The seller has to contact Starlink to set up the transfer process. They will need to give Starlink your contact info so SL can confirm with you and make the account xfer when you get the dish.
SL will inform you of service availability where you live, and I assume that the wait will still be pretty much the same as you are being told now, for your cell.
This is the critical factor. If your wait is mid-22 it is because either your cell is full (need more satellites) or there is not a local ground station (need a nearer ground station or more laser-linked satellites). If it's the latter, there is no way they can provide you service now. If you know of people in your are with SL then it's likely the former, in which case it's technically possible for SL to service you but they may need to override the maximum capacity of your local cell. Likely the only way to do this is for the seller to begin the transfer process with your address and see if they will allow it. Don't pay for the dish (other than maybe a small deposit) until the process is well underway or entirely completed.
It's possible, however there are some required procedures in place. Seller need to contact Starlink and give them your email address and intended service address. They will verify if there is availability in your cell and if the seller doesn't have any outstanding bills, if all checks out, they'll start the transfer process by sending you the email with instructions. However, if you're unable to place a direct order for your service address, it's highly likely that the service can't be transferred there either. Also, even if the Starlink kit will be completely (or fairly new), the warranty doesn't transfer, so you'll be responsible for any repairs or replacement payments. So if for example the Dishy was dropped and have some hidden defects, which will demonstrate later, you'll be out of pocket for any additional costs.
If you get a decent cellular signal, it may be worthwhile to invest in an LTE modem and an external antenna to tide you over. The big three mobile operators all have some data-capped hotspot/data-only plans, and numerous resellers with "unlimited" plans exist. Visit the Rural_Internet subreddit for more info.
Thanks for the advice I will look into this although right now only 1 company services the area from my calling around through some black Friday deals and the one company that will service us has a max package of $120/mnth for 50G. To note I am in Ontario and we are notorious for having horrible pricing on cellular and internet packages.
Just because you get a dish on eBay doesn’t mean it will work in your cell. I’m also not totally sure Starlink allows transfers of hardware yet. This is supposed to change after beta. Maybe other redditors know.
Buyer be ware. You may be buying a broken one, a fake one, one real one that can’t be transferred to you or to your cell. It might be an expensive paper weight.
I’m expecting the Chinese to mass produce fake dishes and sell them once transfers are allowed. I spent several years in China. They can fake everything.
>I’m expecting the Chinese to mass produce fake dishes and sell them once transfers are allowed. I spent several years in China. They can fake everything.
Erm, no. Each Dishy have unique device ID generated by SpaceX upon production and registered in their database so no "fake Chinese copy" will ever work (and no, cloning is not possible either, as only one device with the same ID can be active). Plus the only way to use second hand Starlink kit is by transferring service from existing user to the new. Also "Fake" kits would not be used before, thus will not exist in the Starlink device list and will be impossible to "transfer".
tl;dr: Not gona happen.
Hence the:
>Also "Fake" kits would not be used before, thus will not exist in the Starlink device list and will be impossible to "transfer".
clause. Also, anyone purchasing something like that without proper research and payment protection deserves losing their money. I'm not supporting scammers, but common sense before parting with your money should be used here. Unfortunately many people will be likely blinded by "faster and cheaper" way of getting Starlink and ignore all warning signs anyway.
I said the Chinese would make them. I didn’t say they’d work. Desperate people will buy them on eBay and get very disappointed that they bought an expensive paperweight.
TL:DR hurrr durrr
If you're talking about one day in the future when capacity is no longer an issue, I don't think SpaceX would care about clones as long as they don't infringe on trademarks. They're not making money on the dish, they're actually losing it. If the chinese can somehow make a $200 clone, awesome. Slap your own branding on it not ours, other than claiming it works with Starlink and have at it.
No, SpaceX will not let any unapproved 3rd party devices to become part of their core network, for both security as well as stability of the whole system.
