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2 Months Free Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet ($139/Month Afterwards, No Contract), Hardware Install $450 Shipped @ Starlink

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2 Months Free Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet ($139/Month Afterwards, No Contract), Hardware Install $450 Shipped @ Starlink
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Regie69 on 31/12/2022 - 18:06 starlink.com (3750 clicks)
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Australians, order via link below for first 2 months of service free. Applies to new customers for RV + residential service.

High-speed satellite internet. Australia-only Discount - 50% off hardware for a limited time!

  • one-time hardware cost of $450
  • $139/month for service. No contracts.

New customers — order via the link below, and your first 2 months of free service will automatically be credited to your account.

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  • Phoebus on 31/12/2022 - 18:54
    +4

    I can see why Musk thinks Starlink might go bankrupt. All that money put into satellites and looks like it's already close to capacity

    • machej on 31/12/2022 - 19:08

      It seems that he makes a prediction that each of his companies will go bankrupt. I somewhat feel it's a marketing strategy to increase uptake.

      • nicolascage on 31/12/2022 - 21:23
        +3

        or perhaps he's being realistic.. what's the chances anyone starting a Space exploration/manufacturing/satellite company will succeed.

      • Phoebus on 31/12/2022 - 22:31

        yeah.. he's been selling Tesla and it's been crashing (coincidentally) at the same time.

        • rodericb on 01/01/2023 - 09:45
          +3

          He is running Tesla on Full Self Drive.

    • kasp on 31/12/2022 - 21:24
      +3

      There is a risk that the starlink network could completely implode and hamper all space travel in the forseeable future.

      Since there are so many of them up there and they are just throwing more and more up in low orbit the chances of a collision increase significantly and well tiny space debris travelling the speed of bullets will hit more starlinks creating more space debris until we can’t send anything up.

      They think it could just take one collision to set off that chain reaction.

      • Phoebus on 31/12/2022 - 22:32
        +2

        yep.. space travel could be prohibitively dangerous for the next 50 years, thanks to lord Musk.

      • entropysbane on 01/01/2023 - 09:51

        I thought its satellites had specific age related deorbit functions?

        • kasp on 01/01/2023 - 13:11

          Doesn’t matter if they are damaged. They are a relatively new player in the space and they are currently involved in half of the near misses. When they complete their plan they will account for almost all of them..

          They have been warned by plenty of experts and they are relying on an auto correction technology to solve a problem. Their systems auto adjust but no one else is aware of that they could be moving into an issue. Also their technology is not perfect.

      • spaceflight on 01/01/2023 - 09:54

        tiny space debris travelling the speed of bullets

        Bullets travel much slower.

        • kasp on 01/01/2023 - 13:12

          Yeah meant to say like bullets.

      • ProlapsedHeinous on 02/01/2023 - 23:58

        just shoot up a 1 tonne blob of blu tac to absorb it all. no sweat m8

    • UltimateAI on 31/12/2022 - 22:22
      +1

      Only close to capacity due to regulatory hurdles launching the next gen satellites.
      Approval was recently given but much lower numbers, so congestion and speeds should start to improve. They also added some caps for the <0.5% abusing the system.

  • AustriaBargain on 31/12/2022 - 18:59
    +6

    When I was a kid I thought all internet was over satellite, because in the movies things going over the internet was always via satellite. Then I learned it's a lie, but now it's a fact of life for people living remotely anyway.

    • DingoBlue on 31/12/2022 - 20:07
      +2

      When mobile phones were still relatively new I had a customer asking about range and coverage etc, they were amazed that you could call interstate.

  • dosada on 31/12/2022 - 19:04
    +4

    Just a hint. I have seen many people selling used kits on Facebook for decent prices. Meybe some more savings.

  • sunnyc on 31/12/2022 - 19:08

    If you use referral you get 2 months

    • Regie69 on 31/12/2022 - 19:56
      +1

      No referral needed .

    • machej on 31/12/2022 - 19:11
      +10

      Regardless of your thoughts on Musk this is a godsend for people who live out in the bush or generally can't do their work without a decent connection.

      • [Deactivated] on 31/12/2022 - 19:15
        +1

        Except people that have it are moving away from it (see Jeff Geerling's video on it for an unbiased review).

