Bill Joyce Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 No contract means they can raise the rate- https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-for-rvs-now-150-month-portability-for-residential-users-no-longer-an-option/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandkim Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Good point about the "no contract". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usbusin Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 (edited) Read link above. Edited February 23 by usbusin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappir Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Wonder what the price will be in another 5 years. I'll wait. I have an old unlimited data cell plan for a little less monthly charge, but it's my phone, GPS, music and news that I can take anywhere and it's my WIFI and most of my TV watching source all in a little hand held device. When or if the price comes down to lower than what I'm paying for cell service, I might reconsider the "Starlink" for now I'll wait. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemsteadc Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Saw that.. bummer. What helped me pay for this is dumping Directv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I guess Elon has to pay for all that usage from the Ukrainian military that he has now taken away, plus his big losses on Twitter. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjstough Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Pure capitalism, supply and demand at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 54 minutes ago, pjstough said: Pure capitalism, supply and demand at work. Yep, and if it helps Starlink get more satellites up there I am all for it. For us it is still the best deal for the amount of reliable internet we use. We have a number of devices that would likely overload our phones and when we leave the house we would then lose access to devices that rely on constant internet like our security cams outside and the one inside that lets keep an eye on the pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpmtngal Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I was not surprised to see the price increase, though I’m disappointed in it. Like others, I got rid of DirecTV when I bought Starlink but didn’t change any of my cellular services. It’s still worth it for me, I use it often enough that I haven’t paused it. It’s also not the only subscription that has been going up. I still have a subscription to Adobe Acrobat Pro, but I can’t think of the last time I did anything that would require the pro features - it’s going up $60/year. I’ll let it renew for the coming year but will be paying close attention to what I’m doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 (edited) Other than some LTE/cellular services it still seems the best deal available. HughesNet is still working. But limited and slow compared to Starlink. Would not be an alternative for me were we still full-time on the road. "No hard data limit" means they slow you down to unusable speeds - "If you exceed your plan data, we won't cut you off or charge you more. Stay connected at reduced speeds, typically 1-3 Mbps???????? "Choose a plan below to get started 15 GB $6499 /mon. Reg. $64.99 25mbps down Designed For: Singles or couples looking for fast Internet while covering their Internet browsing data needs. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! 30 GB $4999 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $74.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down Great For: Small connected families with casual browsing and streaming habits at lightning-fast speeds. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! New! Fusion 50 GB $7499 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $99.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down Perfect For: Households looking to connect multiple devices and consume the data they need, when they need it. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! New! Fusion 100 GB $12499 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $174.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down Ideal For: Families wanting fast access to large amounts of data for all their browsing and streaming needs. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! Plan benefits Service plans require a 24-month commitment. Fast speeds! 25 Mbps download speeds. Responsive, reliable, fast. Bonus Zone 50 GB/mo. of additional data during off-peak hours (2am-8am). No Hard Data Limits If you exceed your plan data, we won't cut you off or charge you more. Stay connected at reduced speeds, typically 1-3 Mbps.† Built-in Wi-Fi Connect multiple devices in your home. Video Data Saver We'll automatically adjust data rates for streaming video so you can watch more and use less! *Save $25 on the 30 GB, 50 GB and Fusion 50 GB plans, and save $50 on the 100 GB and Fusion 100 GB plans for 6 months. Offer not valid on 15 GB plan. After 6 months, plans revert to the standard monthly fee. New residential subscribers only. Certain geographical areas are not eligible to receive offer. Offer ends 1/3/23. Restrictions may apply. Offer void where prohibited. ††Free standard installation applies to new Lease subscribers only. Not valid with Purchase option. Limited-time offer. †Videos streaming services with minimum speed requirements will not operate properly. Minimum term required. Monthly service and early termination fees apply. Visit legal.HughesNet.com for details. HughesNet is a registered trademark of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company." Source: https://www.satelliteinternetnow.com/?igp=39555&tel=1-833-722-8940&tbd=1&invsrc=1&sid=52798&gclid=9930382c3bb7134c327e5bd4de4d9e72&gclsrc=3p.ds&&gclid=9930382c3bb7134c327e5bd4de4d9e72&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=9930382c3bb7134c327e5bd4de4d9e72&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ISG - Bing - HUGHES - BP - HughesNet Keywords - Exact&utm_term=cost of hughesnet&utm_content=HughesNet Price - Exact And we know in prime time it can slow to MB/s and some users said KB/S speeds. When we were fulltime 1997-2003 there were no streaming data or internet services or smartphones. We had to beg at the RV/Park offices of RV parks to use their fax phone line for toll free dial up at under 20KB/S. Later they had dedicated lines in a lounge usually one then several in some parks. I had a strap on MODEM that would not work on most pay phones. Some folks were paying up to $5k for the VSat system and services cost as much for less. I remember long distance charges in the 60s were high, but I forgot how high. Here's an ad from then which shows their "low costs?": "International long-distance telephone calls for “only” $12 for the first three minutes? And the ad says the cost is “low.” A handy little inflation calculator says $12 of 1965 dollars would be equivalent to $101.16 in 2021." That is from a website with the full 1965 Ma Bell ad which is crazy by today's standards. Cost increases hurt us all when we get them. I am not minimizing that anger and budget challenges. We have already dropped some streaming services for going up 10-15 dollars a month, so I am not minimizing or saying it's OK. For many of us on fixed incomes every dollar counts. Here's that 1965 ad, amazing! https://clickamericana.com/topics/science-technology/international-phone-calls-1965#:~:text=International long-distance telephone calls for “only” %2412 for,dollars would be equivalent to %24101.16 in 2021. Oh and we walked barefoot in the snow to the office to connect, uphill both ways! 