Hasty Treat - Starlink Rural Internet

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes’ new satellite internet setup — best use-cases and how to set it up. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 04:06 - Rural internet is huge for: Access to information Remote work Opens up job opportunities for many residents who can’t relocate due to family Home values Big city folk moving into rural areas and driving prices up is another issue altogether Smart rural home 05:46 - Previous setup We have a cottage LTE Routers Yagi Antennas Worked well, but slow $4/gig over 100gb Grey market - one went up/down Alternatives WISP - no access XPLORNET @ (hughesnet) - BRUTAL Bell LTE - $$$ - slow 08:35 - The signup, install, price $129 CAD Deposit ($100 USD) $650 for the dish $120/month Unlimited bandwidth Needs a clear view of the northern sky Clear from obstructions is key Every 1 foot up is 2 foot of obstructions cleared I put it on a 25ft piece of wood Bought a pipe adaptor from Starlink 09:59 - The performance These numbers are not impressive to anyone with fiber, but are LIFE CHANGING to rural folks From 30mbps - 200mbps down - some users posted ~350 down Upload from 25mpbs - 80mbps (better than you can pay for where I live in the city) Ping is around 40ms Downtime is measured in seconds Youtube streams super smoothly Zoom works great Facebook + Instagram issues Many reported changing DNS fixed it 14:21 - The equipment Starlink comes with a router Does not support bridge mode Doesn’t have WPS Only one hard-wired port POE-only UniFi Dream Machine Three access points POE switch for Starlink Router Gives you stats The ethernet is hard-wired into the dish, so you have to drill a huge hole in the house Links Starlink

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