STARLINK MINI Unboxing and First Use

We have the Starlink Mini. Three and a half years ago we got the "Better Than Nothing Beta" offer and it changed our lives because we lived out in the country and didn't have internet. Now we have fiber at the house so, I took our Starlink up to where we park our travel trailer. It is a pain to take with us when we go camping and changing the address is always scary because we might not get our trailer access when we change back.

Nine days ago we got the offer for the Starlink Mini and yesterday it arrived. I wish it could be powered by USB-C and the 50gb limit isn't great. You can pay $1/gb if you go over. The price was more than our original dishy. Also, don't know if I am going to like the router being attached to the dish if we go camping. I got a little over 100 feet of range from the wifi, outside with no obstructions. There is about 45 feet of power cord. At best, you can be around 150 feet from your power source and 100 feet from clear skies. That will be tough for some of the places we go camping but, it's better than a 45-minute drive to cell service to make a call. Our phones make wifi calls and we could also use Google Voice.

With all of that being said, I love this thing so far. Spaceman, if you are reading this, hurry up and put out the Starlink phone. TAKE MY MONEY!!!

Update: I have not confirmed myself about the USB-C cable yet but, someone told me that the barrel side was a 5521 and to get a cable that can push 100w. I did contact support about the mention of a cable on one of the spec sheets. Here is basically how that went.

Support: As of now the only options we have regarding power sourcing will be including what is available in-box at original purchase. This is still an extremely new device and situational scenarios are still underway to confirm if other alternatives are safe to apply to the device just yet. Please continue to check our Starlink website for new accessories/ equipment regarding the Starlink Mini as the device is still in its early release stages.

Me: You're telling me that Starlink put in the spec sheet that you can use a "100W, 20V/5A MINIMUM (WITH STARLINK USB-C TO BARREL JACK CABLE ACCESSORY)" but you haven't invented it yet and if it did exist, you don't know if it would work?

Support: As of now the mini is still in its early release period so everything is not going to be fully released yet until the full release has been initiated.

Then they closed the ticket.

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[DIYGA]

The actual video ‘review’ of starlink mini that we all needed. Not just some random dude sitting down talking bla bla bla without having any actual starlink mini kit in it.

[greatguy]

Thanks for the video; best one I've seen yet. FYI, you should get much better WiFi range if you put the dish on something above ground level. Maybe the top of your car or something.

[iran_Automação]

For the price charged, I think it will only get better when it is sold freely, without the obligation to already have a previous plan. I already have the Version 2 converted to 12V fixed in my RV and I will wait a little longer to see if there will be any changes in the Starlink mini plans. Congrats, Awesome unboxing and review!

[STF]

Nice test video. I would buy one immediately for our early retirement RV trips if data was unlimited…… I am pretty sure we would blow thru 50GB in just a few days.

[chuckintexas]

Learned what I needed to see that S-L Mini won't fit my use-case . Thanks !

[OverlandCalling]

Thank you for showing the power info! Exactly what I was looking for to try and figure out how to power this thing off of my 12v system.

[usmcshepherdE]

Would be great to see a video of your setup while camping…also have you tried making a phone call through your connection off grid? I’m thinking of using this and plugging it into out external outlet on our camper and putting this on a flag buddy mount off our trailers ladder.

[Bleys]

Have you tested the power supply output? That's interesting if it's a constant 30 volts when the antenna is supposed to take 12 to 48 volts. Would take nothing to cut it down to 12, but to turn 30 to 48 would require an inverter into a transformer into a rectifier.
Also, I want to thank you for showing the power supply output. That is one of the things I always wonder about with any electronic devices. I obsess way too much over it.

[andresgarciatr]

Hi, thanks for the video...Does the antena resist bad weather conditions? Like rain and wind?

[jhch]

Absolutely the best mini dish video to date. Mine is on order now. Subscribed to your channel too. Thank you! Do you know if you were using the mini at the service address of your main dish if it would count towards the 50gb limit?

[hdtravel]

StarLink Mini Rocks - excellent product !!

[jasoncruz]

Could you do test in partial tree cover

[CliffordVII]

Hey! How many watts does it use if you connect to a powerbank like Ecoflow or jackery

[kbraun]

What you want is a USB-C to 5521 adapter, and it does work.
You'll want the power bank to be at least 100 watts and support USB-PD though according to their website

[우진신-ul]

Thx for the helpful review! Is it possible to use in moving vessel?
I’m a sailor and really look forward to buy one if i can get proper internet from this.

[TexasBlindJack]

Does the Ethernet connection use the built in router?. I assume it’s got a built in router. Or is the Ethernet connection strictly if you wanted to use your own router?

[rodneyshiver]

Can you tell me what size pipe the pole mount uses? Thanks for the demo…

[erickretana]

Can you do a speedtest with ethernet connection? I mean didn't know it included an ethernet port if you have a way to do so good video

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[alexan]

What app are you using you using to make the Wi-Fi map?