Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
by fragmede on Sunday June 16, 2024 @06:56PM
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yeah they don't force you into some weird shitty contract. you can buy the hardware outright, and then not pay for a subscription until you actually want to use it for the month of Outober.
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
by skybrian on Sunday June 16, 2024 @07:54PM
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Can you sign up using Starlink itself? It would by annoying if you needed another ISP when your ISP is down.
Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
by inemesitaffia on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:26AM
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Yes
Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
by mlindner on Monday June 17, 2024 @05:00AM
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Yes, if you just turn on the dish with no account there's still limited "internet" access that lets you access Starlink billing services.
You can actually create an account, pay for one month, then pause it.
Then just unpause in the starlink app to instantly have access and resume billing
Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
by toomuchtodo on Sunday June 16, 2024 @07:44PM
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This is what I do. I carry the dish in the equivalent of a pelican case [1], and only activate for months I have no other option.
Paying for a full month if your main ISP is down for a day or two sounds quite expensive. How long does it take to activate?
Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
by fragmede on Sunday June 16, 2024 @07:07PM
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I used a friend's when I went to see the eclipse in Texas. Didn't time how long it took to activate service on their end because it takes a few minutes for starlink to connect/boot up in the first place and when you're out camping there's other things going on. Less than 30 mins so all I can say. Also, it was $150 for the month.