Starlink Arrived in the DR

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william webster

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Bred said:
Not really. Installed one at Orchid Bay in Cabrera. Points at approx 45 degree angle towards the ocean/north. Same true for most places on the North Coast. Close tree or a building will cause obstruction.
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about 45 degrees up...... that's right
 
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Anyone got any experience with purchasing Starlink kits from local folks? I see some cell phone shops in Santiago sell new kits for 11-12k Pesos vs 28.840 Pesos on starlink.com web site. How can they do that and have profit? Purchased with stolen credit cards??? They say they've got a bulk price from Starlink when they buy in quantities. I find it hard to believe.
 
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Bred said:
Anyone got any experience with purchasing Starlink kits from local folks? I see some cell phone shops in Santiago sell new kits for 11-12k Pesos vs 28.840 Pesos on starlink.com web site. How can they do that and have profit? Purchased with stolen credit cards??? They say they've got a bulk price from Starlink when they buy in quantities. I find it hard to believe.
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I've seen them as low as 10K. I'm guessing they are just selling the antenna and the electronics are extra.
 
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I would like to buy one, too. There was a store in Moca that sold them for about $700 USD, but when we went they were out.
 
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Lindsey, go on FB Marketplace and do a search for Starlink. There are dozens of sellers.
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I have been told that these are "seconds",same as the stores that have them for sale. I can't confirm that they are but it makes some sense as Starlink only sells direct to the consumer so where are these coming from??
 
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Tom0910 said:
I have been told that these are "seconds",same as the stores that have them for sale. I can't confirm that they are but it makes some sense as Starlink only sells direct to the consumer so where are these coming from??
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I have 2 starlinks -- one I bought online directly from starlink, the other I got from a local for 10kRD-- they both work exactly the same. Both have the wifi and adapters for network cable. Buying local you can have it up and running the same day, no waiting.
 
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kts78 said:
I have 2 starlinks -- one I bought online directly from starlink, the other I got from a local for 10kRD-- they both work exactly the same. Both have the wifi and adapters for network cable. Buying local you can have it up and running the same day, no waiting.
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Can you give us some average speeds? Just out of curiosity. I saw a post from another user yesterday who was getting something like 4K Mbps. That's pretty insane.
 
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kts78 said:
I have 2 starlinks -- one I bought online directly from starlink, the other I got from a local for 10kRD-- they both work exactly the same. Both have the wifi and adapters for network cable. Buying local you can have it up and running the same day, no waiting.
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? do you stream for your tv's.also 10K than you still pay for a monthly service fee
 
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RDKNIGHT said:
? do you stream for your tv's.also 10K than you still pay for a monthly service fee
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2900Rd monthly. Lowest speeds I've seen are around 60mb , highest 260mb- average daytime 70-100. Evenings or early mornings 125-200
 
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Yes our school has a 4k tv and sometimes we stream to it. Speed does vary, it is not a constant 150mb connection.
 
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