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STARLINK Mini Kit AC Dual Band Wi-Fi System (White)
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Best Buy has STARLINK Mini Kit AC Dual Band Wi-Fi System (White, 02535001) on sale for $229.99. Shipping is free.
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About this Product:
- Starlink Mini is a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet on the go. It includes a built-in Wi-Fi router, lower power consumption, DC power input, and max download speeds over 100 Mbps.
- The Starlink Mini is ideal for on the go usage with the Starlink Roam plans, which start from $50/month.
- Starlink
- Kickstand
- Pipe Adapter
- DC Power Cable
- Power Supply
- Starlink Plug
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Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Best Buy has STARLINK Mini Kit AC Dual Band Wi-Fi System (White, 02535001) on sale for $229.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks community member NextBillGates for sharing this deal
About this Product:
Thanks community member NextBillGates for sharing this deal
About this Product:
- Starlink Mini is a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet on the go. It includes a built-in Wi-Fi router, lower power consumption, DC power input, and max download speeds over 100 Mbps.
- The Starlink Mini is ideal for on the go usage with the Starlink Roam plans, which start from $50/month.
- Starlink
- Kickstand
- Pipe Adapter
- DC Power Cable
- Power Supply
- Starlink Plug
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Buy $200 of Uber gift cards from Costco for $159.98 (the max they will sell you in a 2 week period)
Select this Starlink mini in Uber Eats from Best buy. Total charge, including tax and delivery, is $247.49 plus tip
If you order your Uber Eats delivery in advance (like for delivery tomorrow), I believe they'll give you another $2 off, so now $245.49
$200 of that will only cost you $159.98 because of the gift cards. Plus the remaining $45.49. That's $205.47 out of pocket (including tax but not including tip) compared to purchasing direct from Best Buy for $250.04 (including tax, and no tip needed).
Your numbers will be a little different due to tax differences, but it's a decent savings.
Also check your Uber Eats account for any retail promotions. When I bought my Starlink through this method a couple months ago, I also had a $40 off retail promo in there too.
Starlink replaced its pause feature with a $5 / month "standby" mode which has unlimited low speed data. In practice though the "low speed" data is too slow to use for things like streaming video, even at low quality. You can always just cancel the plan when you don't need it, as it is billed month-to-month, but if you do this they have no guarantees you'll be able to sign up again. So I would consider it a month-to-month plan with a $5 / month fee for pausing service ("standby mode").
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Starlink Mini is a compact satellite internet kit that shines for camping, RVs, truck campers, road trips, and backup home internet. It supports multiple devices, has an integrated router, and can run on AC, 12 volt or USB C power, with easy setup and low power draw. Real world reports include smooth YouTube at 360p, 150 to 250 Mbps in a truck camper, and usable gaming latency around 40 ms. The main caveat is plan flexibility, since pause mode is now a $5 standby option with very slow low speed data and possible limits after long inactivity. It is a strong fit when portable internet matters more than full home service.
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The standby option is a $5/month low-speed mode with unlimited data, but it is too slow for streaming video in some cases. It can still be usable for light browsing or accidental background connectivity, and one report says YouTube at 360p worked without buffering.
Yes. It can be used on the roam plan for on-the-go setups like camper vans and RVs, and it has been used successfully in truck campers and road trips. Real-world reports include stable service for remote work and camping use.
Yes. The Best Buy app has a price match guarantee button on the order page, and it has been used to get $70 back on purchases made about 18 to 30 days earlier. The adjustment is not automatic, but it can be requested quickly.
Yes. The Mini has an integrated router and can support multiple devices connected at the same time. More connected devices will use data faster, so a higher-tier plan may be needed sooner.
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When I chose a plan, it had an option of a 7 day free trial then a prorated $39 for the remainder of the month on the $50 plan (and possibly a similar discount on the 2nd month of service? Wasn't quite clear since at activation- I thought I was going to pay $50 after the trial and then $39 the second month). While in the free trial , the website would not allow me to modify my plan but once I got billed for the $39 on conclusion of the trial I was able to switch to the $5 per month pause (which will start when the month is up).
Also it seems like they go by a monthly billing start date, but I read that if your billing date is the first of the month, you can restart the 50gb plan on the week before the 1st, and they will charge you a prorated $12 for the remaining week of the month before your next billing date but it seems like they still give you the full 50gb for the month? So if you just it for camping or when your primary internet at home goes out, you may be able to pay significantly less than $50 with the proration but just reactivating the plan and switching back to pause mode (which hopefully also stops you from getting kicked off since you're not using pause mode for more than 12 months at a time).
As for power requirements, it can run on 12 or 24v power from a car adapter, or you can get a usb-c PD cable dongle that plugs right into the DC cable and allows you to plug it into any battery that can provide 65w usb-C PD. Mine pulls 25-27w while it's on, with one or two devices connected to the WiFi. So a 100ah Lifepo4 12v battery should be able to power it for about 36-40 hours if you were in a longer offgrid scenario. (And a 200w solar panel and charger should generally allow you to keep the battery charged up.)
If you anticipate using it while car camping with a longer dc power cable, I recommend getting a car adapter that does a boost converter to output 24 or 36v DC, since there will be less voltage loss over the long distance if you need to get the dish into a clearing. Also helpful in that situation is an Ethernet dongle with the special Starlink Ethernet plug (that locks in place but still allows you to give a little pull on the cable to remove it, so you can plug in a 50-100m Ethernet cable back to a travel router at your car/tent.
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