Starlink $299 at Officeworks. Bunnings have not lowered their price yet so can also price match there to get it for $270.
$139 per month for Starlink residential satellite internet.
$195 per month for Starlink roaming.
Starlink Standard Kit (Latest Generation) $299 + Del ($0 to Metro/ C&C/ in-Store) @ Officeworks (Price Beat Expired @ Bunnings)
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any deals for boats? to go with it?
This is the boat that most ozbargainers own. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/intex-challenger-k1
That is direct from starlink. This listing is an office works price match.
And price matches aren't deals.
I'm surprised no one has asked "what is Starlink?" yet.
who is Starlink?
A company founded by Tony Stark.
I thought that was Starklink
Why is starlink?
Cuz linked with a star that is light years away
How is Starlink?
He is OK.
But prone to outbursts and shouting at clouds.Does it come with a modum?
yes
I’m holding out for “phone is fine”
what is Starlink?
Infotainment system in Subaru cars.
StareLink? No connection.
Starlink was the official communications partner to Skynet.
Why is Starkink? ;-)
Got one stowed away. used 1 month until luckily we got FTTP, wish knew earlier as wasn't scheduled for another year or so. They are quite good though. Easy setup and not bad speed. Perfect for rural or travelling.
I had the same thing happen and starlink sent me an email out of the blue asking if I wanted to return it and offered a substantial buyback price. This was gen 2. Sent it back to the USA postage paid. Maybe you will get the same thing?
Got it for $299. So if they offered something probably not worth it and at least have backup if me or some family members need one. Thanks for the info though.
I got mine for $490, used it for the 7 day trial period and didn't reactivate it, a year later they emailed offering to buy just the dish back for $390. I took the offer and sold the router and cable separately for $80.
I could have then just bought the Gen 3 (free upgrade plus some money back) but decided to go for the Mini instead.
I wonder how they justified such a good buyback price with postage to the US included.
@eug: Maybe certain components in there have gone up in prices and they can extract and recycle. So what ain't you using it?
@OhNoUShiz: The buyback was in March. Starlink were selling refurbished units for $199 in Feb.
I thought it was amusing that they paid me $390 for my dish around the same time they were selling a refurbished dish plus router plus cable for $199 (or $399 brand new).
@eug: The hardware is already a loss-leader as its being sold at or below cost, the money is made in active subscriptions.
@BargainKen: Yes but they could have just… not bought it back.
Instead, they paid me more than they were selling refurbs for, so they made a loss on it twice.
@eug: They'll recoup their losses in the monthly fees. Fwiw they didn't ask for my dish back but I got it cheap refurb $200 so this buyback might only be limited to New units.
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I am wondering if new home owners will stop adding NBN/Opticom cable to their build and instead go for Starlink. Has anyone does this?
I built my house and don't have any phone/NBN/cable connection, even though NBN installed cable up to the outside of my house. 4G/5G data SIM in a GL.iNet router is more than enough for most users. We have a shared data plan with 3 data SIM's and 2 mobile SIM's servicing 3 households including a couple of streaming services for < $150/month total.
Wow! How’s the overall speed like? I mean using 4g/5g to connect everything at home… is it smooth?
fwiw, I've been using 5g for internet for around 2 years. We're 2 people, and 5+ devices. No issues with speed or latency. using about 4-500 GB a month.
Agreed. I previously used 5G and it was rock solid. No gamers here, so the poor latency made no difference to us
Just wondering which mobile modem do you use that can support 5g sim?
Don't think there is SIM slot on Gli router? Thx
@Paxie: I've had 3x connections / routers.
1. Spintel with the Nokia Fastmile (Optus network). Unlimited data, can use anywhere that had signal
2. Telstra 5G Home Internet with their router. 1TB data, but it was geo-locked
3. Telstra SIM only data plan using a Teltonika RUTX50 router and Poynting antenna. 400GB data, can use anywhere that has signal
for < $150/month total.
Why choose this over an NBN plan for ~$70/month?