        Not only that, if on the very off chance you are in the middle of nowhere NBN 25mbit satellite is still less than half this cost, so taking into consideration you're one of the 0.1% of people that might need this, having no other good choice still doesn't make it a good deal

    • RetroMetro on 31/12/2022 - 19:15
      +2

      This is obviously not meant to compete with Telstra. It's meant for people in the bush

      • [Deactivated] on 31/12/2022 - 19:18
        -5

        There are alternatives, and they are cheaper

        • Savas on 31/12/2022 - 19:29
          +4

          normally when you neg, you provide information where it is cheaper.

          Appropriate uses of negative vote
          Cheaper price elsewhere
          Ideally, mention store, URL and price include shipping (if applicable).

        • ssfps on 01/01/2023 - 00:17

          Well, this guy was disabled, but i'm genuinely curious if there is actually some reasonable alternate service available in the bush. The only other service I've seen is NBN LTSS which is comparatively garbage and still fairly pricey per MB.

    • lagiace on 31/12/2022 - 19:15

      It’s targeting different market, not competing with terrestrial internet. If you have good internet service, obviously no deal for you.

      • [Deactivated] on 31/12/2022 - 19:17
        -2

        You're saying NBN Satellite is a different market to Starlink? I fail to see the difference

        • lordezekiel on 31/12/2022 - 19:22
          +2

          It is different. For instance, my parents can’t get satellite nbn but can use starlink.

        • Savas on 31/12/2022 - 19:22
          +1

          the same price plan on NBN Satellite is like 100 GB and speeds of 25 Mbps…. you can't even find unlimited data plan for NBN satellite to compare it with.

    • pharcyde on 31/12/2022 - 19:16
      +1

      Downvoting for dumb take

    • Teh White Mamba on 31/12/2022 - 19:31
      +7

      When your take and replies are so dumb you delete your whole ozb account.

      • pharcyde on 31/12/2022 - 20:41

        Clearly an anti-Musker shill spreading disinformation about Starlink.

  • tharlow on 31/12/2022 - 19:13
    +6

    Am I correct that you have to be in low-earth orbit to get a reliable, stable connection?

    • ChickenDinner123 on 31/12/2022 - 19:17
      +1

      Yes.

      • tharlow on 31/12/2022 - 20:09

        Thanks for the reply, but some other replies say otherwise. So now I’m going to have to contact Starlink, which will mean that I’ll have to connect to Starlink first

        • ChickenDinner123 on 31/12/2022 - 21:09
          +2

          No worries, glad I could help

        • Regie69 on 01/01/2023 - 00:12
          +1

          30 day trail otherwise money back

          • tharlow on 01/01/2023 - 00:29

            @Regie69: I was hoping that the satellites wouldn’t leave a trail, but if it’s gone in 30 days I guess it’s only temporary

    • lagiace on 31/12/2022 - 19:18
      +2

      No. You are on earth surface with a clear sky view. You don’t low orbit in space.

      • tharlow on 31/12/2022 - 20:10

        So you get better bandwidth above the clouds? That’s what you’re saying?

        • lagiace on 31/12/2022 - 20:37

          Yes atmospheric conditions will affect the reception and bandwidth. The satellites are about 500 to 600 km orbiting the Earth, for best reception, you need to place the antenna with a clear and unobtrusive view of sky and hopefully in clear weather condition.

          • jackspratt on 31/12/2022 - 20:58
            +2

            @lagiace:

            ….. with a clear and unobtrusive view of sky

            And unobstructed, preferably.

    • spaceflight on 31/12/2022 - 19:29
      +4

      I find that Starlink works worse when I my house is in low earth orbit as I'm to close to the satellites.
      It works much better when I'm on earth.

      • lagiace on 31/12/2022 - 19:53

        Please explain “my house is in low earth orbit”?

        The satellite is about 500 to 600 km from earth surface, is there a place on earth that is too close to the satellite?

        • tharlow on 31/12/2022 - 20:07
          +2

          If you get too close to the satellite you can be in its blind spot. But I believe you can use the Starlink app to modify your orbit to (mostly) avoid this

          • lagiace on 31/12/2022 - 20:48
            +1

            @tharlow: The satellite is 500km from earth, how close you are talking about?

            There is no blind spot from the satellite beam unless it is blocked by trees buildings or hills on earth. So if you have a good unobtrusive clear sky, you are good to go. The app will do fine adjustments to aim at satellite paths more precisely.

