We did the reverse. We bought Starlink to take on the road and now using it also at the home.
My experience has not been that positive with Starlink so far.
We have been to several campgrounds and simply have not received the best service. THis is because most campgrounds have tree cover that provides obstructed views. Signal drop issues happen as a result of the obstructions.
We added a bracket to the ladder in the back to raise the dish off the ground so no one that walks by will obstruct our signal . Even with that , we can’t do anything about trees in the way. It is difficult to choose a campground site that offers no obstructions other than choosing one that has no trees
THis makes it hard to stream and of course some delays in connecting to the internet.
We found only one of 6 campgrounds we visited had a view of the sky in the North and East unobstructed. That was at Lampe campground located in Erie PA, on Lake Erie. The camp ground is on the south side of the lake with Clear access to North and east.
For the most part, we ended up using either the 5G service on our cell phone to tether our internet requirements, or the local WiFi service offered at no charge by the campground.
It is hard to justify shlepping the dish around in the RV and installing it while camping, unless of course you already have the dish and don’t mind the lack of guarantee of service.
Right now, it’s on the side of the house on a pole, providing me with standby internet service to my existing Fibre system from my local cable tv provider.
The good news is that I can suspend service , a month at a time , until the next camping trip. At $135 per month it is difficult to justify using it only at home unless there is no other alternatives.
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