Starting to lose my mind with this.
Starlink app regularly shows somewhere around 180–220 Mbps, dish is unobstructed, no major outages showing, etc.
Meanwhile YouTube on the TV buffers every few seconds and downloads on my laptop are painfully slow. Ran a normal speed test from the house and got 2.6 Mbps down.
I’m the only one really using the connection right now.
So what exactly is the Starlink speed test measuring? Because 200 Mbps and 2 Mbps aren’t even in the same universe.
The app isn’t lying, you’re probably looking at the wrong part of the connection. Run the Advanced Speed Test and look at the router-to-internet speed vs your device-to-router speed. If Starlink - router is doing 200 Mbps but your device - router is doing 3, congratulations, Starlink works and your WiFi doesn’t.
@Oklahoma_Boy Well shit.
Just ran it.
Router to Internet: 194 Mbps
Device to Router: 3.1 Mbps
Device to Internet: 2.8 Mbps
So yeah, I guess that narrows it down pretty dramatically lol.
Where is the Starlink router physically?
@th3_whol3_3enchilada It’s in the garage because that’s where the Starlink cable comes in. TV is maybe 8–10 meters away inside the house. There’s the garage wall + one internal wall between them. I also have a WiFi repeater in the hallway because the signal was bad farther into the house.
Very relevant. Before replacing the dish/router, I’d actually see where the WiFi falls apart. Use NetSpot for this kind of stuff. Start beside the Starlink router and walk toward the TV/repeater. It’ll show you where the signal actually falls off instead of guessing from bars. Also check what signal the repeater itself is getting. If you stuck it where WiFi was already crap, it’s basically rebroadcasting a bad connection with confidence.
@NodeRunnerY I’ll map it out.
Yep. Starlink is fine. Your router is living in the garage, the house is eating the signal, and the repeater is sitting there receiving crappy WiFi and bravely retransmitting the crap. If you can, run Ethernet into the house and put a wired AP somewhere sensible. Moving the Starlink router itself into the house would also be better if the setup allows it.
Lol scroll up a bit. Someone basically just had the same problem — good Starlink speed, garbage connection inside the house, router in a bad spot.