Thinking of getting starlink but just want to check a few things any users may be able to help me with 1: can you make and receive phone calls with it? ie my satellite phone will not be necessary? 2: will it support Kayo (I am a sports viewing addict) 3: will it work in full cloud. Thanks in advance
TravellerBob said
03:41 PM Oct 11, 2023
Thats a yes to all your questions.
Ive been running starlink now for around 4 months in remote outback WA without any real issues.
With full cloud cover you may get a few dropouts but for a couple seconds only
Ive run Kayo over it without problems and also have made and received phone calls onver it using BOOST
I can recomend it
The System said
06:30 PM Oct 11, 2023
Thanks very much for that
landy said
09:43 PM Oct 11, 2023
TravellerBob wrote:
Thats a yes to all your questions.
Ive been running starlink now for around 4 months in remote outback WA without any real issues.
With full cloud cover you may get a few dropouts but for a couple seconds only
Ive run Kayo over it without problems and also have made and received phone calls onver it using BOOST
I can recomend it
Hi Bob. Could you please explain to me how you set up to receive phone calls through it. I understand you can make wi-fi calls from your mobile but can you also recieve by Wi-fi. I always thought I could only ring out through this system. cheers Dave.
bristte said
09:46 AM Oct 12, 2023
landy wrote:Hi Bob. Could you please explain to me how you set up to receive phone calls through it. I understand you can make wi-fi calls from your mobile
but can you also recieve by Wi-fi. I always thought I could only ring out through this system. cheers Dave.
If voice over wi-fi is enabled on your phone then it should just work. Your phone is connected to your carrier's network over wi-fi. I have found SMS messages to be unreliable on occasions, and it wasn't clear whether that was the fault of the phone or the carrier, but voice hasn't been a problem.
landy said
03:11 PM Oct 12, 2023
Thanks bristte. I will give it a try. Landy
-- Edited by landy on Thursday 12th of October 2023 03:49:04 PM
Thats a yes to all your questions.
Ive been running starlink now for around 4 months in remote outback WA without any real issues.
With full cloud cover you may get a few dropouts but for a couple seconds only
Ive run Kayo over it without problems and also have made and received phone calls onver it using BOOST
I can recomend it
Hi Bob. Could you please explain to me how you set up to receive phone calls through it. I understand you can make wi-fi calls from your mobile
but can you also recieve by Wi-fi. I always thought I could only ring out through this system.
cheers Dave.
If voice over wi-fi is enabled on your phone then it should just work. Your phone is connected to your carrier's network over wi-fi. I have found SMS messages to be unreliable on occasions, and it wasn't clear whether that was the fault of the phone or the carrier, but voice hasn't been a problem.
Landy
-- Edited by landy on Thursday 12th of October 2023 03:49:04 PM