Pacman52

Hi all, I've noticed whilst running a speed test that Starlink states I'm in London (UK) when I'm actually over 200 miles away in very rural Devon. I've noticed recently that my speeds (both up and down) have reduced massively since first getting my dish and was wondering if the wrong location has anything to do with it and if so how do I fix it so that it has my correct location? To be honest the speeds I'm currently getting are still perfectly ok considering on my old ISP provider I was lucky if I got 2mb download and it couldn't event register an upload speed. Also would it make any difference to the Starlink speeds if I stowed and un-stowed the dish from time to time? Thanks for any advice offered. Paul

Hi all hopefully this is in the correct forum but I need some advice please on my home network and Starlink. So I have recently setup the Starlink V2 router in my garden office, howver the wifi signal wasn't strong enough to reach the main house. As I had already installed network cables in my office, my solution was to connect the Starlink router to my office Network switch, which in turn is hardwired to another switch in the main house and I connected an AP (TP-Link Deco X50) to that. My question is does anyne know if there is a way to use the AP on the same SSID as the starlink router because at the moment I continually need to keep manually connecting to whatever Wifi network available depending on being in my office or house.? Thanks for any advice offered Paul

Hi Yep the Netgear GS30AP is indeed a switch. I have to say I’ve got no speed problems with the RJ45 adaptor which is connected to a 8 port switch in my garden office and the switch is in turn connected to another switch in the main house. Any devices connected to either of the switches get good stable speeds and are all roughly the same. The trouble I have with using just WiFi is the signal is not strong enough to reach the house hence using the switches but I do need to use WiFi in the house for things like phones / iPad etc so I just connected my POE access point which works but the speeds are drastically reduced in comparison to the hard wired devices. My feeling is the access point may be too old to handle high speeds so I’ve invested in a new mesh node and when it arrives hopefully that will resolve my issue 👍

Hi all I've just recently setup Starlink at home and I have to say after 6 years of searching for a broadband solution that gave me decent speeds (more than 6 down & 0.5 up 😬) I have to say so far Starlink has been flawless. I have a garden office where the Starlink router is located and my home network is all hardwired with Cat5e cables. I've recently connected an RJ45 adaptor to the router and connected that to a switch in my office (Netgear GS30AP) which subsequently is connected to another switch (another Netgear GS30AP) in the house with that switch connecting the various rooms and devices in each room. When I check the speeds to these devices I get great results so I know the hardwired part of the network is working fine. I also have an access point in my lounge (DreyTek Vigor AP810) connected to the house switch via a POE port. However when I test the speeds on devices connected via wifi to the access point the speeds are significantly reduced and I'm lost as to why? I've had the AP810 for a number of years so I'm wondering is it simply a case that it is too old so I am considering buying a Mesh system but as this is fairly expensive I'm wondering if there is anyway I can sort out the issue with the AP speeds or should I just bite the bullet? If anyone could offer any advice or solutions I'd be really grateful Thanks in advance Paul