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It’s not just that. The author admits they didn’t install the dish correctly because they were on a tight deadline: > If this wasn’t a short-term review, I wou

It’s not just that. The author admits they didn’t install the dish correctly because they were on a tight deadline: > If this wasn’t a short-term review, I would certainly have it mounted on a pole on top of the structure.

gamblor956 5y ago
They mounted the dish as provided in the instructions. It wasn't the optimal location for long-term use, but if Starlink is that dependent on optimal placement for claimed performance, that's fair game for a review to point out, since not everyone is going to set up their dish that way.
- tengbretson 5y ago
  I assure you, anyone that is currently getting by on geostationary satellite internet is more than happy to grab the ladder and get on the roof in order to have the opportunity to tell HughesNet to F-off.
  - olyjohn 5y ago
    I have had Starlink for about 4 months now. I live in Washington and have a lot of trees on my property. Most are about 40 feet tall. The firs are around 80 feet tall. There's damn near nowhere to put the dish for me. It took me weeks to get an optimal setup, have an arborist come and top the trees that I "think" were blocking the signal, figure out how to mount a pole on my house, guess for the best placement... That's the real problem, you really have no way to know what's going to make the signal better until you try it. All you get is an app that uses your camera to show you possible obstructions. The app also says "No Obstructions" constantly, but the debug data that you can get from the app shows obstructions all the time. And you can't use the app to check for obstructions for where you "might" place the dish. I put mine up on a pole 10 feet above my roof. How am I supposed to stand 10 feet above my roof and use the camera app to check for obstructions in mid air? It's a huge guessing game, and a real shit show to get a proper mount working. If your property is flat, and you have no trees, it's probably easy. But trees 40-80 feet away from your house will block the signal. So be prepared for a lot of work to get it set up.

gamblor956 5y ago

They mounted the dish as provided in the instructions. It wasn't the optimal location for long-term use, but if Starlink is that dependent on optimal placement for claimed performance, that's fair game for a review to point out, since not everyone is going to set up their dish that way.

tengbretson 5y ago
I assure you, anyone that is currently getting by on geostationary satellite internet is more than happy to grab the ladder and get on the roof in order to have the opportunity to tell HughesNet to F-off.
- olyjohn 5y ago
  I have had Starlink for about 4 months now. I live in Washington and have a lot of trees on my property. Most are about 40 feet tall. The firs are around 80 feet tall. There's damn near nowhere to put the dish for me. It took me weeks to get an optimal setup, have an arborist come and top the trees that I "think" were blocking the signal, figure out how to mount a pole on my house, guess for the best placement... That's the real problem, you really have no way to know what's going to make the signal better until you try it. All you get is an app that uses your camera to show you possible obstructions. The app also says "No Obstructions" constantly, but the debug data that you can get from the app shows obstructions all the time. And you can't use the app to check for obstructions for where you "might" place the dish. I put mine up on a pole 10 feet above my roof. How am I supposed to stand 10 feet above my roof and use the camera app to check for obstructions in mid air? It's a huge guessing game, and a real shit show to get a proper mount working. If your property is flat, and you have no trees, it's probably easy. But trees 40-80 feet away from your house will block the signal. So be prepared for a lot of work to get it set up.