Are any of you running the standard Home Starlink Kit on your boats? Looking at the website and we’re not liking the price of the Marine Service. Is the Marine Kit a must for internet offshore?
Hoping we can just purchase the standard kit, thanks
Did you purchase a DC power supply for your new StarLink? I'm in the process of installing a new system right now and would prefer a DC power supply to the AC one provided with the kit.I recently bought the standard Gen3 RV kit which gets you the slightly larger non-articulated, antenna which you can mount flat or on a pole. Works great so far. The nice thing about the Gen3 is it uses Standard RJ45 cables and the power supply is separate from the router, which makes cable routing easier and allows one to use an aftermarket 12v-54v power supply without opening the case or voiding the warranty.
Did you purchase a DC power supply for your new StarLink? I'm in the process of installing a new system right now and would prefer a DC power supply to the AC one provided with the kit.
Starlink does not currently sell a 12v power kit. I got mine from TRIOFlatmount ($90). btw I just looked at the TRIO site again and see they have a very nice pole mount adaptor for the Gen 3. Much better than the flimsy single bolt mount that Starlink sells. Wish it was available earlier.
https://www.trioflatmount.com/shop
We're here in the Bahamas, and I have asked a number of cruisers about their Starlink. Everyone has said they have the RV plan and don't use it while moving. One person said they used it while moving and got kicked off the plan.
So they reinstated and simply don't use it while underway.
What keeps Starlink from seeing they went from the States to the islands, I do not know.
Are any of you running the standard Home Starlink Kit on your boats? Looking at the website and we’re not liking the price of the Marine Service. Is the Marine Kit a must for internet offshore?
Hoping we can just purchase the standard kit, thanks