          • spaceflight on 31/12/2022 - 21:27
            +3

            @tharlow:

            But I believe you can use the Starlink app to modify your orbit to (mostly) avoid this

            I just use my thrusters

        • bboT on 31/12/2022 - 20:07
          +1

          Ya mum's Lagrange point.

        • spaceflight on 31/12/2022 - 21:26
          +2

          Please explain “my house is in low earth orbit”?

          Starlink doesn't work very well when my house is in low earth orbit because I'm to close to the satellites.

          The satellite is about 500 to 600 km from earth surface, is there a place on earth that is too close to the satellite?

          As I said

          I find that Starlink works worse when I my house is in low earth orbit as I'm to close to the satellites.
          It works much better when I'm on earth.

  • Doyen on 31/12/2022 - 19:19
    +7

    Awesome product that delivers what it promises. We were up and running in seconds after mounting the dish. It just works. Consistent stable ~250Mb/s down, unlimited downloads. If you are on NBN wifi, skymuster etc this is a dream.

    • Count Shagula on 31/12/2022 - 19:28
      +1

      Yeah same as my experience. Mostly downloading at 20+ Megabytes a second. We've seen north of 50 in steams peak download speeds

    • tharlow on 31/12/2022 - 20:12

      Be careful mounting the dish. It’s best to keep the kids from playing on it

      • spaceflight on 31/12/2022 - 21:29
        +2

        And cats from sleeping on it.

  • rattle on 31/12/2022 - 19:21
    +17

    Starlink is the best move I ever did with my internet.

    We are in Northern Victoria and mobile coverage is average and we can get fixed wireless from a tower in a nearby town, but that always slowed to a crawl in peak times and was unreliable. It was just not fast enough for the amount of users here too.
    Skymuster have improved their plans for satellite, but its' just not in the same league and has shaping, peak/off peak metering on stuff like streaming.

    We are a family of 9, so very heavy users of the internet via streaming, gaming, Uni and a full time (monetized) YouTuber, etc…

    Speeds are fantastic and we don't have any major dropouts. Even in the rain, the speeds are still excellent.
    The very rare hardcore storm will wipe out the signal briefly, but we don't get many of those at all.
    I can think of 3 times actually where we had a dropout for more than 20 minutes and that were reported to be in the region, not just us.

    As far as the cost of the equipment and having to keep it… I'm fine with that considering the use and value we get out of our service.

    No more running around the house and asking kids not to download or stream at the same time while my sport is streaming on Kayo.

    You just need that dish to have a clear line of sight of the sky in a big round section toward the South. Obstructions will impact speed apparently. No issue here.

    People reply with stupid stuff when Starlink comes up, but for the people who have extremely limited options and who it's more targeted at, it's bloody good!
    I paid double for my equipment, but I'm fine with it as I've never had internet this good while living in the country.

    Have a great day.

    • Count Shagula on 31/12/2022 - 19:32
      +4

      Same here. I really dislike Elon Musk so very very much, i dont want to give him any of my money. Every time its tourist time here (Regional Area) we have no 4G service at all, we can't use the internet at all and normal satellite is overpriced rubbish. We decided this year to get Starlink for the kids and its life changing. On a 4G dongle we might have got 1meg a second at 3am but most of the time it would be 200kb/s. Plugged in Starlink and im updating my Steam library at 20+ Megabytes a second. Have seen peak speeds of over 50 megabytes a second. Absolutely unreal

  • Teh White Mamba on 31/12/2022 - 19:34
    +3

    FYI there is a 1TB usage limit per month before being throttled for any heavy downloaders considering.

    • Count Shagula on 31/12/2022 - 19:37
      +3

      My download monitor cfos turbo lan says i've downloaded 18tb this month via starlink. Im still speed testing at 230Mbps. Test just now. Test

    • Namidairo on 31/12/2022 - 19:53

      Still quite a bit more compared to what the typical Sky Muster RSP is offering.

      The $135/m plan from Harbour ISP is 150+150gb (On/off-peak). The offerings from other providers are equally as convoluted in regards to On-Peak/Off-Peak, metered/unmetered content, etc.

      :S

    • Takoosh on 31/12/2022 - 20:02
      +2

      This doesn't apply to Australian Residential Starlink users. It applies to US/Canadian Residential users, and all Business/Maritime customers worldwide beginning February 2023.

      It's only a throttle for Business plans, for Residential it's a de-prioritisation which means you still get full speeds unless the cell is currently over-utilised.

      Edit: For clarity, Australian Residential Starlink is completely unlimited for the foreseeable future.

