Starlink upgrades their network and terms of service

[Mikendebbie]

Based on my limited research - if small size for storage is your top priority - it is best for you. They say the Gen 3 dish provides better quality signal than the mini as it has many more sensors in the dish than the mini. It only has to be pointed north and it picks up the satellites with little to no adjustment. It can also be used while driving…folks have mounted the dish on the roof of their motorhome to use in motion. Not sure the mini can do that.

[scottz]

In my experience, the gen 3 does not have to be pointed North (or whatever the correct direction is for your location). Mine is mounted permanently on the roof using a Starlink Mobility Mount; no more pole mounts or setup/takedown every move. I spent the last two months traveling from Colorado to Alaska and back. As long as I had a clear view of the sky (no trees) I always had service; regardless the direction the RV was pointed. It seems that the speed will be slower if the antenna is not aligned "properly", but we were always able to stream. Ignore the alignment page in the Starlink app and try not to run too many speed tests; if it works, it works. I never tried it "in motion"; that service just started.

https://shop.starlink.com/products/u...ity-mount-gen3

[scottz]

Starlink antennas:

Gen 1 is the round antenna (no longer available from Starlink).

Gen 2 is the rectangular antenna with a pipe mount (no longer available from Starlink).

Standard Gen 3 is the large rectangular antenna with a kick stand.

Mini is like a Gen 3, but smaller and has router built into antenna. Service might be slower, but no experience here.

Flat High Performance is the high dollar antenna for boats. Some use it on RV's but the performance difference from the Standard Gen 3 is not huge. People traveling with us had this antenna; there was only one case they had service and we did not; because of trees.

[Byron B]

We use our Starlink at home and on the road. Ours is the generation 3 as, after replacing all the parts at least once except the dish itself, customer service agreed to replace the whole kit. We kept our pole stand and it works awesomely. At home and at our place in the mountains and in several instances we have/had as much as 50% obstruction. It takes maybe 5 extra minutes to align itself but our speed is great. Regardless. Someone at a campground said the beam on the newer models is very wide hence less problems with obstruction.

[RMcNeal]

Originally Posted by Byron B

We use our Starlink at home and on the road. Ours is the generation 3 as, after replacing all the parts at least once except the dish itself, customer service agreed to replace the whole kit. We kept our pole stand and it works awesomely. At home and at our place in the mountains and in several instances we have/had as much as 50% obstruction. It takes maybe 5 extra minutes to align itself but our speed is great. Regardless. Someone at a campground said the beam on the newer models is very wide hence less problems with obstruction.

Gen 2 model is 100 degree field of view. The Gen 3 is 110 degrees but lacks the motors to rotate and align itself. The extra field of view allows for a little more wiggle room when aligning manually.

[Byron B]

We have never had the motor but sure appreciate the extra width of view.

[Creeker]

I ordered the Starlink Gen 3 with pole mount last week to take advantage of the sale.
We decided to go with the 50 GB per month for now.

We have unlimited data on our phones. One ATT and the other Verizon. 50 GB hotspot on the ATT. 60 GB hotspot on Verizon with an additional 100 GB hotspot add on. That gives us 210 GB cellular per month and 50 GB starlink when we are in places with out cell service. We'll see how it works out this winter.