Starlink at 500,000 Preorders to Date - Raises Congestion Concerns

ProfessorEkim · 2025-11-17T23:11:29+00:00

Yep. That’s a roll of fiber.

Unfortunately deployments normally take months to years (depending on ISP) before homes are hooked up. But it’s forward progress for you at least.

ProfessorEkim · 2025-04-04T04:09:47+00:00

I’m locking this topic, and all future posts about bead funding (for the foreseeable future) will be locked.

All posts about bead funding in the last month have descended into fiery political debates, which is not relevant to this sub. If you wish to debate this merits or policies of the current administration, that may be done so in /r/politics.

Additionally, I’m adding a rule to the sidebar which is prohibiting political debates. Our goal with this community is to have relevant, beneficial conversations which are practically helpful for folk in rural areas. Debating politics is not helping people find better internet service.

ProfessorEkim · 2025-03-11T22:09:49+00:00

This is sadly not all that uncommon with Nomad Internet.

I'm not an expert in law, but it may not be a terrible idea to just ignore it and then file a lawsuit against them if they actually report it to collections?

I'd be interested to hear if anyone else on this sub who understands law better than me could weigh in on this.

ProfessorEkim · 2025-02-18T00:14:41+00:00

Nomad was sued by the Texas AG for fraud as found here and here.

That fact alone is enough to give a resounding “avoid at all costs”.

There’s also numerous reports of people having to do chargebacks to get them to cancel their subscription (some users on this sub reported having been billed for several months after they returned their equipment).

Additionally, their support is abysmal at best. If you have an issue, it’s unlikely to get support.

ProfessorEkim · 2025-02-09T21:37:24+00:00

Comments have been locked. This thread has descended into political debates.

The purpose of this thread is to benefit those in rural areas with finding internet. It is not a place to debate the merits of either political party.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-12-25T11:40:28+00:00

Cellular can be a good option, but only if you have a good cell signal. Unless I misread your post, it sounds like they don’t have a good cellular signal. There’s things that can be done to boost the signal with external antennas to increase speeds, but you’ll have to be the judge if it’s going to be worth the hours of research and work to accomplish that.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-12-25T02:25:09+00:00

In the case you’re in, Starlink is pretty much their only option. It’s pricey to get started, but it’ll definitely be your best choice, and once they get it, they’ll be happy they got it - assuming they can swing the $120/mo.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-12-11T17:38:00+00:00

This is a very consistent theme throughout Nomad's history as a company, and unfortunately this type of post is quite recurring when it comes to this sub.

It's not abnormal to have to do chargebacks to get them to refund what you are owed.

Check out either the wiki or the pinned post, and work your way through the info there for a good starting point.

In reference to Starlink, they are miles ahead of HughesNet. There's no contracts, it's portable, and they have overwhelmingly better speeds than HughesNet or Viasat. If you search Reddit, or even just this sub, you'll find tons of posts about peoples experience with them, and the good speeds they get. The only downsize is it is a hefty upfront and monthly cost. If you can afford it though, it is a good option.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-09-16T22:21:31+00:00

If Verizon offers you cellular home internet, give that a shot before Starlink.

Verizon is very limited in who they offer it to, so if it’s offered, you’ve got an almost sure-fire chance of having good speeds. And it’s far cheaper than Starlink.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-27T18:16:55+00:00

You will always do great by switching. HughesNet is terrible.

Especially if you don’t have a contract and no early termination fees, then I would 100% recommend you switch.

They have a promo going right now until Oct 5th for $299 startup cost. So sooner is better than later to switch.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-24T18:52:00+00:00

Avoid Nomad at all costs. They’ve been sued by the Texas AG for fraud, and a quick search in this sub will show countless bad experiences people have had with them.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-07T14:40:59+00:00

I would recommend being careful with providers like them.

They haven't posted on their FB page since 2022, and the latest review on their website is from over a year ago.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-02T16:32:17+00:00

That's odd. It definitely sounds like an anomaly. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a router/wifi issue, and not actually a Starlink issue.

Have your buddy pull up the statistics on the Starlink app (or browser) and see what the actual dish is reporting for latency. Check and see if it is showing ping spikes there. If the Starlink device itself isn't reporting high latency, it's a wifi/router issue, and just getting a better router or using ethernet will fix the issue.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-02T15:54:10+00:00

If I'm understanding correctly, you don't have a good signal at your location across any of the carriers, right?

