Anyone running a mobile set up? Thinking it would be nice to put one in my toolbox than deploy as needed seems cheaper than a cell signal boost and more reliable
thanks

 

I had one at the house for a test, awesome reception, but I did not want to drop $500 for something that can't go with me, it would be permanently assigned to my home street address.

I have Forum Friends who have them on their TT and motor-homes, they enjoy being able to use WiFi while traveling down the road.

for myself, I have been very satisfied with using T-Mobile hotspots, they seem to work everyone the main highways run.

T-Mobile can reach out almost a 60-100 miles in the desert where no hills are in the way, I used mine in Cleveland, Utah a year ago for more than 2 months, and always had good service.

the TM hotspots are $50/month, a lot cheaper than Starlink...

But, Starlink is the champion if you are in the moutains where cellphone service is not available period.

I suggest you get a T-Mobile hotspot and use it for a while to determine if that is satisfactory for your needs over the long haul.

there is NO CONTRACT, they will drop it the minute you call and tell them 'no thanks', you have to return the Hotspot.

when traveling, I lay the Hotspot on the dash, and cover it with a hat or something so the sun does not destroy it. my daughter has never lost service while we traveled from Oklahoma to Florida and back,
and another trip, from OK to S.Dakota she had service the entire trip.

it has worked in every RV campground we have stayed overnight in.
and that is a bunch of them. always a better signal than what the KOAs can provide, which is a joke, usually

 

this is our signal here at the house now, on a TM hotspot
no fiber here, and the local WIFI carriers are a joke, the community is always complaining about Lost Service.
I have never had, "lost service" for more than an hour, and that maybe once a year.... I can't remember the last time we did not have service... been well over a year, it was during a terrible 100 year Ice Storm and the local Tower lost their antenna, but it was back the next day.

 

Won’t be any cell service where this rigs bound seems you can get set up month to month would be nice to only pay when needed

 

At some point soon T Mobile phones will have access to Starlink. It's why I chose T Mobile a couple years ago. I find myself very far from cell service once in a while. I heard Starlink for TM is still "soon".

The mobile Starlink for RVs is available now if waiting is not an option.

 

I am on the T-Mobile Starlink beta and I can tell you it works.

 

I also am a T mobile subscriber with that cellullar based WiFi modem and I simply bring it with us when my wife and I travel. Plug it in and within two minutes it's up and running. They tell me it's assigned to my home address, but it still works for me where ever I go and I've been to Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Tennessee, North Carolina and everywhere in between with it. It never fails to work if I have cell service.

 

starlink is available as mobile... how many have used this? that's the difference.

 

We used Star Link home version for a while. It worked well for us, but my son said the ping and inconsistencies gave issues for gaming. The way my wife and I used it was fine though.

We have since switched to TMobile 5G home internet. It seems better (but not great, again due to inconsistent speed/ping) for my son's gaming. I prefer it due to the cheaper price and easier setup. It’s also much faster than the Star Link based on speed tests, but for my use I don’t notice the difference. It is less than half the cost per month and the hardware cost was a lot less too.

The setup for Star Link was easy, except for running the cable from outside to the base inside the house. Otherwise the app checks for obstructions to let you know the spot is good and it self aligns when powered up. I had no complaints. For a mobile setup outside of cell service I think it would work wonderfully.

I believe you can turn service off and on monthly as you stated which is another bonus. For us, the area saturation was full so we had to make sure we didn’t want it before turning off service, otherwise they may not have let our address back on. This shouldn’t matter for mobile service though.

In summary, only saw 2 downsides for us. #1 being the cost. It’s not cheap, but we were happy to pay it since nothing else was available at the time. #2 is the routing of cables for a home setup, which shouldn’t be an issue when going mobile. I guess there could be a 3rd concern if you’re wanting to do gaming, but it’s not a deal breaker to me.

edit to add: Technically we were on the Star Link mobile/remote service for a while because our home area was over saturated (we knew this going in). We did not have the mobile hardware but our service was that of the mobile version. We had no issues with the service.

 

your son needs to pay for his own issues...

 

Nope, just told him it is what it is and be thankful to have anything.

 

I am one of those who thinks "games" are a time waster,
I delete them off the OS the very first thing, don't want them in the Menu.


This is T-Mobile Gateway using Proton Free VPN
not too shabby...

 

it’s United States Navy tested and certified

 

I find it hard to believe that the Navy Electronic techs did not know that the Starlink was providing an "illegal" WiFi service.

Any cellphone can download a WiFi search app on their phone,
mine is Android and I have a few on my phone, each has unique options that I use for friends, to help them with their in-home WiFi service.

with these apps, I can find the WiFi signals, and their SSIDs, and what services they provide... what they don't do, is give me the Passwords...
I have never been interested in Hacking.

 

So, does the mobile device use 4G/5G where available and then when out of data signal it switches to Starlink for data? I saw where Starlink was providing text SMS services to T-Mobile, but was not aware of the data service.

I recall when that story came out, I was laughing at the audacity of those sailors to try something like that.

It was quite a while ago when I read the report, but there were several senior NCO's involved and did a pretty good job of hiding the SSID and only using the WiFi during certain hours. Still, they were being stupid and should have just followed the rules. I believe the USN made an example out of them regarding disciplinary actions in hopes to squash any future thoughts on unsecured WiFi while the ship is underway.