlink. Obviously a ground station (gateway) and/or the satellites aren't too far away from you. Lucky you. Last but certainly not least; my tip as a retired linesman; rule of thumb for ladders is the 1:4 rule. So 1 out for every 4 up or 75% tilt. Also don't place them near an edge unless absolutely necessary and it is well clamped, that is just asking for a hospital bed. Greetings from Oz.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback, watching the video and providing suggestions, its much appreciated.

🧗added some extra likes for the risk taking in this video !

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha thanks Rod, much appreciated :)

You state you are running some services from there... are you saying that by using the ethernet adapter you are able to use a router on your network for port forwarding?

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

100% correct. On Sunday I did a little overview video of my network rack, but essentially I am not using any of the Starlink router / ap features, I have it connected from the Starlink Ethernet adapter into my Ubiquiti UniFi Security Gateway, from there I have relevant services and port forwarding setup within the UniFi applications for my other appliances.

In a remote part. Starlink site says 100mb for my area but seeing your first video it changes quite a bit in regards to speed. Currently have 14mb download with BT Broadband and anything around 20-70mb download with a 4G connection. I am a heavy tech user at home, work wise as everyone it’s a lot of teams calls and presentations, streaming, gaming etc. how has that experience been? A little concerned that your speeds have taken a hit since the part 1. Writing this early in the video though so hope that the new mounting and movement gives you a more solid connection. I would also mount.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Its been brilliant and highly recommend it. Its been very reliable, only had one outage since installing it which lasted 10 minutes. Both my wife and I work from home, with zoom calls etc without issues, along with 2 kids playing Internet games, watching KZread, etc. Its raining alot and very cloudy at the mo, but currently getting 124 Mbps down and 15 Mbps up. Is it better than fibre, no. Is it better than the 4G speeds and broadband offering I can currently get here, YES!

@90DaysOfDevOps

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks Thanks for the quick reply, On the site it says "Customers in your region are typically see download speeds around 100 Mbps" I assume it said a bigger number for you when you purchased? As you were seeing much higher speeds in your video.

@90DaysOfDevOps

Жыл бұрын

Ok I went and ordered it, I believe you got the mesh router and the ethernet adapter, I already have some Amplifi mesh routers and access points, do i need the ethernet adapter to route the dish into that?

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@90DaysOfDevOps I actually don't remember there being an expected speeds for my area when I ordered. I figured I would just check and if no good return it in the time window available. I should also note, this speed now is via WiFi not close to the AP, so its probably alot better closer or via a wired connection, but still not had time to set that up as its working more than well enough for the families needs. I just did another speed test as I do this respond as weather has cleared up a little. Now getting 154 Mbps Down and 15 Mbps up at the same location.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@90DaysOfDevOps Yes, without the Ethernet adapter the only option you have is to use WiFi via the Starlink AP.

Hi Dale, well got my Starlink and at the moment4 hours into it and I'm happy. 330Mbs at the moment, which is great. One thing I wanted to ask is if you know the DNS servers that I can add to the configuration on my UDM Pro?

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Great news Matt, from memory I just have my DNS set to auto in my USG settings, as I don't remember setting anything specific, aside from my kids network where I use Open DNS Family Shield.

@mattrogers6565

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks Hi Dale, ok thanks for the info. So my next dilemma is whether to stop the work going on for the lease line (they need to dig up a road to put a duct down for the fibre to our house), and use a combination of Starlink and my current ISP Plusnet as a failover. I have created 2 WAN configurations with the Plusnet line as WAN2. It works very well in failing over when Starlink goes down (pulled the Starlink cable and the Plusnet line picks up the internet after around 7 seconds.) The Pros are that the combination of Starlink and Plusnet subscription per month is miles cheaper that the leased line, however I guess the main con is that the leased line would possibly be more reliable.. What's your thoughts?

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@mattrogers6565 Hmmm, this is a tricky one. Aside from a 10 min outage, I have had no issues with Starlink since I had it, however, as I mentioned in my last video Fibre is being made available this year so I will be ditching it and going to Fibre for the improved speeds (mainly upload), and it will cost me less per month as well. I don't know how much the leased line will cost you, but I think the main advantage is speed.