  • checkingthisout on 31/12/2022 - 19:38
    +2

    $79-99 a month would make this absolutely killer. $139 a month is real pricey. Still better than the NBN satellite.

    • Ridiculous Panda on 01/01/2023 - 15:16
      +2

      They literally had to launch a rocket. I’d say the overhead costs are high?
      I think it is a reasonable price for people with no other choice for reliable internet.

  • hopper on 31/12/2022 - 19:42

    Telstra blocks Access to torrents, do starlink also block

    • Count Shagula on 31/12/2022 - 19:48

      Link me to torrents/client and ill tell you. I haven't used them for years as before Starlink my only net options were in the realm of a ~week to download a 50gig game

    • Mums Poop Sock on 31/12/2022 - 19:57

      No

    • Namidairo on 31/12/2022 - 20:02

      I don't believe Starlink are among the ISP's being targeted by copyright holders into enforcing blocks for websites. Which are typically DNS in nature, because the majority are behind CDN ip addresses anyway.

    • sini180 on 31/12/2022 - 21:23
      +4

      Telstra block via DNS. You can use a different DNS server. (ie; 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8) and anything blocked won't be blocked.

    • Tollery on 31/12/2022 - 21:28
      +1

      VPN?

    • vorsprung on 31/12/2022 - 21:55
      +2

      Jeepers. If you’re letting Telstra get in your way of torrenting, they’re really just protecting you; you should be thankful. Always use protection (VPN).

    • Jimbuscus on 01/01/2023 - 05:14

      They just don't deliver the DNS address for major torrent websites, all you need to do is change your DNS provider for free on either your router or device.

      Major DNS providers won't be any slower, I also recommend sticking with 1337x.to as a torrent directory as they whitelist their uploaders.

  • zubzero on 31/12/2022 - 19:51

    What sort of ping you get with this?

    • DrKB108 on 31/12/2022 - 20:24

      In Northern NSW. ~40-60ms

    • UltimateAI on 31/12/2022 - 22:28

      99% of people don't know how to interpret ping results.
      For most applications, eg: gaming, "consistent" ping times without packets loss, is preferable over low ping times.

      PS: Many ISP's prioritise speedtest, traffic, so they look great, to get real results need to use an unknown server,

      • Jimbuscus on 01/01/2023 - 05:22

        speedtest.net results are always higher than real results, that's why ISP's tell you to use their own speedtests as it's just the Ookla API.

        Also with fast.com by Netflix, performance on Netflix's servers are often better due to the infrastructure in place that caches Netflix closer to your ISP.

        Real world use like downloading a game for download speed is better, with using a variety of speedtests to get an average of ping ms.

        Packet loss is the most important issue you can face, it's the thing you notice when video does something weird like change colour and is part of the actual files being transferred getting lost.

        https://packetlosstest.com/

  • Aussar on 31/12/2022 - 19:58

    Curious what kind of ping people are getting with this.

    I've got NBN FTTN and it's been an unreliable joke. Ping just keeps going between 5-500ms randomly. Is starlink stable for people?

    • Count Shagula on 31/12/2022 - 20:07
      +1

      Way better than a 4g dongle at least. Probably not as good as FTTP users but i've been playing BFV lately and usually i have near the lowest ping in games. I also play warthunder and since its US servers im always 200ms ping but still waaaaaay better than the 4G dongle. I've had it for a bit over a month so far and i've only had one dropout which lasted maybe 10 seconds. Caused a server desync and i died but its only happened once. My kids have not complained at all either. I just did a fast.com test and these are my results Fast

  • CindaaMoon on 31/12/2022 - 20:14

    How does Starlink compare with Skymesh? We’re moving to country SA very soon and nbn isn’t an option. I’ve done a bit of homework just looking for personal experience.

    • slimpickings on 31/12/2022 - 20:30
      +3

      Starlink is better: much lower ping, better bandwidth, higher download limits. Worth checking your coverage with starlink before you get it, if you don't have total satellite coverage you'll get occasional short dropouts until they launch a few more satellites

      It's almost guaranteed to be your best option unless you're lucky enough for:
      * 4G/5G with good signal. You might be able to throw a directional antenna on a pole to get more reliable reception
      * A WISP covering your local area. Unlikely to be cheaper than starlink but gives you someone local you can call if there are problems.

      I'd say hello to the neighbors and ask what they use.