😮😏 Edited February 24 by RV_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 On 2/23/2023 at 12:58 PM, fpmtngal said: I was not surprised to see the price increase, though I’m disappointed in it. Like others, I got rid of DirecTV when I bought Starlink but didn’t change any of my cellular services. It’s still worth it for me, I use it often enough that I haven’t paused it................. I pay $180 for three lines with Verizon. That is going away in the near future. With StarLink I have wifi calling EVERYWHERE. So I am thinking of switching to a very cheap phone plan with voice and text ONLY. Using StarLink for data. Looking a phone, internet and TV combined and how to mix and match the services. There is NO WAY that StarLink drops out from a service or economic point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 4 hours ago, RV_ said: Other than some LTE/cellular services it still seems the best deal available. HughesNet is still working. But limited and slow compared to Starlink. Would not be an alternative for me were we still full-time on the road. "No hard data limit" means they slow you down to unusable speeds - "If you exceed your plan data, we won't cut you off or charge you more. Stay connected at reduced speeds, typically 1-3 Mbps???????? "Choose a plan below to get started 15 GB $6499 /mon. Reg. $64.99 25mbps down Designed For: Singles or couples looking for fast Internet while covering their Internet browsing data needs. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! 30 GB $4999 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $74.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down Great For: Small connected families with casual browsing and streaming habits at lightning-fast speeds. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! New! Fusion 50 GB $7499 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $99.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down Perfect For: Households looking to connect multiple devices and consume the data they need, when they need it. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! New! Fusion 100 GB $12499 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $174.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down Ideal For: Families wanting fast access to large amounts of data for all their browsing and streaming needs. All Plans Include: Built-in Wi-Fi Unlimited Data. No Hard Data Limit Up To $199 in Savings With Free Professional Installation.††Limited Time Offer! Plan benefits Service plans require a 24-month commitment. Fast speeds! 25 Mbps download speeds. Responsive, reliable, fast. Bonus Zone 50 GB/mo. of additional data during off-peak hours (2am-8am). No Hard Data Limits If you exceed your plan data, we won't cut you off or charge you more. Stay connected at reduced speeds, typically 1-3 Mbps.† Built-in Wi-Fi Connect multiple devices in your home. Video Data Saver We'll automatically adjust data rates for streaming video so you can watch more and use less! *Save $25 on the 30 GB, 50 GB and Fusion 50 GB plans, and save $50 on the 100 GB and Fusion 100 GB plans for 6 months. Offer not valid on 15 GB plan. After 6 months, plans revert to the standard monthly fee. New residential subscribers only. Certain geographical areas are not eligible to receive offer. Offer ends 1/3/23. Restrictions may apply. Offer void where prohibited. ††Free standard installation applies to new Lease subscribers only. Not valid with Purchase option. Limited-time offer. †Videos streaming services with minimum speed requirements will not operate properly. Minimum term required. Monthly service and early termination fees apply. Visit legal.HughesNet.com for details. HughesNet is a registered trademark of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company." Source: https://www.satelliteinternetnow.com/?igp=39555&tel=1-833-722-8940&tbd=1&invsrc=1&sid=52798&gclid=9930382c3bb7134c327e5bd4de4d9e72&gclsrc=3p.ds&&gclid=9930382c3bb7134c327e5bd4de4d9e72&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=9930382c3bb7134c327e5bd4de4d9e72&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ISG - Bing - HUGHES - BP - HughesNet Keywords - Exact&utm_term=cost of hughesnet&utm_content=HughesNet Price - Exact And we know in prime time it can slow to MB/s and some users said KB/S speeds. When we were fulltime 1997-2003 there were no streaming data or internet services or smartphones. We had to beg at the RV/Park offices of RV parks to use their fax phone line for toll free dial up at under 20KB/S. Later they had dedicated lines in a lounge usually one then several in some parks. I had a strap on MODEM that would not work on most pay phones. Some folks were paying up to $5k for the VSat system and services cost as much for less. I remember long distance charges in the 60s were high, but I forgot how high. Here's an ad from then which shows their "low costs?": "International long-distance telephone calls for “only” $12 for the first three minutes? And the ad says the cost is “low.” A handy little inflation calculator says $12 of 1965 dollars would be equivalent to $101.16 in 2021." That is from a website with the full 1965 Ma Bell ad which is crazy by today's standards. Cost increases hurt us all when we get them. I am not minimizing that anger and budget challenges. We have already dropped some streaming services for going up 10-15 dollars a month, so I am not minimizing or saying it's OK. For many of us on fixed incomes every dollar counts. Here's that 1965 ad, amazing! https://clickamericana.com/topics/science-technology/international-phone-calls-1965#:~:text=International long-distance telephone calls for “only” %2412 for,dollars would be equivalent to %24101.16 in 2021. Oh and we walked barefoot in the snow to the office to connect, uphill both ways! 😮😏 So glad that I have the $23 Mobley plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 41 minutes ago, rynosback said: So glad that I have the $23 Mobley plan. Good on ya Ryno! Me too. I got a deal from a new MVNO using Verizon towers and services for three lines for $61 unlimited everything, two in our phones and the third in either one of my two Windows 10 tablets: Surface 7+ LTE or Surface Go2 M3 LTE. The Sim card works in both without calling daddy for permission. It is also grandfathered too and if I change the account in any way they revert us to full price today. Safe Travels bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 23 hours ago, RV_ said: New! Fusion 100 GB $12499 /mon.for first 6 months! * Reg. $174.99 Offer ends 03/29/2023 $100 Prepaid Card via Rebate *** 25mbps down That is an interesting comparison. With Starlink we are currently at 825 GB of usage and the month isn't out and when I ran a speed test this morning I was getting 91mbps down. Makes the price of the Starlink attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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