@mattrogers6565

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks Hi Dale, the leased line is free to get installed, however it's a 36 month contract and just under £280 a month! I guess thats what you have to pay for a 99.9% reliable line with a 2 hour SLA.. But, this is only 100Mb. Of course as its a leased line it's dedicated and so not shared and guaranteed 100Mb all the time. So thats what I'm up against when deciding about Starlink. Leased line will be much more reliable, however its much more expensive.. Something I'm going to ponder on while testing Starlink.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@mattrogers6565 Wow thats an impressive monthly cost, personally based on my experience I would just stick with Starlink (obviously test to make sure you are happy first), as the performance while not guaranteed will be better and amazingly cheaper per month.

I can only assume the music overlay was to cover the sound of you sharting your pants when the ladder slipped.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha 100%

What size drill bit did you use? Were there any plugs in the holes?

@SpectrumGeeks

6 ай бұрын

As mentioned in the video I used a 10mm drill bit, and then I used some 10mm rawl plugs I had as mounting in brick.

@andrewtaylor9704

2 ай бұрын

Sorry, what size are the bolts, Starlink give 5/32s imperial, or 4mm which doesn’t sound right for your 10mm plugs - I have a uk bought kit and it’s going into brickwork as yours did.

Like a ninja 🥷or with that antenna on your back a ninja turtle 😅

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Heros in a half shell ... turtle power :) Thanks for watching.

@fire_stick

Жыл бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks interesting to hear you were getting a public IP, I was wondering if you were behind a private IP then NATing out like some mobile Internet access ie getting a 10.x.x.x subnet

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@fire_stick I am getting a publicly routable IP from Starlink, but I do have firewall, IPS, etc behind it to add some layers of protection. However, I have some ports forwarded to allow some services to be provided out to the Internet for people without issue.

Is there an option to be able to use a wireless range extender with this router? We need this as our house is big and built of thick stone walls. Thanks.

@SpectrumGeeks

10 ай бұрын

Yes, but you need to buy they Ethernet adapter, this way you can connect it into your existing network equipment..

@RobSnowden

10 ай бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks thanks but I’m currently running wireless extender that use WPS. I assume this router doesn’t offer that facility?

@SpectrumGeeks

10 ай бұрын

@@RobSnowden Sadly not, the router / ap is fairly basic and doesn't offer much in the way of configuration.

@RobSnowden

10 ай бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks Thanks again for replying. I am about to 'press the button' and purchase. Much appreciate your help and your video.

Mines just arrived and itching to try it, but until my installer fixes to chimney I don’t have a clear view at all. £75pm is a lot, rural living kills good internet and 18-20mb is just no good for family usage. But compared to other satellite providers, it cheaper, quicker, more stable and 1TB soft download limit is untouchable.

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, if someone said 5 years ago you will have Internet via satellites for £75 a month, you would have laughed. Best of luck with the install.

Do you think the one which costs £225 at Currys - would work in South Africa? Flying to SA soon.

@SpectrumGeeks

2 ай бұрын

In theory yes, but you will need the roaming tariff though, otherwise its only approved to work at your residential location. However, check the Starlink availability on the map for where you plan to use it, as the coverage may be poor or non existent. www.starlink.com/gb/map

@SpectrumGeeks

2 ай бұрын

@@martinduplessis3949 Be best to put the future address on the Starlink site and see if service is offered there.

@martinduplessis3949

2 ай бұрын

@@SpectrumGeeks It's a shame it will not be working anywhere in South Africa - where one needs it the most. a 3rd world country.

Hi are you going to add solar and a battery to your new home

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I have brought my Tesla Powerwall 2 with me (still need to install), but need some building work to be able to add solar, and hopefully another battery.

is it unlimited bandwidth that is one thing i cannot find one you be able to answer this

@SpectrumGeeks

7 ай бұрын

Here in the UK the Starlink Fair Use Policy states the following. Standard Service Plan. The Standard Service Plan assigns an unlimited amount of “Standard” data each month to customers. The Standard Service Plan is designed for personal, family, or household use. So yes in the UK its unlimited, and this has been my experience as a user of Starlink for the last 11 months.

Get someone to foot the ladder for you next time please 🥺

@SpectrumGeeks

Жыл бұрын

I wont be going up again in a hurry, but I probably should of waited for someone else to be at home :)

and that's why me and heights dont agree, nahh!

@SpectrumGeeks

9 ай бұрын

Yeah not a massive fan myself :)

Fantastic video but pay for someone to install the dish. Don't end up like Rod Hull!!!

@SpectrumGeeks

2 ай бұрын

Ha ha, cheers had totally forgotten about Rod and his roof incident.

good thing you didn't die, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to upload the video. Fun fact: in 2023 more people died from fitting Starlink then of corn-hole 19.

@SpectrumGeeks

4 ай бұрын

:)