| OT 📺📡 Streaming Alabama sporting events: DSL, Starlink, and your other options.

Secondand26 · Apr 17, 2022

JoseyWalesTheOutlaw said:
I guess the difference is U-verse vs DirectTV even though both are useless AT&T.

I do see that Bama's game is on Monday night 8-10 on the SEC channel on U-verse.

Amen brother!!
My Starlink is supposed to deliver today. I can’t wait to tell AT&T where to shove their high -speed dsl (sarcasm intended)!

planomateo · Apr 17, 2022

Secondand26 said:
My Starlink is supposed to deliver today. I can’t wait to tell AT&T where to shove their high -speed dsl (sarcasm intended)!

Starlink is great! I can pull ~5MB/s.

Secondand26 · Apr 17, 2022

planomateo said:
Starlink is great! I can pull ~5MB/s.

How long did you wait to get it?
I signed up last June.

planomateo · Apr 17, 2022

Secondand26 said:
How long did you wait to get it?
I signed up last June.

I'm in Montana, the northern latitude got in on beta.

I got mine in July 2021, think I signed up in late 2020 or early 2021.

ElephantStomp · Apr 18, 2022

Secondand26 said:
Amen brother!!
My Starlink is supposed to deliver today. I can’t wait to tell AT&T where to shove their high -speed dsl (sarcasm intended)!

You’re going to love Starlink

ElephantStomp · Apr 18, 2022

planomateo said:
Starlink is great! I can pull ~5MB/s.

I love Starlink

Secondand26 · Apr 18, 2022

planomateo said:
I'm in Montana, the northern latitude got in on beta.

I got mine in July 2021, think I signed up in late 2020 or early 2021.

Gotcha. Delivery got pushed until tomorrow. I hope to be up & running tomorrow afternoon.
Roll Tide!

planomateo · Apr 18, 2022

Secondand26 said:
Gotcha. Delivery got pushed until tomorrow. I hope to be up & running tomorrow afternoon.
Roll Tide!

Winegard universal mount + the starlink pole mount adapter is how I have mine mounted.

Key is making sure you don't have any obstructions (trees, buildings, etc.)

Secondand26 · Apr 18, 2022

planomateo said:
Winegard universal mount + the starlink pole mount adapter is how I have mine mounted.

Key is making sure you don't have any obstructions (trees, buildings, etc.)

I will have a few tree issues, but my 2 brothers own a metal fab shop & can help make some “Rube Goldberg “ type adjustments.
I may be hitting you up for ideas & general questions.

Secondand26 · Apr 18, 2022

ElephantStomp said:
I love Starlink

How long have you had it?

rocknthefreeworld · Apr 18, 2022

planomateo said:
Starlink is great! I can pull ~5MB/s.

Are you pulling 5MBps or 5 Mbps?

TerryP · Apr 18, 2022

rocknthefreeworld said:
Are you pulling 5MBps or 5 Mbps?

planomateo · Apr 18, 2022

Lol, you guys make me laugh. Like I don't know the f'ing difference. 5MB/s.

Rsedge72 · Apr 18, 2022

So 5MB = 40mb?

Rsedge72 · Apr 18, 2022

MB usually refers to storage, not generally used for “upload/download” “speeds”

planomateo · Apr 18, 2022

Have seen up to 165Mbps down.

Secondand26 · Apr 18, 2022

planomateo said:
Have seen up to 165Mbps down.

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That’s slightly better than the 2 Mbps I get on a good day Lol !!
Thank you for the information!
( by the way - my DSL rocks a .3 Mbps upload!)

TerryP · Apr 18, 2022

planomateo said:
Lol, you guys make me laugh. Like I don't know the f'ing difference. 5MB/s.

We'll be here for a byte.

ElephantStomp · Apr 18, 2022

Secondand26 said:
How long have you had it?

Little over a year

rocknthefreeworld · Apr 18, 2022

Secondand26 said:
( by the way - my DSL rocks a .3 Mbps upload!)

DSL is garbage for a lot of people they sell it to. It 100% depends on distance. Anything past 1 mile from the DSLAM can start showing horrible drops in speed. So usually it is only good in populated areas or those close to where they think a DSLAM is profitable.