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SteveInBaltimore
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We used it at our tailgates last year

A friend of ours has it and has subscriptions to ESPN+, Paramount (which gets you any sports on CBS or CBSSports). So he used his Starlink at our tailgates to access the internet and stream live sports on a TV at all our tailgates. It was quite the success; in the past we had used a dish and it was very difficult to get it positioned, and you couldn't get to over the air channels. Now we can get ABC via ESPN+, and CBS via Paramount. Who cares about NBC (Notre Dame and some Big 10) or Fox (mostly Big 10). And Direct TV sometimes took forever to lock in and initialize. Our TV viewing at the tailgates took a big step forward with Starlink last year.
Posted: 04/08/2026 at 11:39 AM ET
(In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC)

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How many of youse use Starlink? I recall Fr8Dog did on his transatlantic
PhotoHokieNC • 04/08/26 07:19 AM ET
I've been using it for several years. Best and most reliable of any service
VT72 • 04/08/26 06:22 PM ET
We used it at our tailgates last year ◄
SteveInBaltimore • 04/08/26 11:39 AM ET
Never thought about it for tailgating. It looks like you can get
reestuart • 04/08/26 02:32 PM ET
That might be what my friend did**
SteveInBaltimore • 04/08/26 03:08 PM ET
Not a bad deal at all, unless I'm reading it wrong. You'd only need
reestuart • 04/08/26 03:24 PM ET
Africa**
capitals1 • 04/08/26 09:48 AM ET
We use it at our hunting cabin in rural Bland County, and I use it when
Nortazhokie • 04/08/26 09:36 AM ET
People in rural areas absolutely need it.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 04/08/26 09:23 AM ET
Yep. I paid $100 to get on the wait list.
st_andrew • 04/08/26 10:14 AM ET
Remote places. We use it at a couple sites
hoosnowahokie • 04/08/26 08:19 AM ET
I do but at a friend’s farm
Va AandM • 04/08/26 07:50 AM ET
We're satisfied with Spectrum and have been for decades, throughout
PhotoHokieNC • 04/08/26 07:54 AM ET
Exactly!**
EDGEMAN • 04/08/26 08:01 AM ET
A friend bought a Starlink Mini, and wasn't thrilled with...
EDGEMAN • 04/08/26 07:49 AM ET
Just signed up. Our internet here goes out for days for some reason. I'm so
Coach McGuirk • 04/08/26 07:38 AM ET
I bet Elon will let you post images from ALL your devices.**
PhotoHokieNC • 04/08/26 07:43 AM ET
Yea, I wonder. Right now it seems like it takes 10 minutes for Netflix to
Coach McGuirk • 04/08/26 07:51 AM ET
Our Roku on our Vizio tv on Spectrum connectivity loads
PhotoHokieNC • 04/08/26 08:09 AM ET
We use it now for probably 50% of our project locations at work.
GSOHokie01 • 04/08/26 07:36 AM ET