Starlink Setup and Review

How I setup my new Starlink satellite broadband and a full review of the install process and how it's working.

Unfortunately since filming this video the Starlink £99 special offer has been pulled and the discount is now just £11 at £449.

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0:00 Introduction
0:19 Background
1:22 Why Starlink?
4:31 DIY Chimney Mount
5:14 Safe Chimney Access
8:52 Fixing the Pole to Chimney
11:11 Installation of Dish
12:14 System Performance
15:04 Product Links
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- Starlink ethernet adapter - #UPDATE# turns out the adapter I bought on Amazon was faulty so buy direct from the Starlink if you can but be patient - they're SLOW TO DELIVER...

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LET'S CONNECT!
Charlie DIYte

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[SaffaInNewZealand]

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.

[vthxkzl]

If you live in a rural area then Starlink is a game changer. I couldn't work from home without it so thanks Elon 😀💪

[trevorsmyth]

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.

[fergiet]

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.

[DaveBuildsThings]

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.😏

[Extragonk]

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.

[banjomir]

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

[chrisdrake]

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!

[georgeprout]

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.

[MrGuido]

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

[gvnshtn]

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.

[MrJohnnynapalm]

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

[Martin-ccxn]

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.

[zombiestyled]

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.😂😂

[aaronharris]

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

[hbrealhousewife]

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

[jedro]

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.

[GregWallis]

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

[jake-uloi]

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. 👍

[vistionuserguides]

Charlie is very easy to watch. TIP. Any thing fitted to a chimney, I would recommend and lashing instead of drilling and bracket.