Over the last year, we’ve used Starlink on four separate two-week trips to the Caribbean. π΄β΅ It has worked flawlessly, whether we were sailing underway or anchored, with the dish mounted on our catamaranβs cockpit.
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To test this, we mounted our Starlink dish on my car and drove 25+ minutes on the interstate and back. π The dish was secured to the roof with a TrioMount and Seersucker suction cups, giving it a slight forward angle. The Ethernet cable ran from the dish to the WiFi router and power adapter inside the car, which was powered by a 2200-watt EcoFlow DELTA 2 Portable Power Station. π
For the test, I put my phone in airplane mode, then turned on WiFi and Bluetooth. Without any help, I turned on Spotify and called my buddy Steve during the drive, which lasted almost an hour, including a lunch break at Hard Eight BBQ. π The system only lost connection when I went under an overpass.
I monitored the performance using the Starlink app’s advanced Speedtest page and recorded about 73 Mbps download speed while traveling at 70 mph. πΆ The WiFi call to Steve was excellent. π
Our conclusions:
1. We can use Starlink during hunting trips where internet access is usually limited or spotty. ποΈ
2. If we ever charter a powercat instead of a sailboat, we can still rely on Starlink for fast and reliable internet access. π€
3. If we exceed Starlinkβs speed or distance limits, we would need to switch from unlimited data to priority data, which costs $2 per gigabit. π΅
At the end of the video, I include a short description of the equipment I used for this test. π₯
Starlink proved to be a robust solution, even under unconventional conditions! ππ
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