Starlink
On the other hand, there are very good reasons for combining Starlink and mobile communications. Starlink is far more power-hungry than a mobile router and - depending on the model - consumes 30-70 watts of power, which is not exactly low - you have to reckon with 1-2 kWh of power consumption per day. So it can be more interesting - especially if you use it in a motorhome and are mainly self-sufficient - to work via mobile radio and use Starlink more as a backup. But even if you use Starlink as your main internet source - if you are dependent on the internet, you need an alternative in case of outages. Heavy rain, driving snow, solar winds and technical failures at data centres can also affect Starlink from time to time - and then mobile communications are the alternative. In addition, Starlink runs abroad via foreign ground stations - when accessing the broadcasters' media libraries or dedicated websites such as N-TV, geoblocking kicks in, which can only be circumvented with a VPN. The VPN then runs - you guessed it - on a (mobile) router
But even if you rely exclusively on Starlink - the original router - especially the Gen2 (with motor), but also the Gen3 - are an imposition. Low range, exclusive operation with 220V - who wants that? We have suitable kits available for converting to 12V, which make the conversion very easy, including good alternative routers. We have achieved significantly higher speeds with the alternative routers than with the original, and power consumption has also been reduced. And last but not least - with an alternative router you have several LAN connections for laptop, TV or peripheral devices.
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