      • CindaaMoon on 31/12/2022 - 20:55

        Thank you so much for the info. Appreciate the breakdown. We will be moving to a very small town and I don’t think many there have internet. Quite elderly neighbours. Starlink seems to be more suitable for our needs. I guess dropouts might just be something that comes with living so rural.

        • slimpickings on 31/12/2022 - 20:59

          They will only let you register if they plan on total coverage for your area, so if there are dropouts it should only be a temporary issue. I moved my parents from skymesh to starlink before they had total coverage, and it meant the internet dropped out for a couple of minutes every half hour or so.

          Three months ago starlink plugged that gap and they've had no issues since. First time they've ever been able to stream HD video without buffering.

  • MikeKulls on 31/12/2022 - 21:20
    +2

    Should update this post to say this offer ends at midnight tonight

    • spaceflight on 31/12/2022 - 21:33
      +2

      That's what the expiry on the deal already says

      • Regie69 on 01/01/2023 - 00:02

        It was listed to expire at midnight

  • R4 on 31/12/2022 - 21:48

    I would sign up for this but there is no link to 2 months free on their website

  • nk7 on 31/12/2022 - 22:05

    My nbn drops out all the time even though I live in the suburb of a state capital. I think there may be a part of my HFC connection which is damaged or worn out and Telstra nor NBN will fix it. I would happily switch over to anything better but I have heard stories of throttling speeds for high data usage which I would fall under, also considered about the higher ping for gaming

  • abuch47 on 31/12/2022 - 23:21
    -4

    $49 for 100/20 straight fibre biatch!

    What's the difference between the RV setup and residential?

    • Regie69 on 01/01/2023 - 00:01

      Transportable for caravans, trucks boats

      • abuch47 on 01/01/2023 - 14:32

        but hardware cost is the same only month to month was $40 more expensive, so was wondering what the difference was (as its not explained). looks like there are two tiers of RV hardware as well

        • dman1 on 01/01/2023 - 15:51

          Starlink have three different satellite dishes from what I've seen on their website, the standard, the high performance, and the one you use if go for the RV option, which gives the best reception. I strongly guess they give you a different dish on the RV option.

          However, even a fixed location install, if you have reception issues, you could order their high performance or RV dishes - and I don't believe the RV dish actually moves/tracks like the other two do. Its appears to like a flat plate pointing at the sky, variations of this is probably what they put on boats/ships and aircraft as well as other moving vehicle mounts.

          All the information is there, it just takes a bit to scroll through the marketing. The prices for the Accessories aren't listed, but you can see the PDF with what is available. Looks like you have to sign up first before they will tell you the pricing. Mounting on a RV may require some additional brackets, I haven't looked in that kit, but Starlink claim the RV dish can handle wind speeds of 280KM/H, in fact I think they were claiming most of their dishes can handle high wind speed, but if you just have it sitting on the ground outside, you'd want to use tent pegs or similar to secure to the ground, but I think the roof mounting kits, either poles or mounting on the eaves.

          I suggest that most people might need more that the standard 75 feet or ~22 metres of cable to get it inside to connect to the router, they have longer cable options, and if you were feeding from a roof mount, you'd do a standard drip loop with the cable, before going into the roof or down inside the walls. I imagine this is reinforced co-ax as there is no LNB, so maybe the dish has a converter to drop the frequency into a more usable range. Didn't get right into the deep specs, they might not even provide such detail. But I am guessing its some form of hybrid cable, as you probably need to provide the dish some power given the tracking motor and other electronics inside it.

    • killingtime on 01/01/2023 - 01:47

      lol, thats a poor flex. come back when you got gigabit. I'm at 6 gigabit (New Zealand).

      • abuch47 on 01/01/2023 - 14:31

        OzBargain

        Have had gigabit think it was $119pm with SL, too expensive and unnecessary for our (and large majority) usecase. This current deal with Spintel is cheaper than any other current by about $20-25pm (and cheaper than my previous all time lowest of $60pm when NBN came online (2016)

  • Wolfy on 01/01/2023 - 09:06
    +1

    Signed up last night @ 11.45PM for the RV Version, a bit sceptical about how/if/when they'd apply the 2 free months.
    Woke up this morning with some emails and a $348 account credit, which was applied within a few hours of sign-up.

    • eug on 01/01/2023 - 16:43

      Any expiry for the credit? Can you sign up now, pause immediately, and use the credit in 6 months time?

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