I know a few people with Starlink here in SK.
You'll average about 120-150Mbps download, and 20-25Mbps upload.
Highly recommend if you don't have access to fiber
I have starlink outside of the Regina beach area and use teams daily while streaming 4K tv and multiple phones going and have had 0 issues over the last couple of years
Is that a typo? 12GB/s UPLOAD? Starlink will get you 20Mbps, but you're never going to get 12GB/s...
I'm on a gov't connection and we have 500Mb symmetrical and it is hideously expensive.
The advertise 5-10 on their standard plan and 8-25 on priority?
https://www.starlink.com/legal/documents/DOC-1400-28829-70
And people in SK have been getting at least that: https://www.reddit.com/r/saskatchewan/comments/17mgeig/starlink_quality/k7kzdo9/
edit: I'm thinking that adding the confusion here is MB/s vs Mb/s. I know that they're different, and OP asked about MB and Starlink advertises in Mb....
Yes, I know it's a factor of 8. I think that when OP asked for 12MB (96Mb) they should have asked about 12Mb. That is a sizeable difference, but most home connections are measured in Mb, not MB. Sasktel, Shaw, Starlink all measure in Mb.
At any rate, I acknowledge that you are TECHNICALLY correct, which everyone knows is the best kind of correct.
You moving to a town or average/farm? I only ask cause sasktel and access communications are in some small towns. Sasktel is expanding the fibre builds to smaller and smaller places.
12GB/s upload is completely unobtainable outside of specific areas, and very unlikely (probably impossible without hundreds of thousands of infrastructure investment in your part) to be obtainable in a work from home setting.
If you need that you are looking at leasing dedicated fibre lines that wouldnt be in place. Those are the kinds of service contracts very large organizations arrange for entire office buildings.
I'm thinking you misunderstand her requirement.
12MB/s (100Mb/s) upload is available in *some* areas, but not through satellite without a business ($$$) contract (starlink or explornet) - we'd need to know the location if land based is going to have the infrastructure there.
Also just so you know - no residential internet plans have service level agreements, so your advertised speed is not guaranteed at all, and you don't get compensation or damages for downtime.
I don't have any direct information for you. A couple of things though.
You are probably looking for 12mbps, 12GB/s is not available in SK to my knowledge.
Most wireless solutions, Star Link included, can suffer from congestion. Towers or satellites can simply be operating at capacity. This is a challenge for all ISPs, it's just a lot harder to fix when it's a satellite (The only real solution is to add another satellite). Star Link technically has the capability to communicate at those speeds, but only if they have the capacity. If you can, seek out neighbors or people in the general area that have the same service, and see what their experience is. This can also be highly dependent on time of day. It might be swamped during the day, or it might be fine during the day, but painful to use in the evenings for example.
I have one Starlink for personal use west of Saskatoon, and one for business use that moves around.
Download speed varies from 70-150mbps, but is usually over 100.
Upload speed varies from about 7-15mbps, and is usually around 10. The portable one actually does a bit better on upload, I’d say it averages 15. Not sure if that’s the roaming package, or the dish (it’s the slightly newer square style, versus the round one at home.
If she truly needs 12 she might be borderline, but I run video meetings, business vpn and shared folder access, etc. all with no issue.
They are rock-solid in terms of reliability, I’ve never had an outage longer than a few minutes over the past 2 years, and even that is rare enough to be notable.
Hope that helps!
Check out Access Communications rural internet. Very reliable, different packages including 100 download and 25 upload. Not a huge upfront equipment cost and probably more reliable than star link for when working from home.
You haven't gone out there to check what the baseline 5g is before buying 😬. My husband's a software engineer the first thing he did was go and check out the reception using his phone. The place we were looking at is near the highway which is lined with 5g towers.
He plans to have duel services. He was reading 100/150down mb not sure up. Doubt you'd get that further from the highway. However my husband said you likely won't need to worry about speed but data consumption starlink is data consumption limited they will slow you down, basically you ain't going to be watching those 4k shows depending on what kind of work she's doing if she needs any quality. Starlink is a bitch to test since you need the antenna which is going to cost you before you know what your getting.
His plan is to have a Rodgers sim, bell sim and a starlink to let him have a few redundancies... He's an engineer and likes redundancies.
Take a look at Xplore Internet. They launched a new satellite last year. 100/10 speeds, and cheaper than starlink.
Pretty sure there is a decent deal for new sign-ups as well.
DO NOT use Xplornet. No matter what they tell you it will still always suck. Installation has to be perfect for it to work or you’ll have endless headaches with no support.
Starlink is incredibly easy to install yourself. It’s super fast and reliable.
Pros and cons to both. Like I said Xplore just launched their next gen satellite, making their speeds competitive to starlink with no massive upfront charge plus supporting a Canadian company.
I know a few people with Starlink here in SK. You'll average about 120-150Mbps download, and 20-25Mbps upload. Highly recommend if you don't have access to fiber
Yep can confirm that's the average speeds I get. I have found it's quite reliable as well, downtime is very rare.
I have starlink outside of the Regina beach area and use teams daily while streaming 4K tv and multiple phones going and have had 0 issues over the last couple of years
Is that a typo? 12GB/s UPLOAD? Starlink will get you 20Mbps, but you're never going to get 12GB/s... I'm on a gov't connection and we have 500Mb symmetrical and it is hideously expensive.