"We have a shared data plan with 3 data SIM's and 2 mobile SIM's servicing 3 households including a couple of streaming services for < $150/month total"
I'd guess it's cheaper, since three internet at households and two streaming services and 2 mobile phones, all for less than $150
WHat's the download speed
Bout three fiddy
Whoa, such down votes but is pretty damn close:
Mine:
https://www.speedtest.net/result/12710936865.png
https://www.speedtest.net/result/12558747087.png
https://www.speedtest.net/result/12937454095.pngThree fiddy is ballpark..
I've clocked upto 470 for a sec but usually 2-300
I think I'm on older hardware (had Starlink for over two years) and got 170/18 on Speedtest just then.
Pretty damn good for someone who lives in rural Tas.
Bunnings now $298
Ow price match time.
Unfortunately, OW now $297.
Apparently they only function if the box is outside/has a direct line to the satellites?
Can't wait to see how this tech evolves over the next few years.
Had it for over two years and never had this problem in Tas. And they're constantly adding more satellites.
You need relatively unobstructed sky all around the unit, not just to the South, which is the direction it faces. There is a tool in the app to show you how obstructed your position is.
Once sorted speed is 150 - 350mbps in the middle of nowhere NSW.
What's the latency/ ping like? Can you online on it? I assume its too slow ?
yes these are good for online gaming, latency varies but consistency especially gaming is more important.
If you can get Fibre to the home, then that is best, these are good for anyone on Fixed Wireless, NBN Satellite, 4G\5G ect… and an absolute game changer for anyone camping.\caravaning. I have seen Telstra engineers, with Starlink dishes on their vans, that's how good they are.
I have seen Telstra engineers
my condolences
I have seen Telstra engineers, with Starlink dishes on their vans,
I've seen way too many commas…
Adds around 20ms - slower than fibre, but not too bad.
I know of a couple on youtube in the UK who have had Starlink for a while while waiting for their house to be built or something, and they frequently mention how rubbish it is for gaming.
20-30ms on average.
I have two teenage sons who play a lot of R6 and Fortnite online and it's been pretty good for them even when the missus and me are streaming something and tapping away on our phones.
Was a giant step over fixed-wireless - they were always complaining about lag back then.
Tried Starlink deep in the Peruvian Amazon. Incredible to be in the middle of nowhere with a much better connection than the NBN. Great product
I would have thought the trees would obstruct the line of sight. Guess there are freshly cleared paddocks all over?
Tried Starlink deep in the Peruvian Amazon.
To have Internet access like that, in the jungle is highly disappointing.
Soon, there's no place on earth, that will not escape this battle for the mind.
You don't have to use it just because it's there…
Y'all got knives around but aren't stabbing people 24/7.
To have Internet access like that, in the jungle is highly disappointing.
Highly disappointing for you, because you're a spoilt westerner.
What does that mean ?
I'm saying, I do not want internet access in the jungle.
I'm saying, I do not want internet access in the jungle.
What you are saying is that you don't want other people to have the things that you have. You already have the choice of not having Internet in the jungle, simply go to the jungle without any internet enabled devices. Or don't go to the jungle. Either way you already have what you want. The knife analogy is appropriate here.
What you are saying is that you don't want other people to have the things that you have
That's misrepresenting the ideology behind preserving nature and the lifestyle that revolves around nature,
because the internet technology is a very pervasive, insidious and detrimental in many ways, not to mention the need to increase energy consumption.There's a reason why national parks and reserves stay protected, and free from human development.
For example, if I saw a beautiful remote waterfall, I would not want location "tagged", for everyone then to come bush-bashing their way to that place, set up kiosks, commercialize the place.
So, we need "national parks/reserves" that is free from the reach of Cyberspace.
@whyisave: I think the point is that to us, the Amazon is a pristine rainforest in an exotic location that should be preserved, but to the indigenous people living there, it's simply home.
So when you say having access to the internet there is highly disappointing, you're basically saying indigenous communities in villages should not be given access to communications - they should stay sheltered forever.
I'm sure you can see how that view can be problematic. Imagine what would happen if someone suggested that Aboriginal settlements should not have internet access.
@eug: There's a reason, why people choose to live in and within nature.
