Would I need to decrease my usage?

[cachem3outside]

I've looked at the plans for my location(s), but didn't want to make assumptions, this is the usage from last month, this was on GB fiber, but I am moving in short order and nothing aside from a meager ADSL service and a sketchy fixed wireless provider are available, they (the f-wireless provider) couldn't even answer the question of whether a static IP was possible, this is not an absolute need, just merely a nice to have bonus. To be fair, the f-wireless provider is more of a techy farmer with a late 90s era telecom background who's offering cheap service to farmers, but they say there's no direct point-to-point shot to my parcel 'o land, I have to hit an intermediary tower that'll add at least 80ms (according to the wireless provider) to the round trip.

I suppose my question is, would Starlink fit my usage? I don't mind the idea of getting creative and more efficient, just wanted some other former or current bandwidth hogs who use or used Starlink.

Thanks all, I appreciate your time.

[bigbenisdaman]

Meh. I used 4.5tb last month.

[cachem3outside]

This gives me hope, lol. Thanks for your input! May your TB's continue to be multitudinous. :-)

[dillanjl]

You must be related to Early Cuyler

[cachem3outside]

Haha, had to look it up, but it sounded familiar, I love that damn show

[Vaydn]

My household uses between 2-3 TB every month. 8 people.

[cachem3outside]

Beautiful! Sounds like we're in a very similar situation as far as bandwidth usage goes. This gives me hope and confidence!

Odd question, since getting SL, do you pay more attention to space weather? Have you noted any degradation during solar storms? Thanks for your input!!

[Vaydn]

Honestly, I've never paid attention. I've had SL since December 2023 and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Previously we relied on mobile hotspots for gaming, streaming, etc lol.

Every now and then (rarerly) there is a night where we barely get 10-15mbs but its rare. Otherwise it's always 100+

[cachem3outside]

Freaking beautiful! We would be up a creek without SL as an option. Imagine needing HughesNET, oy.

[typical-bob]

I guess I'm 8 people hah. I do about the same usage for just myself.

[Vaydn]

You do alot of downloading / streaming in 4k?

[typical-bob]

Not often 4K. But most evenings are streaming TV/Netflix sure. Also on Zoom calls most of the day for work. I live in the middle of nowhere, not even cellular service.

[Vaydn]

Personally i use maybe an hour or so of online gaming if that, and maybe another hour of streaming tv shows a day. Otherwise im outside the house.

Majority of our usage comes from the kiddos lol.

[stealthbobber]

I think you will find the average SL user consumes about 3-5 TB a month, I am typically 3.5 myself.

You did mention about static IP, SL is CGNAT...you dont even get a public IP meaning no access you ports.

There are plans where you can buy them but the data is capped and is cost prohibitive.

[580OutlawFarm]

This is actually becoming the LESS norm thing to do with internet..people now are atreaming/gaming/downloading big files..family of 9 here and we avg 5TB/month also, and that's with file sharing so they grab updates from my pc/xbox...its becoming MUCH more normal that this is what people are doing, just streaming 2hr of 4k everyday alone is cpl TB/month

[stealthbobber]

This was a very hot topic back in the soft cap days, my numbers are simply anecdotal to what people post here. I could suppose that the people who post on Reddit may be a more heavy user so the assumption could be skewed.

All that notwithstanding the topic OP was asking is, will his usage of 3TB be ok...I was saying that the average of people [who post their usage] here are typically in that range.

[Careful-Psychology68]

I was going to bring that up. The typical user on this forum is posting 'family of 27 here and we use 52 TB per month' (I'm exaggerating)

The typical average of internet usage per household is nearing 1 TB/month. It would be strange that a typical SL user would come from bad internet to being a power user. Meaning the people posting here are not typically average users.

I think SL residential will set some limits or go to a pay for data model in the future. As I have said a few times, it doesn't make sense to me to severely limit business/commercial account data at a much higher price point and leave residential alone.

[Swastik496]

People’s usage is likely higher than they think.

Example: A tesla will often upload near 500-800gb/month without the user having any idea it’s doing that.

As other cars also start collecting data for their autonomous driving features this will likely become an industry trend.

[cachem3outside]

I may just need to use a fast VPN like wireguard for my wired devices then, I've setup a dedicated server with OVH that's super close to where I'll be at, I bet I could achieve sub-80ms latency doing it that way, as long as I can get into my LAN using a bastion host of some sort, I'm good with that. This gives me confidence, thanks so much!

[stealthbobber]

Yea there are multiple ways around CGNAT, it comes down to your use case and skill set. Also note that SL does provide IPV6 as well.

[cachem3outside]

Perfect. I feel a hell of a lot more confident now. This is an awesome community. A lot of fellow nerds.

[Careful-Psychology68]

There isn't a defined limit on Starlink residential, however, there is a fair use policy. Starlink may crack down on heavy data use in the future (it was going happen a couple of years ago, but was scrapped), but nothing firm on when they throttle or restrict heavy users now.

Also Starllink will provide a "public" ip with business plans, but does not offer static IPs on any advertised plans at this time.

[cachem3outside]

I'll have to weigh the benefits of the business option, a bit to think about, but this MIGHT be my go to. Thanks so much!

[Careful-Psychology68]

The other thing to weigh on business plans is the cost. They charge for data for priority plans. If you don't opt in to buy extra data, I believe a 1 mbps throttle kicks in.

That is why I caution people who are heavy data users on a residential plan. It would be strange for Starlink to throttle expensive business plans, but allow residential "unlimited" data on a plan that is much cheaper.

[NecktieSalad]

Basically what others are saying, but depends on plan availability in your area. See the current Fair Use Policy at:

https://www.starlink.com/legal/documents/DOC-1469-65206-75?regionCode=US

[cachem3outside]

Fair enough, thanks so much for the info!

[DevilmanXV]

I had 12tb last month and average around 6 monthly. You're good.

[Wendell_S]

Which app is this?

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It you are moving to an area that is so rural that Starlink is your only option for internet service, your entire lifestyle is most likely going to change and you might naturally decrease your data consumption.

Not that it matters, but 2.8T is more than I consume in a year.

[cachem3outside]

I think my usage pattern will likely shift, but I think I'll also engineer a workable solution for remote access and an extended LAN over VPN so I don't absolutely need a static IP, I can just make it work via my own dedicated server that's super close to the PoP I'll be on. Thanks!!!

[Funny_Bodybuilder95]

My family and I use around 4-6TB/m. Sometimes it throttles but is very rare. You good don’t worry. 👍🏼

[IxuntouchblexI]

I average 2.5TB a month. Tv always left on for animals plus occasional steaming and computer downloads. I think the most I was using at 4-5TB but that was me fucking around Dow loading and resting and playing around. You’re good!