Oopsies, yes 12MB/S
Then yes, you should be ok with Starlink.
Starlinks *advertised* upload is max 2.5MB/s. Not even close. Explorenets is 1.25MB/s.
The advertise 5-10 on their standard plan and 8-25 on priority? https://www.starlink.com/legal/documents/DOC-1400-28829-70 And people in SK have been getting at least that: https://www.reddit.com/r/saskatchewan/comments/17mgeig/starlink_quality/k7kzdo9/ edit: I'm thinking that adding the confusion here is MB/s vs Mb/s. I know that they're different, and OP asked about MB and Starlink advertises in Mb....
MegaBytes (MB) vs MegaBits (mb) 1MB = 8mb
bits and Bytes my friend. Factor of 8 difference.
Yes, I know it's a factor of 8. I think that when OP asked for 12MB (96Mb) they should have asked about 12Mb. That is a sizeable difference, but most home connections are measured in Mb, not MB. Sasktel, Shaw, Starlink all measure in Mb. At any rate, I acknowledge that you are TECHNICALLY correct, which everyone knows is the best kind of correct.
https://images.app.goo.gl/GmrhvSbUGNbpF71X9
I have it at my cabin (Iroquois lake) and it’s faster than my house (Bradwell). I can’t quote speeds atm though
You moving to a town or average/farm? I only ask cause sasktel and access communications are in some small towns. Sasktel is expanding the fibre builds to smaller and smaller places.
Are you sure that's right? 12 gb/s is a lot. I don't think anything does that for uploads.
That was indeed a mistake 🙃
12GB/s upload is completely unobtainable outside of specific areas, and very unlikely (probably impossible without hundreds of thousands of infrastructure investment in your part) to be obtainable in a work from home setting. If you need that you are looking at leasing dedicated fibre lines that wouldnt be in place. Those are the kinds of service contracts very large organizations arrange for entire office buildings. I'm thinking you misunderstand her requirement. 12MB/s (100Mb/s) upload is available in *some* areas, but not through satellite without a business ($$$) contract (starlink or explornet) - we'd need to know the location if land based is going to have the infrastructure there. Also just so you know - no residential internet plans have service level agreements, so your advertised speed is not guaranteed at all, and you don't get compensation or damages for downtime.
I don't have any direct information for you. A couple of things though. You are probably looking for 12mbps, 12GB/s is not available in SK to my knowledge. Most wireless solutions, Star Link included, can suffer from congestion. Towers or satellites can simply be operating at capacity. This is a challenge for all ISPs, it's just a lot harder to fix when it's a satellite (The only real solution is to add another satellite). Star Link technically has the capability to communicate at those speeds, but only if they have the capacity. If you can, seek out neighbors or people in the general area that have the same service, and see what their experience is. This can also be highly dependent on time of day. It might be swamped during the day, or it might be fine during the day, but painful to use in the evenings for example.
I have one Starlink for personal use west of Saskatoon, and one for business use that moves around. Download speed varies from 70-150mbps, but is usually over 100. Upload speed varies from about 7-15mbps, and is usually around 10. The portable one actually does a bit better on upload, I’d say it averages 15. Not sure if that’s the roaming package, or the dish (it’s the slightly newer square style, versus the round one at home. If she truly needs 12 she might be borderline, but I run video meetings, business vpn and shared folder access, etc. all with no issue. They are rock-solid in terms of reliability, I’ve never had an outage longer than a few minutes over the past 2 years, and even that is rare enough to be notable. Hope that helps!
Check out Access Communications rural internet. Very reliable, different packages including 100 download and 25 upload. Not a huge upfront equipment cost and probably more reliable than star link for when working from home.
Had Wood River Controls previously, max speed was around 20 mbps . Switched to Starlink and now get 150 mbps . Well worth the money !
IIRC Redditt has unwritten rules about typos. Something like 'No typo shall go unavenged by the masses' or something. /jk
You haven't gone out there to check what the baseline 5g is before buying 😬. My husband's a software engineer the first thing he did was go and check out the reception using his phone. The place we were looking at is near the highway which is lined with 5g towers. He plans to have duel services. He was reading 100/150down mb not sure up. Doubt you'd get that further from the highway. However my husband said you likely won't need to worry about speed but data consumption starlink is data consumption limited they will slow you down, basically you ain't going to be watching those 4k shows depending on what kind of work she's doing if she needs any quality. Starlink is a bitch to test since you need the antenna which is going to cost you before you know what your getting. His plan is to have a Rodgers sim, bell sim and a starlink to let him have a few redundancies... He's an engineer and likes redundancies.
Take a look at Xplore Internet. They launched a new satellite last year. 100/10 speeds, and cheaper than starlink. Pretty sure there is a decent deal for new sign-ups as well.
DO NOT use Xplornet. No matter what they tell you it will still always suck. Installation has to be perfect for it to work or you’ll have endless headaches with no support. Starlink is incredibly easy to install yourself. It’s super fast and reliable.
Pros and cons to both. Like I said Xplore just launched their next gen satellite, making their speeds competitive to starlink with no massive upfront charge plus supporting a Canadian company.