What is Starlink?
How it works, features and benefits
Starlink is a wireless internet service provided by satellites orbiting the earth. They relay data down to the earths surface and is received by a dish. The dish also transmits data back up to the satellites to be sent to where it needs to go. It doesn’t require trenching a fibre cable from the roadside into your house, or use the now discontinued copper wiring. Starlink just requires a power outlet to operate.
The equipment you will get from Starlink will be the receiving dish, cable and router. The current Generation 4 dish is either ground deployed on legs, or pole mounted with third party mounts. The dish doesnt have a motor and is fixed pointing just shy of north for NZ. This allows the dish to follow the trajectory of satellites in orbit to keep its connection. The outdoor rated cable connects the dish to the router inside your home, and the router emits your WIFI which is what you connect to with your phone or laptop.
Your Starlink connection is managed through the Starlink App which you can install onto your phone, or via their website to manage your account such as billing, your details and other information. From the app you can see your connection speed, recent outages or drops, and connected devices on your network.
