Starlink as a landline?

[topchippyles]

3 hours ago, Squaredy said:

Thank you.  It sure as hell can’t be worse!

You will be fine with that mate.

[Squaredy]

Well, Starlink finally arrived early Feb; and a few days ago I got a moment to put it on the roof. Pretty simple really.  I now have super fast broadband at work.    Had to download the app to my phone but the kit was automatically linked to it, so all I had to do was plug it in and choose a name and password.

Not going to get the landline transferred for a few weeks - but the indications are it is fast and reliable.  Most important it is not weather dependant.  Download speed 100mbs which is what it is capped at as I have the cheapest package.

 

Ten out of ten so far.

[Paul in the woods]

How did you find the install? Did it come with all the necessary bits and cables and were they long enough?

 

I'd also be curious to know if it drops at all during very heavy rain, I know freesat TV can do but that's a different technology. It wouldn't put us off as our copper phone line drops in very wet weather anyway.

 

As for you landline phone, do you need it or can you just use the mobile phone via wifi? Or route a landline number to the mobile via wifi.

[Peewit]

I'm interested in the Starlink option. My broadband with BT goes up to nearly £40 a month at the end of March and I don't even get a landline. 

How different is it to a TV satellite dish? My house is surrounded by trees and TV sats don't work very well. I have to use a digital aerial and freeview. Wouldn't want to pull the pin if it isn't going to work. 

[Steve Bullman]

im thinking about switching. Our BT is £75 a month at the moment...i'd rather pay my money to someone looking to do good in the world.

[openspaceman]

4 hours ago, Paul in the woods said:

As for you landline phone, do you need it or can you just use the mobile phone via wifi? Or route a landline number to the mobile via wifi.

I cannot answer about starlink but I have fibre to the premises for a week or so now and I bought a VOIP Analogue to Telephone Adapter (grandstream HT812 as my provider advised against some cheaper ones) to keep my landline number and it just seems to work. There are various divert and voicemail options,  that I have not investigated, all for an additional £4/month.

[GarethM]

2 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

im thinking about switching. Our BT is £75 a month at the moment...i'd rather pay my money to someone looking to do good in the world.

I hope you have TV and other things as part of that?

[Steve Bullman]

Nope, just the fastest option they have. To be honest though. every time the speed goes up ive not really noticed any difference. You only need to speed to reach a certain level to stream...beyond that seems a waste unless you're downloading and uploading huge files constantly. Most people aren't

 

[GarethM]

23 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Nope, just the fastest option they have. To be honest though. every time the speed goes up ive not really noticed any difference. You only need to speed to reach a certain level to stream...beyond that seems a waste unless you're downloading and uploading huge files constantly. Most people aren't

 

Sounds like someone is getting a raw deal without a reach around or dinner.

 

Have a look at sky you might even get Netflix thrown in as a sweetener 

[Steve Bullman]

1 hour ago, GarethM said:

Sounds like someone is getting a raw deal without a reach around or dinner.

 

Have a look at sky you might even get Netflix thrown in as a sweetener 

i get netflix free anyway. I did just call them up though as im out of contract and they quoted £59. I pay extra as I have 3 boosters running in line to get high speed fibre to my office at the end of the garden.