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The biggest question they don't answer is: How much does it cost? How much up front, and how much recurring? Also, does it need to have a completely unobstruct

The biggest question they don't answer is: How much does it cost? How much up front, and how much recurring? Also, does it need to have a completely unobstructed view (i.e. can it be set up right beside the RV if the area is a little sketchy?) How much do overhead trees interfere?

supermatt 4y ago
You can download the app and test your location. It needs a specific chunk of sky depending on your location. Price wise, the kit is now about 700 EUR and service is 100 EUR a month.
mlindner 4y ago
The cost varies by country. They give the order link right there. You punch in address and it shows you the price. So yes, it's answered.
- kstenerud 4y ago
  I usually search for things like "price", "costs", "check for service" etc. Things that indicate "this is where you find the price". Hiding it behind the "order" button is just silly because I'm not going to order before I know how much it costs!
  - peripitea 4y ago
    This may be intentional. For example, if demand for their service is still exceeding supply, they may be targeting customers who are less price conscious.
  - pmontra 4y ago
    I agree. They should turn the Order now button into Get price and order now. Plenty of space for that. Btw, the quote I got is Hardware €644.00 Shipping & Handling €75.00 Service €124.00 /mo Due Today €719.00 That's for an address in Italy. Four times as much as I'm paying for a truly unlimited 4G connection (some 30 Mb/s maximum, I'm far away from the base station.) I'm paying 7.95 for the 4G SIM in my phone, capped at 90 GB per month, similar speed at home, different base station.
    - walrus01 4y ago
      If you have access to solid 3GPP (LTE) based wireless last mile at a good price your location is not the target market for starlink.
    - artpi 4y ago
      Italian internet is extremely cheap TBH
    - maxwell86 4y ago
      Four times the price of fully unlimited 4G for a much better connection with more availability than 4G seems fair to me. If you don't need starlink, then don't get it. But if you have a cabin in the Italian alps where its either Starlink or else, then 124 / month seems like a much better deal than having no internet at all. Particularly if with those 124 / month then one or more people can live there and work earning multiple thousand euros per month of income (vs zero income living there without Starlink).
  - dahfizz 4y ago
    > I'm not going to order before I know how much it costs! A logical conclusion to this is that, if you begin the order flow, you will discover the price before finally submitting your order.
- dotancohen 4y ago
  Actually, in my case I put my address and got the next screen asking for PII with the text: > Deposit Due Today $99.00 But no final price. The service is not yet available in my area, the site says that it is expected in 2023, so presumably they do not know how to price it yet. That makes one wary to put down a deposit.
  - pnutjam 4y ago
    Mine shows the same deposit and price of $110 /mo. Along with $599 for equipment. Midwest.
ghuntley 4y ago
Overhead trees, buildings and bridges etc do indeed inhabit the signal greatly. How it manifests is dropouts for 10-30 seconds every 5 minutes or so. The app clearly shows where instructions are and service expectations with the obstacles. When the dish is mounted on your van it’s simple to reverse park and determine where is good. Typically I get out of the van and look where the dish is pointing (usually due south) and adjust van as needed. As vans need solar, I don’t find myself parking under trees because solar needed to charge batteries and tree branches destroy vans in bad weather. Costs are not even worth discussing. It’s how I earn income. As such portions are tax deductible and loss of a days productivity due to bad internet (let’s say you are only using 4g) at a campsite you haven’t been to before is disastrous in comparison to cost of multi homed internet.
- hackernewds 4y ago
  Perhaps the direct question: how much does it cost?
  - ghuntley 4y ago
    $139aud/month. Nothing.
  - Thoreandan 4y ago
    The RV service for Colorado - $707 upfront w/ first month, $135/mo thereafter. Looks like Metro Denver is on the waitlist for 2023. Interesting.
jcranberry 4y ago
I put in 11 Wall St ny, ny and it costs 110 USD per month, ~707 USD for hardware (including tax/shipping, base cost is 599) and a 99 deposit up front

supermatt 4y ago

You can download the app and test your location. It needs a specific chunk of sky depending on your location. Price wise, the kit is now about 700 EUR and service is 100 EUR a month.

mlindner 4y ago

The cost varies by country. They give the order link right there. You punch in address and it shows you the price. So yes, it's answered.

kstenerud 4y ago
I usually search for things like "price", "costs", "check for service" etc. Things that indicate "this is where you find the price". Hiding it behind the "order" button is just silly because I'm not going to order before I know how much it costs!
- peripitea 4y ago
  This may be intentional. For example, if demand for their service is still exceeding supply, they may be targeting customers who are less price conscious.
- pmontra 4y ago
  I agree. They should turn the Order now button into Get price and order now. Plenty of space for that. Btw, the quote I got is Hardware €644.00 Shipping & Handling €75.00 Service €124.00 /mo Due Today €719.00 That's for an address in Italy. Four times as much as I'm paying for a truly unlimited 4G connection (some 30 Mb/s maximum, I'm far away from the base station.) I'm paying 7.95 for the 4G SIM in my phone, capped at 90 GB per month, similar speed at home, different base station.
  - walrus01 4y ago
    If you have access to solid 3GPP (LTE) based wireless last mile at a good price your location is not the target market for starlink.
  - artpi 4y ago
    Italian internet is extremely cheap TBH
  - maxwell86 4y ago
    Four times the price of fully unlimited 4G for a much better connection with more availability than 4G seems fair to me. If you don't need starlink, then don't get it. But if you have a cabin in the Italian alps where its either Starlink or else, then 124 / month seems like a much better deal than having no internet at all. Particularly if with those 124 / month then one or more people can live there and work earning multiple thousand euros per month of income (vs zero income living there without Starlink).
- dahfizz 4y ago
  > I'm not going to order before I know how much it costs! A logical conclusion to this is that, if you begin the order flow, you will discover the price before finally submitting your order.
dotancohen 4y ago
Actually, in my case I put my address and got the next screen asking for PII with the text: > Deposit Due Today $99.00 But no final price. The service is not yet available in my area, the site says that it is expected in 2023, so presumably they do not know how to price it yet. That makes one wary to put down a deposit.
- pnutjam 4y ago
  Mine shows the same deposit and price of $110 /mo. Along with $599 for equipment. Midwest.

ghuntley 4y ago

Overhead trees, buildings and bridges etc do indeed inhabit the signal greatly. How it manifests is dropouts for 10-30 seconds every 5 minutes or so. The app clearly shows where instructions are and service expectations with the obstacles. When the dish is mounted on your van it’s simple to reverse park and determine where is good. Typically I get out of the van and look where the dish is pointing (usually due south) and adjust van as needed. As vans need solar, I don’t find myself parking under trees because solar needed to charge batteries and tree branches destroy vans in bad weather. Costs are not even worth discussing. It’s how I earn income. As such portions are tax deductible and loss of a days productivity due to bad internet (let’s say you are only using 4g) at a campsite you haven’t been to before is disastrous in comparison to cost of multi homed internet.

hackernewds 4y ago
Perhaps the direct question: how much does it cost?
- ghuntley 4y ago
  $139aud/month. Nothing.
- Thoreandan 4y ago
  The RV service for Colorado - $707 upfront w/ first month, $135/mo thereafter. Looks like Metro Denver is on the waitlist for 2023. Interesting.

jcranberry 4y ago

I put in 11 Wall St ny, ny and it costs 110 USD per month, ~707 USD for hardware (including tax/shipping, base cost is 599) and a 99 deposit up front