I have both the residential service at my home and the mobile regional service at my cabin. I turn the cabin service off and on as needed. I may get the mini for my LC and camper to travel with. It would be great to get away from the iffy cell service in remote places, even with my WeBoost RV. The 50 GB is a soft cap, with $1/GB after that.
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prharper
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Sounds like if you have only the RV/Roaming plan, this new mini hardware dish is not an option?
According to the email I got, that’s correct for now. It could change with the roll-out of the mini?
Is the mini router the same size as the normal one?
Router is built into the mini, not separate.
Awe man…. I may have to pull the trigger on one just to gain space and simplify things.
prharper
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Some new updates on Mini (and good news for RV/Roam plans, 12v - finally):
Starlink Mini Now Available
Starlink Mini is a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet on the go.
Starlink Mini includes a built-in WiFi router, lower power consumption, DC power input, and max download speeds over 100 Mbps*. See Starlink Mini specifications here.
The Starlink Mini Kit can be purchased for $599 with either the Mini Roam service plan for $50/mo or the unlimited Mobile Regional plan for $150/mo. Learn more on starlink.com/roam.
Available Service Plans
Mini Roam | $50/mo
Best for weekend travelers, backup internet, and in-motion use
Includes 50GB of Mobile data ($1/GB for additional data), coverage throughout your continent, and in-motion use on land. See our Terms of Service regarding in-motion use.
Mobile Regional | $150/mo
Best for RVers, campers, and travelers throughout a continent
Includes unlimited Mobile data on land and coverage throughout your continent. Ocean and global travel available for an additional $2/GB.
www.starlink.com
Starlink Mini Now Available
Starlink Mini is a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet on the go.
Starlink Mini includes a built-in WiFi router, lower power consumption, DC power input, and max download speeds over 100 Mbps*. See Starlink Mini specifications here.
The Starlink Mini Kit can be purchased for $599 with either the Mini Roam service plan for $50/mo or the unlimited Mobile Regional plan for $150/mo. Learn more on starlink.com/roam.
Available Service Plans
Mini Roam | $50/mo
Best for weekend travelers, backup internet, and in-motion use
Includes 50GB of Mobile data ($1/GB for additional data), coverage throughout your continent, and in-motion use on land. See our Terms of Service regarding in-motion use.
Mobile Regional | $150/mo
Best for RVers, campers, and travelers throughout a continent
Includes unlimited Mobile data on land and coverage throughout your continent. Ocean and global travel available for an additional $2/GB.
Starlink | Roam
Stay connected on the go, no matter how remote. Starting at $50/mo for service. Starlink Mini is now available.
For $30 a month as previously mentioned in this thread I was interested in getting the mini but at $50 I’m holing off on it and keeping my residential with portability. Our residential isn’t our primary at home but we use it often enough to justify keeping it. It’s a minor inconvenience to bring it along when we camp.
Looks like a big speed difference because the mini runs at a max of about 100 Mbps and the full size version can run at least 300 Mbps. But, how fast do you really need?
If you have a clear view of the north sky, there are no weak signal areas like with cellular. Signal strength varies as satellites go by, but that’s everywhere.
Looks like they came out with stand-alone mini plan pricing instead of tying it to an existing plan. And raised the price.
Yeah. Bummer but maybe they’ll have other offers in the future.
prharper
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I've rarely reached 100 Mbps down on RV plan in areas within 4 (edit) hours from home, they throttle (disclosed in T&C).
After modifying my big dish to a flat mount plus added a DC conversion kit & router, I'm reluctant to shell out $600 for the Mini.
I'm subscribed to the RV plan, turn on/off each month based on travel. I'll turn it back on this coming week as I venture out to the mountains in CO for a few weeks and then pause the subscription when I get home.
I finally caved and have ordered a Mini, it should be here in a couple days. I want to cut down on the space that the dishy, its router, and the cabling take up.
For those of you who have gone this route, how are yall mounting them for in travel use? I’m not certain this will be a frequent use case for me but I feel like having that option makes the most sense. I also want to be able to set up on my camper when needed as well so something that can do double duty would be best.
Most of the options I’ve seen involve a big magnetic base and those don’t look like a good option for a Dissent roof rack.
For those of you who have gone this route, how are yall mounting them for in travel use? I’m not certain this will be a frequent use case for me but I feel like having that option makes the most sense. I also want to be able to set up on my camper when needed as well so something that can do double duty would be best.
Most of the options I’ve seen involve a big magnetic base and those don’t look like a good option for a Dissent roof rack.
@radman,Mine should be delivered on Friday. I'll post up some pics next to my in-motion
Did you ever post a review?
My apologies if you did and I missed it. Point me to if if so.
If not, what are your thoughts? How does it compare to the initial version?
Artie,
If you get to mess around with yours soon, would you give your opinion?
Like you, I’m looking to downsize my current Starlink. It’s too bulky for most of my trips.
I worry that without ability to orient itself around, the mini won’t acquire the satellites as well when in the mountains.
I got my starlink a while back when the first gave them out to the Ukraine's so I built my own mount.
I also switch over to 12 volts. There are a couple writeups on here. Really easy no wire spicing. Then you can use a little router, so the total gear space is very small.
I think StarMounts.com makes some nice quick connect/disconnet plates. Not cheep but quality is there.
I also setup the 12 volt in my camper instead of running off the inverter. It then uses way less watts.
In my camper I use that long line they have (150 feet?) spooled up on a 50ft electrical wire extension roller.
Yes, I’ll give my opinions once I get it up and running. I had the same initial concerns about performance while moving but everything I’ve seen seems to be positive. We would only want it if we had zero cell so any service it better than none. We typically try to stay off grid as much as possible but weather and route info is crucial when you’re towing on dirt and remote.
I’ll report back.
Are you talking about the standard dishy or mini? I ask because I’m hoping to not have to use a separate router, the all in one piece of equipment is a big check in the “pro” category.
Nice!
Have you tried it while driving? How is the signal?
Though if it’s going to be mounted to the roof like that, what’s the gain in using the mini over the larger one?
(Since it’s already out of the way)
