Elon's Starlink Finally Arrived

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I bet most of us have experienced waiting for something for quite a long while where our anxiousness builds up to the point that we get disappointed during the wait and then we end up surrendering and accepting the fact that it's not coming any time sooner than we expected.

Such was the case for us when we ordered Starlink. We had to because our internet options in the locality suck are limited. Although they already have fiber optics in the valley (a 10-15 minute drive from our yard), who knows when we can have it here in our secluded kingdom?

Anyway, we paid for the standard kit in July and we expected it would be delivered to our doorstep around the first or second week of August. It is mentioned on the site that "certain countries (including ours) may experience longer delivery timelines" so we thought, "Okay, perhaps it would take 3 weeks tops." That is because we have had orders from overseas and we usually receive them in 5-10 days. Maybe Elon's Starlink will be delayed for a week or two and that's still okay (or so we thought)!

But oh, boy! We were so wrong!



Each time we checked the status of our ordered kit, we sighed in dismay because all we saw was "PREPARING SHIPMENT." Perhaps our expectation was unwarranted? 30 days passed, still the same. We were often reminded about it especially when our internet connection was acting up badly.

"Oh, Elon. Send it already!" we would mutter, LOL!

Forty days have gone and still no change in the order status so we decided to not check any longer and just wait.



Then on the 13th of September, we finally noticed a change. Aha! It will be another waiting game, but at least, it's already in transit and there's an expected delivery date so there's no more wondering when it is coming.

And guess what? The wait is finally over!

The kit arrived yesterday late afternoon. I could not contain my excitement! I should have done an unboxing video but you know, this gal is camera-shy so let's just make do with photos, lol!



Anyhow, today is my very first day of using it, and will see how it goes. My initial test last night was good so far.

Nothing mounted yet, I just hooked up the cables and left the dish outside and it looks like the speed is okay considering that our place has a lot of tall trees around. I wonder how it's going to be when the dish is placed up on the roof. We shall see.

What's Good?

What I like about the product is that it's so easy to get it going. There is no need for a manual or so for one to be able to set it up. Just connect the cables to the router, plug the other end to the power and that's it. The dish outside does its job of finding the best signal.

I didn't even need to install or download an app. I just opened Dishy and personalized the connection settings (naming the connection, adding access password) and that was it.

And there is no contract! There's a trial period of 30 days and if we are not satisfied, we can return the product and we get refunded. I activated the account last night and I was charged with the first month's service (bill). So it's kinda prepaid which makes sense since there is no contract.

The monthly service charge is a little over $50 which is in the range of our internet spending previously.

What's ugly the bad?

The device alone is quite pricey (Php 30k or roughly $600 excluding shipping). The good thing is that we bought it when it was on promotion so some $200 were slashed of the price. Yay!(Thanks, Elon!)

While the ordering process is easy and fast (You just select your location to check whether the service is available and then you can make the order), what I didn't really like was the (very) long wait. We didn't expect that in today's tech and delivery channels, it took them only 52 days to send us the product, LOL!

What's even more frustrating during the waiting period is that there is no customer support whom we can contact to follow up. They simply have the FAQs on the site and no more.

Is it worth it?

Too early to say. But from what I see now, it might be. Here's the speed test from a little while ago. I hope the upload speed will improve though. And it might when the dish is installed in a better position.



The ultimate test will be when the husband comes home, lol! He's addicted to videos and he is fond of downloading gigabytes of them (movies etcetera) in one go. I imagine he would be stoked!

But oops! Maybe, I should manage my expectations or else, LOL!

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Kala ko new platform ni Elon haha..
Maganda yan mabalis na net..sana lang walang palya 😅

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Hehe, oo. Mabilis din. Hopefully okay sya. Testing phase pa hehe.

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Awesome you got the Starlink too 😎
It works so well for remote areas. We got it in Scotland and moved it to Ireland. Still very happy with it.
Enjoy the internet 🤓
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Hehe, yes. I do remember seeing your dish when you moved to Scotland :) Glad it works so well for you. Hope it will be the same with us.

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Let’s hope it will. Keep us posted!
Have a wonderful weekend 👋🏻😊

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I will, definitely :) Thank you and wishing you a great weekend too. !LADY

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Thank you so much 😊 you are welcome!
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Looks like you thought you were using your primary account @ifarmgirl when you used the LADY token tipping command. 😅

Have some !LOLZ with !LUV! 😁

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Haha, yep. You got me! Turned out I was on Leo main UI when I replied, not on the Labs UI, !LOLZ

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It's hard to avoid using the wrong account to reply to a post or comment when the frontends look (very) similar. 😅

Have some !LOLZ with !LUV! 😁

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I think everything is okay accept one thing is the price. In my opinion I am feeling like it's expensive one and considering everything it is not a budget friendly option at least for me.

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Yes, the device price is quite expensive. The monthly charge is still okay for me, considering that we are spending the same amount with a sh^tty connection, !LOLZ so hopefully, Elon's device will not disappoint.

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hopefully, Elon's device will not disappoint.

Share the review after some months 😁.

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Those are great speeds. It can only get better with more sattelites launching soon. Over the internet i see many positive reviews with starlink. Although it requires some special conditions like clear skies. And placement should be free from obstrction. Im glad its also here now in ph so that more and more pinoys could get connected. Hopefully they join Hive too hehe. Once im retired and doing road trips and camping i plan to get one to have it installed on an everest.

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Yeah, pretty nice. We were able to find the best spot at the roof of the house where it has less obstruction. Hopefully, it will continue to provide uninterrupted service.

There is another model for nomads so it would be best for your cool plan. All the best to you on your way to retirement :)

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The device seem to be a good one but $600 is a lot of money
Well, it is worth it as long as the device is good

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Yes, we will see how it is as we use the device. I'm pretty convinced it is very worth it.

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Those countries are lucky where this service is available and I have heard about it that there is a very fast internet and one can do their work in peace but this facility has not reached Pakistan yet.

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