MOBILE INTERNET - STARLINK 12 VOLT
In 2024, we made the switch to STARLINK!
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Starlink introduced Gen 3, A smaller, more compact design of Starlink, and introduced a mobile subscription for RV'ers. The new subscription lets you turn the service off and on so you can activate it only when you are traveling.
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Previously , we had used three different hotspots to insure we had Internet. We had an ATT Prepaid. $55/month for 100GB of data. The second offering we found is Verizon Prepaid/ $100/month for 150 GB. And since we are T-Mobile customers, we were able to add a data line to our existing data account and use an old T-Mobile hotspot we have that will allow unlimited data. The monthly cost for all three was over $150/month. In addition, our devices were getting old (couldn't do 5G) and we needed to purchase new ones...so the investment, along with the monthly costs, were starting to get higher than Starlink.
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STARLINK
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The Hardware investment for Starlink is about $300, and the monthly mobile service is $150/month. We set it up and evaluated it in a video..you can take a look.
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Use this link to get a free month of STARLINK when you sign up!
https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-2058181-76278-70
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One of the drawbacks of Starlink is that is uses 110 power, which means if you are boon docking you need to have your inverter on. The inverter takes the DC power from your battery and converts is to AC power. Then you plug in the transformer for Starlink that converts the AC back to DC. This is not efficient and wastes valuable battery power.
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STARLINK 12 VOLT
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XTAR-LINK reached out to us and wanted us to try a 12 volt solution for Starlink. Their device hooks up to the STARLINK antenna, uses 12 volt DC electricity, and doesn't need the inverter or the transformer, thus making it way more efficient. It's allowed us to boondock and keep the STARLINK on and not worry about battery drainage at all! Check out our Video!
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Check out this link for a discount to XTAR-LINK 12 Volt Plug & Play conversion
https://xtar-link.com?ta_aff=MMAR8QYNWB
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