SpaceX Starlink Rural Internet Service is available in limited beta

Camber Integration recently installed SpaceX's Starlink internet service for the first time. Starlink’s service is currently in public beta, but we were blown away that finally there is a great option for those needing internet in rural areas. 

An awesome surprise when unboxing the equipment was that the install manual references the Starlink dish as Dishy Mcflatface. Along with Dishy, there was a Starlink Router and power supply, black cable built into the Dishy and white cable to the router. We were ready for the fun to begin!

Starlink Equipment Installation was easier then expected. With the right tools (drill, drill bits, socket set) and the Starlink App you’re ready to go. With the Starlink App, you use your phone's camera to ensure that the intended mounting location has an unobstructed view of the satellites. 

Our client ordered the Starlink Volcano Mount accessory to mount Dishy on their rooftop. SpaceX Starlink thought of everything when packing this mount. All of the necessary hardware, a handy carrying case to help you lug the equipment up to the roof safely and even sealing tape to place underneath the holes to make sure that your roof continues to be weatherized. 

The included cool dual power-over-ethernet injector power supply powers both Dishy and the Starlink Router. The kit comes with the color coded cable connected, so if you want to test it from the ground, all you have to do is plug it into power and watch the dish aim itself. 

Once it is plugged in, pull up the Starlink App, input your address and password and that’s it, you’re done. We wish there was more to the process, for example a settings page would be helpful to place the router on bridge mode. This is feedback we plan to send to SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Service. 

Our client has an existing Google Mesh WiFi system which we were able to plug into the Starlink router. There were a few settings we had to manipulate to make it work. 

Our first speed test was 115 Mbps / 14 Mbps, way faster than the existing cellular service of 14 Mbps / 0.04 Mbps. The ping times to google.com are 44ms consistently. The service did drop for 5 - 30 seconds from time to time, still better than the cellular service in the area. Overall, our client was beyond thrilled to finally have reliable internet service distributed throughout their entire rural property.