Starlink advantage?

[mrcyber]

What is the purpose of installing Starlink ON the truck if you have Premium Connectivity.

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[Vegetaban]

High speed internet anywhere on earth for devices other than the truck.

 

[dalton108]

High speed internet anywhere on earth for devices other than the truck.

Currently, sitting on the deck of a cabin on a mountain that claims to have Wi-Fi. Takes about 20 minutes to open a single webpage. Sucks to be somebody besides me.

Unbeatable. This kind of performance and it’s having to deal with a ton of obstructions.

 

[tinGLARE]

What is the purpose of installing Starlink ON the truck if you have Premium Connectivity.

for the everyday average driver - nothing. a lot of folks who participate on his forum are travelers with family and go off-road -- for them having access to data may be warranted if they have children, want to work and need access in remote areas, etc. but for you and me, who drive daily and treat our cars like parking lot princesses , premium connectivity is all we need.

i ended up getting a router installed in my car because i live in a condo with garaging under the building. my home router does not reach the car, but the router in the car has cellular connectivity. i like this so my car can upload logs to the mothership, be in-line to get updates faster, and just to be always connected.

 

[cybercricket]

What is the purpose of installing Starlink ON the truck if you have Premium Connectivity.

There is often no cellular coverage in the woods, but Starlink will work with sufficient view of the sky.

 

[cybercricket]

High speed internet anywhere on earth for devices other than the truck.

Pedantically speaking that's not true. It will only work where permitted by regulations and Starlink contract.

 

[GmP]

for the everyday average driver - nothing. a lot of folks who participate on his forum are travelers with family and go off-road -- for them having access to data may be warranted if they have children, want to work and need access in remote areas, etc. but for you and me, who drive daily and treat our cars like parking lot princesses , premium connectivity is all we need.

i ended up getting a router installed in my car because i live in a condo with garaging under the building. my home router does not reach the car, but the router in the car has cellular connectivity. i like this so my car can upload logs to the mothership, be in-line to get updates faster, and just to be always connected.

I am one of these Starlink users only for when driving through areas where there is no cell coverage. You don’t have to go off-road (although I do that also), as there are plenty of areas even here in California where there is no cell coverage. I use it just for maps, messaging, web browsing/searches, etc. Plus, for my kids very important, being reachable in case of emergencies.

For that/my use case I use Starlink mini Roam, lowest costs subscription (100GB/month, $55 when active, $10 when deactivated) is perfect.

However, I do not connect the Cybertruck to it, as an unexpected software download or too many data/video uploads to Tesla would eat too much of that bandwidth. So the Cybertruck doesn’t benefit, routing/maps on the screen don’t work, etc. (Note: going over the cap of 100GB does not stop connectivity, it only slows down, still unlimited data. I have not checked how much it slows down.)

if you want to connect the truck without data limit worries you would need the unlimited data subscription, I believe is $165/month. For my use case too much, but ymmv.

 

[Fugue]

Secondary internet in my truck for where there's no cell coverage.

Tertiary internet for my house after fiber and cellular.

Portable internet in case I travel without my truck or I want to loan it out. It fits in a backpack.

 

[GmP]

Secondary internet in my truck for where there's no cell coverage.

Tertiary internet for my house after fiber and cellular.

Portable internet in case I travel without my truck or I want to loan it out. It fits in a backpack.

Do you use a battery? If so, which one? I see several different ones, all in the $150-$200 range. Can’t really see which is better, or best.

 

[Fugue]

Do you use a battery? If so, which one? I see several different ones, all in the $150-$200 range. Can’t really see which is better, or best.

I power it from the center console, and set the truck to keep the outlets on whenever the truck is on. I prefer not to duplicate capabilities, so I use the truck's battery. It works for my needs.

 

[Hookalakupua]

Do you use a battery? If so, which one? I see several different ones, all in the $150-$200 range. Can’t really see which is better, or best.

The PeakDo is pretty hard to beat and I’m 10 minutes from you if you ever want to check it out. Just send me a DM.

 

[The Tumbler]

Invaluable for camping/overlanding where the distance to charger/battery percentage, trip routing, weather, etc are critical, to avoid ending up in a pinch with not enough charge to make it out.

 

[The Tumbler]

Do you use a battery? If so, which one? I see several different ones, all in the $150-$200 range. Can’t really see which is better, or best.

3d printed Milwaukee battery charger. I bring a plug in charger and a couple batteries. Works perfect.

 

[HaulingAss]

What is the purpose of installing Starlink ON the truck if you have Premium Connectivity.

I spend a lot of time miles from cell service. If I crash the truck or it otherwise becomes disabled, it could be an all night walk out (or a forced camping experience). Starlink fixes that. You don't even need an active plan, the data speeds on standby mode ($10/month) are sufficient to make voice calls over wifi.

 

[AverageJoe]

We have Starlink for our home with the max plan, which includes a 50% discount on our roam plan for the Starlink Mini in our truck. Cell service is unavailable in the area where we live. The local internet is slow, and our phone service is also affected during power outages.The Internet goes down weekly even without losing power. For our business, Starlink is essential for both working remotely and maintaining reliable communication through calls. We use a Pecron LP500 unit located under the backseat of our truck. This unit powers our Cybergear fridge and Starlink Mini, providing backup functionality to our main Starlink system.

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