Setting up Starlink

Re:Setting up Starlink by freedomben on Saturday April 10, 2021 @10:40AM (#26761805)

I can't because the nearest city to me with 5G is several hours away. The 4G at my house is super spotty. I've used it for Webex calls when my home internet went down and it will mostly handle that, but I would never want to rely on it for my primary connection.

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Re:Setting up Starlink by darksaints on Saturday April 10, 2021 @11:10AM (#26762008)

Have you tried T-Mobile? I don't know what they have configured, but they certainly own a lot of midband 2.5mhz spectrum in east idaho. They have 140mhz in Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, and 180mhz in Pocatello, and at least 60mhz everywhere else in east idaho. It looks like they have a decent amount of sites too. I'd have to dig a bit more but if you don't have access to 5g on T-Mobile today, it's not gonna be more than a couple months away.

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Re:Setting up Starlink by freedomben on Saturday April 10, 2021 @11:20AM (#26762087)

Fascinating! I go to Idaho Falls fairly often. My phone is Verizon but my wife's in T-Mobile (MVNO). I don't think her phone is 5G capable though.

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