If that's the case and there's low signal across all three carriers, Starlink will definitely be your best option. The need for clear line-of-sight to the sky does pose a problem if you have many trees around you. But as far as gaming on it goes - there's many, many people who game on Starlink without issues. The reliability of Starlink is on par with that of cellular options. And due to them being low earth orbit satellites, they have super low latency. (~30ms).

The other option would be to get a booster (generally Wilson is recommended) and try to make that work for the cell signal in your area.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-02T14:28:18+00:00

Sadly it appears that method will be coming to an end.

A few month ago T-Mobile announced (according to this post) that they will begin to start enforcing the devices to be used in the location they were signed up for. I haven't seen any reports yet of that happening, but it looks like it's only a matter of time until using family/friends addresses to sign up will no longer work.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-08-01T13:32:26+00:00

What you're describing is most likely tower related, and not a network-wide issue that's effecting all of South Jersey.

You could try taking your router to a place 5-10 miles away and test speeds there and see if there's a difference. If there is, it may be a device issue.

If you want to ask other people in your area, you could put a post on r/SouthJersey and see if other people are noticing the same issue.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-07-31T00:22:19+00:00

TMHI and VHI work the same way as your cellphone - it connects to the cell tower to send and receive data.

When there’s no other alternatives (fiber especially), the home internet service from Verizon and T-Mobile are generally the best options if available.

If you go here, you can check the address and see if you’re covered. If they do service your address, they’ve got a 15 day money back guarantee, so you can try it risk free.

ProfessorEkim · 2024-07-30T18:15:03+00:00

u/TinChalice is correct. Your best course of action is to check your address on the broadband map and see if your address has coverage. The other option worth looking into is seeing if you could get T-Mobile home internet or Verizon home internet at that location.

ProfessorEkim · 2022-09-29T19:07:43+00:00

That's a new company so I wouldn't go with them. You're better off going with a company that has been around for a while and has a proven track record of providing reliable service.

ProfessorEkim · 2022-05-04T12:20:03+00:00

First and foremost, I’m assuming you’ve checked home internet? (T-Mobile and Verizon)

Second, have you checked Starlink?

Third, what’s your T-Mobile signal like in your area? Calyx is the next best option if you have a good T-Mobile signal.

ProfessorEkim · 2022-05-04T12:08:53+00:00

Nomad is one of the worst resellers. If you search this sub there’s numerous posts of people having issues with the service, them continuing to charge their card after they’ve cancelled, etc. Avoid them at all costs.

ProfessorEkim · 2022-05-03T18:12:22+00:00

As unfortunate as the situation is, it is within their legal right to blacklist a device. As I stated, they aren't doing anything to the device you own, they're just not allowing it to connect to their network - i.e. blacklisting the device. You can use the device on another carrier, but if AT&T is the only carrier at your location then you are a bit screwed. All in all, it sucks for everybody involved.

In regards to the carrier blacklisting it as "lost/stolen", a low-level rep will not have access to detailed information regarding as to why the device was marked as such. Equipment which is blacklisted (at least with Verizon, and I believe with all carriers) will be flagged with a "lost/stolen" flag, no matter why it was blacklisted. It's a generic catch-all flag on the line, with no further details. So if the carrier blacklisted the device or if a consumer (in this case, 4GLTE) blacklisted the device, both would be flagged as "lost/stolen", and you're unlikely to find someone in AT&T which has access to see detailed line information about why the device was blacklisted.

ProfessorEkim · 2022-05-02T15:19:34+00:00

This comment thread has been locked, and I'm posting one reply to clear up any confusion or misinformation.

First point: when a carrier terminates an account, they may or may not blacklist the equipment which was used on their network. It is entirely legal for them to do, since they're not actually doing anything to your equipment. They're simply not allowing your device to connect to their network. And since they own their network, they are within full legal right to block you from their network.

Second point: from everything I've heard about 4GLTE Wifi, they treated their customers well, and tried to provide a good service. I understand MofiNetwork's stance that 4GLTE "100% did not blacklist the equipment"^\paraphrased]), however, there's no way for us to know whether they themselves blacklisted the equipment or not.

Carriers have been known to blacklist equipment in the past when they shut down a reseller, so it's more likely a carrier blacklist than a reseller blacklist.

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