Starlink Real-world speeds (with Location)

[A.Texas.Yankee]

I figured that with Starlink opening up to the RVer world (officially) there are going to be a lot of questions of connectivity quality and speed. Starting a thread where others can see actual numbers on data speeds from real users. Figure post would be helpful for other considering the service (I gambled and am often in rural areas). I think it should include:

City/state:
Campground/Park Name
Date:
Speed:
Latency:
Sky Obstruction:
Notes:


I'll start off:

Marquette, MI
Chocolay River RV Park
06/10/2022
Absolutely no obstructions, 100% visibility to sky in nearly ALL spots
Only had service for a few days but speed has been pretty consistent



Full-time Traveling Family ,'21 Momentum 395MS-R, '21 F450 King, 2000watts solar, Dual Victron MP-II 12/3000 2 x 120v, DIY 15kwh LiFePo4 battery with Daly BMS

 

[trailrydr]

And when it rains or has heavy cloud cover? Just curious...

 

[A.Texas.Yankee]

And when it rains or has heavy cloud cover? Just curious...

We've had rain and cloud cover. Not Texas thunder heads, but thunderstorms. I never lost signal and speed never really dropped below 20mbps. Very usable speeds. I work remotely and my VPN only dropped a few times this week and I can't even be 100% sure it was Starlink.

Full-time Traveling Family ,'21 Momentum 395MS-R, '21 F450 King, 2000watts solar, Dual Victron MP-II 12/3000 2 x 120v, DIY 15kwh LiFePo4 battery with Daly BMS

 

[Walaby]

Maybe Texas rain doesn't affect much, but Georgia rain does. Cloud cover no noticeable effect.

I have Starlink for home, and yes, rain/t-storms does affect it. Affects uplink more than downlink. Last rainstorm I had uplink was down to the point my Zoom call terminated due to no connection.

Im still happy overall. In my rural area, it's the only thing really available until maybe end of the year. So, even with the degraded service during rainstorms, Im happy.

Mike

 

[geotex1]

Been absent from the forum fighting problems with our Solitude, but have had Starlink for longer than most as a beta.

Cloud cover has no effect. General rain and wind also no effect. Absolutely torrential downpours will, and hail will destroy Dishy.

If you camp completely rustic backed deep into the trees, Starlink will not be for you. If you like shaded sites, you can generally get connected (provided service is in the area) BUT do not rely on simple stand mounting. You will often need to elevate on a mast. I fabricated a setup where I can elevate Dishy up to 20 feet, and that has generally worked for us. Not 100%, but 75% or better.

 

[MoonShadow_1911]

City/state: Rio Rancho, NM

Campground/Park Name: My home

Date: 11JUN2022

Speed: 121 Mbps

Latency: 105 ms

Sky Obstruction: none

Notes:

 

[geotex1]

City/state: Ovid, NY
Campground/Park Name: Sned Acres
Date: June 6, 2022
Speed: 92 Mbps down / 15 Mbps up
Latency: 43ms
Sky Obstruction: none
Notes: Nikki has streamed simultaneously while I have been on Teams during this stay!

 

[RVingwithJessandChris]

City/state: Traverse City, MI
Campground/Park Name: Traverse Bay RV Resort
Date:5/27/22
Speed:104 down/ 11.2 up
Latency:
Sky Obstruction: None
Notes: Had some cloud cover and occasional rain

In the pic attached I ran a speed test on all 3 wifi networks I had available. Phone was fresh off a hard reset to get max efficiency there.

P= Park fiber wifi
S= Starlink
A= ATT hotspot

 

[MoonShadow_1911]

City/state: Golden, CO

Campground/Park Name: Dakota Ridge RV Resort

Date: 14JUN2022

Speed: 126 Mbps up 28 Mbps down

Latency: 92 ms

Sky Obstruction: Some on the northern side

Notes:
Really packed in here. Going to engineer a way to attach the antenna to the side of the coach with suction cups.

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[A.Texas.Yankee]

Autumn Woods RV Park
Rochester, MN

This was the lowest speed we saw. There are certainly some sites that will have visibility issues, but we were in a clear area.

 

[MoonShadow_1911]

Oklahoma City, OK
Twin Fountains RV Resort
16:49 CDT

 

[DennisLoriGD]

Daughter-in-law required Starlink RV for her masters work. We were located in rural Northern Alberta. After everything hooked up, she never really lost service ever, we also had three other users on the Starlink RV. Never missed a beat. Easy to set up, very easy to use and to link other users. Recommended for sure. You can start up the service, and pause it as often as you want, as long as you are aware there is probably a one month delay depending on when you cancel or suspend your service. Overall fantastic service and a very good experience! Would definitely recommend!

 

[JM0397]

Curious to give this a go, use at home and on the road. My only hesitation is the lower service in the Eastern US, but it sounds like it hasn't been much of an issue.
I'd rather order home with roaming rather than "RV", since home users get priority, but I can't order home today for TN - that's expected next year.
Might give it a go, if service at home is good, time to ditch Spectrum and my Verizon slingshot for RV use!

Coverage map: https://www.starlink.com/map?source=rv

 

[dgcampbell]

Goldendale Washington

This is about average for my area

 

[dgcampbell]

From what I can tell because I have both, it's the same equipment you just pay $25 more per month to have ability to move it around which by the way, anywhere on the northern continent which means you can use it in Canada and Mexico.

 

[MoonShadow_1911]

Enchanted Trails RV Park - Albuquerque, NM

 

[Fsalmy]

Curious to give this a go, use at home and on the road. My only hesitation is the lower service in the Eastern US, but it sounds like it hasn't been much of an issue.
I'd rather order home with roaming rather than "RV", since home users get priority, but I can't order home today for TN - that's expected next year.
Might give it a go, if service at home is good, time to ditch Spectrum and my Verizon slingshot for RV use!

Coverage map: https://www.starlink.com/map?source=rv

Changing Lanes did a comparison video of RV vs Residential - https://changinglanesrv.com/starlink-head-to-head/

 

[MoHoRV]

Use the PerfectCamp app. It shows coverage per site - really useful as coverage varies dramatically from site to site

 

[llr2800]

Use the PerfectCamp app. It shows coverage per site - really useful as coverage varies dramatically from site to site

Any idea the percentage of campgrounds they list? I just pulled up the website and it looks like almost none, at least in SW Ohio. It looks interesting if the coverage is there.

 

[MoHoRV]

Not sure of coverage. Possibly about 75% of the campgrounds we use are there, but we like boondocking where possible, else we do COE or State Parks. Never do commercial / independent parks. I submit parks ‘ to be added ‘ if not there already. PerfectCamp also has a Starlink layer, so couple that with individual site photos and it gives me a fairly good idea of possible Starlink and solar capabilities before I get there