There are several ways that you can extend your broadband to other buildings on your property. I’ve outlined the options, together with some pros and cons. The first three options below are relatively easy to install yourself. However you might want a professional for the other options. There are specialist companies that can help if …
Starlink doesn’t release the numbers, but fortunately Cloudflare do publish some stats which will give us an indication. The graph below shows the Starlink data usage on a per capita basis. Details Cloudflare publishes the amount of Starlink data going through their network for each country. https://radar.cloudflare.com/as14593. I’ve taken the last 2 weeks of data …
An inverter connected to your car battery is very economic, and will provide extended run times if required (by using the engine). Here I will describe how it can be done, and some of the potential pitfalls. What kind of inverter do I need? A rating of 500 watts (continuous) will give a good margin …
Cyclone Gabrielle is showing us the importance of backup power and communications. But how to run Starlink during a power failure? There are a few backup power options depending on your requirements and budget. But first, consider the following: Required run time? Pay and play, or something more complicated? How often are you expecting to …
There has been a lot of talk about the suitability of Starlink for gaming. The good news is that Starlink can have good ping times and low lag, but there are a few things to be careful of. Last week I looked at ping times from my Starlink connection here in central NZ. A total …
Some of you may have noticed that starlink speeds have increased recently. The average speeds were below 200Mbps when we first got our Starlink last year. The 200Mbps barrier has now been broken. The following graph summaries 50 Starlink speed tests made by my SamKnows white box last week. Looking back further, Ookla (of speedtest.net) …
When you get Starlink you may be faced with a new problem, the WiFi is slow in some parts of your house (as opposed to the whole house!) Adding a mesh network can fix a few problems: increase WiFi speeds in the areas distant from the Starlink router allow seamless switching between WiFi access points …
Last week the Commerce Commission published a report on the performance of selected broadband services. Fibre was shown to be fast, and faster than in Australia. However the results for 4G wireless broadband were more revealing. Data from the report showed that most of the 4G speeds were either “very slow” or “slow” at peak …
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The short answer is not really. There’s been some confusion between the “Copper Withdrawal” and the “PSTN Shutdown”, but today I’ll write very briefly about the former. Chorus is the owner of New Zealand’s copper telephone cables. Chorus can only stop supplying copper services where households can access the same services over the fibre network. …
April Update: Starlink Business is now available in NZ. The hardware costs NZ$4375 and the monthly cost is NZ$840 (costs are GST inclusive). SpaceX has just revealed a Starlink plan with increased performance for business use. Previously Starlink had not been marketed for business use. designated service locationThe main advantages of Starlink Business over …