They shun the civilization which thinks in money-terms, living in boxes in the sky with no connection to the land, have a high carbon footprint, don't stay in collectivist ways (young leave their families at age 18,…well not anymore!), etc.Do you think people without bidets, living in cities, who use toilet-paper, ie. destroying the habitat of these people, should be telling these nature-dwellers how to live? haha
Maybe, if the first world countries which value 'consent' so much, should ask them their consent first, for any of these trappings.
That's the best outcome, .. ask them if they want it, or show them the positives and negatives first.
They can get their town-hall meeting, and have a Monorail-salesman spruik the wonders of it all.A society that has completely different set of values in there, will suddenly get bombarded with banner ads, and their children see Taylor Swift gyrating away, etc. etc.
Internet companies need to increase their market share.
Advertising companies need more eyeballs.
U.S. intelligence need to harvest more data.The internet isn't just a way of accessing information, but it's also for used for nefarious reasons to promote ideologies deliberately "against" a society, eg. why does China block access to Internet of the 'west' ?
That's why my 2nd sentence above, says:
Soon, there's no place on earth, that will not escape this battle for the mind.
because everything is trying to fight for a spot in our mind,
as the Internet experience exists in the mind as well.I'm saying that if city's can preserve national parks and ban development, to apply the same principles for parts of the world to not have Internet access as well
Some kind of Internet-free zone, like a wildlife-sanctuary or a fishing-free zone.
The animals didn't get a say into what humans are doing for them? :-DThese people can choose to move if they want, for a "better Internet life",…because that's what all migrants have done, ie. move for a perceived better life.
Imagine what would happen if someone suggested that Aboriginal settlements should not have internet access.
Do you know they want to live away from the cities too?
Try to visit Arnhem land in the NT,…and you most likely won't get access, unless an elder takes you.
With that in mind, they have mobile phone access and they're enjoying that :-DImagine, after giving Aboriginals internet access, would people be comfortable paying them reparations, because they asked for it ?
@whyisave: Yeah I got what you were saying. Not sure why old mate seems to have interpreted it weirdly
read an article on remote tribe accessing internet for the first time and they were hooked to porn and tiktok..
Be wary of misleading sensationalist articles on the internet. Media outlets will frequently misrepresent or distort the truth, or even outright lie, if it brings in the clicks which makes them more money.
Media outlets will frequently misrepresent or distort the truth, or even outright lie, if it brings in the clicks which makes them more money.
Pretty much sums up most corporate media today. It's a race to the bottom.
Tried Starlink deep in the Peruvian Amazon.
I hope you browsed Amazon while you were there.
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I'm trying to understand how does the "Starlink Roaming" package work.
So, if I got Starlink for residential purposes (city living),
would I need any special equipment for the 'roaming portion' of it, … say I go sailing
or another country ?Why you pay so much for internet for city living, just get a superfast internet
I just wanted to know what equipment is needed for the "Starlink Roaming" package.
PS:
I did not neg you.The standard package is software locked to your address. The roaming package allows you to use it anywhere in Australia. There is also an even more expensive global roamimg package that's advertised to work in almost all countries (except Gaza). Equipment is the same, its just the monthly fee that increases depending on which package you take.
@ialam99: So, 'same equipment' means, I need to take the receiver with me, wherever I go roaming, right? (eg. caravan within Australia, etc.)
@whyisave: Sorry I wasnt clear. The equipment and plan interchangeable so you can select the "roam" plan with any equipment.
In terms of equipment, they have the standard (AC power and requires a seperate router) and mini (smaller, DC power and integrated wifi but slower download and more expensive).
Give me a mini at this price and I'm in!
Officeworks $297, and Bunnings is $298. Just got them to price beat by 10%.. $267.30! 😉
Gotta be faster than my FTTN 50/20 that clogs up every evening
what makes the bunnings pb expired ?
Watched a bloke clear out my local Bunnings, bought 24 odd. There much of a resale market for these?
I think there's a lot of people who install these professionally (for homes or businesses) and provide the antenna. They will probably still charge the customer the full price for the antenna, so an easy way to boost profit.
Caravan park?
Holiday rental?
Townhouse developments?
Optional boat mount