Get Internet with No Cell Service??

3 tons wrote:

n0arp wrote:

Retired JSO wrote:
If you apply for Starlink today, you may get it within 2 years. My neighbor applied last February 2021 and is still awaiting his equipment.

The people who are waiting that long are the ones who just put in their exact address, and don't look into it any further.

Please translate into wider group-speak…I have no idea whatsoever why an exact address won’t work, nor the necessity to join FB… This sounds crazy…

It's very simple and nothing crazy. There are certain addresses that will accept immediate orders, and some that won't. You set your *service address* to one that will, and your shipping address to your actual address or wherever you want to receive the package. On the FB group, there are people tracking and reporting what addresses are accepting immediate orders, along with explaining how it all works.

Generally speaking, your exact address may not be eligible for immediate shipment, but one five miles away in the next town is. Or, with roaming now being available, you can use an address clear across the country and still have a reasonable expectation for fast and reliable service. Service is per cell, so you are usually not roaming if you are within approximately 15mi of your service address. RVers have been hopping around the country and changing their service addresses with every move for about a year now. With roaming, which was enabled on 02/18/2022 - you no longer have to change your service address, but can roam instead. Roaming does not guarantee the same level of service, but most people are reporting that there is no notable difference.

My last order used a plus code in the middle of the desert for a service address, and a mailing center in a small town for a shipping address.

Here is an example order. An order to Sheep Bridge Rd in Virgin, UT, with shipping to a mailing center that allows you to receive packages in St George, UT. That's more or less how I ordered mine. And it's taking full payment, so it will ship out in 2-3 days. If it only requires a deposit, it adds you to a waiting list.



You can change service addresses any time after ordering (and available service addresses do not necessarily corroborate with addresses that accept full orders), or just use roaming.

There are a few arm-chair observations and assumptions in this thread that simply aren't true. To clear them up:

1) There are no long term commitments required. All service is month to month.
2) You can get it within a week if you use a service address that is open to ordering.
3) In-motion service works but is not fully approved at this time - YMMV if using it AND equipment warranty is voided.