Starlink Gen 3 Full Review - Installation, Speed Test, and Pricing

Just to clarify, that's megabits not bytes. Otherwise you'd have a gigabit-speed link. 😊

Oh yeah, Starlink is a game changer for us rural folks with no other good options. No regrets. With a little fabrication I was able to use the old Hughes Net dish mount.

Like you we live in the middle of nowhere...but in rural Australia...and the only internet we had was fairly poor mobile (cell) internet. Even cell phone coverage is patchy. Starlink has been an absolute game changer. As well as high speed internet we can now use our mobile phones inside our house using calling over wifi as we did not have indoor coverage. I can watch youtube now without worrying about data limits!

My dad was a don't read the instructions kind of guy too, after watching numerous damaged gear because of that, it made me an read the instructions carefully, highlighting very important portions.

We love ours, no one kicks out videos as relentlessly as you. Love your channel.

I have the motorized system that aims it as needed. I ordered the pipe that most people use as a short mast ($30), had a muffler shop bend it 90 degrees, and welded a plate to use as a mounting base. I mounted the pipe on the side at the peak of my pole barn. I bypassed the Starlink router and used my own equipment to create a mesh network in order to have connectivity in all areas on my property to run security cameras.

I've been looking at StarLink for a little while now. Thanks for the video Brock!

It's pretty cool, isn't it? I retired from SpaceX in November of '23. I didn't work on the Starlink side, but had exposure to it. Fun stuff. And yeah, high speed internet is a requirement. I have gigabit fiber. Also, those speeds are in megaBITS per second, not megabytes.

We live out in the middle of nowhere as well. We’ve had Starlink for about a year and it has been flawless and fantastic.

I've had Starlink since the first gen beta with the old round dish. It has been fast and reliable for the past three years. My only complaint is that I wish I could get a public IP address with the standard subscription. CGNAT makes accessing my home computers remotely into an overly complex chore.

Thanks Brock. Your read'n my mind. Just what I needed to know.

Starlink Gen2 user here 👋, glad to see it's working out for you so far Brock! I've been using Starling for about 2 years, and it is our only internet source available (besides cellular hotspots). I will say I am happy that my unit came with the self-leveling / tracking features, but I did have to wait like 6 months to get it as a "beta" user. There have been no real issues to speak of, only 2 or 3 system wide outages for upgrades or temporary issues. Performance wise I usually drop internet during really heavy thunderstorms, but not during rain showers. Speed wise I generally get 75-100 MBPS download and 10-15 MBPS upload, though this morning I have been getting 130-150 download and 8-13 upload.

Brock, this video was very informational. Personally internet speed download and upload are highly important. I share the same struggles you where with slower speeds.

Weve had our starlink for 2 plus years shortly after the gen 2 came out. At first it was a little spotty, but after a few more satellites in orbit came on line, its been flawless. We did the hard mount to an eve on the end of the house, and its been rock solid.

Had ours for 3 years love it, no issues

I am so glad you did this video! You sure are funny Brock. What was it that you said to me? "I operate in chaos and my videos are in order, you operate in order and your videos are in chaos" hahahaha. 25 Megabit per second is a huge upgrade for you and if I was in your position, I would have done the same thing.

Thanks for showing how to set it up and for all the info 🙂

Very nice Brock, great video!👍🏻

I set my Starlink up about 10 days ago. So much better than my old Viasat setup. Even continues to work when it's pouring down rain! Never had that before. Price per month is only a couple dollars more. I got the refurbished equipment at a $200 discount, doesn't look any different than new a far as I can see. Mounted to the eave with the Starlink wall mount. Their mounts are very high quality. Very happy so far. Line-of-sight internet at my location was going to require a 10-foot pole mounted to the peak of my roof to get the signal. That was a no-go for me.

Thanks for all of the info