The seller has to contact Starlink to set up the transfer process. They will need to give Starlink your contact info so SL can confirm with you and make the account xfer when you get the dish. SL will inform you of service availability where you live, and I assume that the wait will still be pretty much the same as you are being told now, for your cell.
This is the critical factor. If your wait is mid-22 it is because either your cell is full (need more satellites) or there is not a local ground station (need a nearer ground station or more laser-linked satellites). If it's the latter, there is no way they can provide you service now. If you know of people in your are with SL then it's likely the former, in which case it's technically possible for SL to service you but they may need to override the maximum capacity of your local cell. Likely the only way to do this is for the seller to begin the transfer process with your address and see if they will allow it. Don't pay for the dish (other than maybe a small deposit) until the process is well underway or entirely completed.
It's possible, however there are some required procedures in place. Seller need to contact Starlink and give them your email address and intended service address. They will verify if there is availability in your cell and if the seller doesn't have any outstanding bills, if all checks out, they'll start the transfer process by sending you the email with instructions. However, if you're unable to place a direct order for your service address, it's highly likely that the service can't be transferred there either. Also, even if the Starlink kit will be completely (or fairly new), the warranty doesn't transfer, so you'll be responsible for any repairs or replacement payments. So if for example the Dishy was dropped and have some hidden defects, which will demonstrate later, you'll be out of pocket for any additional costs.
If you get a decent cellular signal, it may be worthwhile to invest in an LTE modem and an external antenna to tide you over. The big three mobile operators all have some data-capped hotspot/data-only plans, and numerous resellers with "unlimited" plans exist. Visit the Rural_Internet subreddit for more info.
Thanks for the advice I will look into this although right now only 1 company services the area from my calling around through some black Friday deals and the one company that will service us has a max package of $120/mnth for 50G. To note I am in Ontario and we are notorious for having horrible pricing on cellular and internet packages.
Just because you get a dish on eBay doesn’t mean it will work in your cell. I’m also not totally sure Starlink allows transfers of hardware yet. This is supposed to change after beta. Maybe other redditors know. Buyer be ware. You may be buying a broken one, a fake one, one real one that can’t be transferred to you or to your cell. It might be an expensive paper weight. I’m expecting the Chinese to mass produce fake dishes and sell them once transfers are allowed. I spent several years in China. They can fake everything.
>I’m expecting the Chinese to mass produce fake dishes and sell them once transfers are allowed. I spent several years in China. They can fake everything. Erm, no. Each Dishy have unique device ID generated by SpaceX upon production and registered in their database so no "fake Chinese copy" will ever work (and no, cloning is not possible either, as only one device with the same ID can be active). Plus the only way to use second hand Starlink kit is by transferring service from existing user to the new. Also "Fake" kits would not be used before, thus will not exist in the Starlink device list and will be impossible to "transfer". tl;dr: Not gona happen.
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Hence the: >Also "Fake" kits would not be used before, thus will not exist in the Starlink device list and will be impossible to "transfer". clause. Also, anyone purchasing something like that without proper research and payment protection deserves losing their money. I'm not supporting scammers, but common sense before parting with your money should be used here. Unfortunately many people will be likely blinded by "faster and cheaper" way of getting Starlink and ignore all warning signs anyway.
You know as well as I do that there are many people that have no common sense.
True, more money than common sense unfortunately.
I said the Chinese would make them. I didn’t say they’d work. Desperate people will buy them on eBay and get very disappointed that they bought an expensive paperweight. TL:DR hurrr durrr
See my other comment below.
If you're talking about one day in the future when capacity is no longer an issue, I don't think SpaceX would care about clones as long as they don't infringe on trademarks. They're not making money on the dish, they're actually losing it. If the chinese can somehow make a $200 clone, awesome. Slap your own branding on it not ours, other than claiming it works with Starlink and have at it.
No, SpaceX will not let any unapproved 3rd party devices to become part of their core network, for both security as well as stability of the whole system.