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Starlink Mini - NC to Bermuda

Steve Myers - SV Wind Dancer, 1984 S34, Beaufort NC All Messages By This Member #102570 Edited Getting ready to make a trip from Beaufort, NC to Bermuda in early May and was wondering if any one has used Starlink Mini during a similar trip, if so, what type of account you are signed up with? ? ? I've purchased an SL Mini for my boat and have the basic roam account.? I use it mostly at the slip and when I'm doing coastal cruising to other ports, (Ocracoke, Charleston,...).? It has been working great, but I haven't been out past 50 miles since I got it in January. ? So far it is working great, but I would like to use it for weather updates crossing to Bermuda.? Past trip I used Iridium/Predict Wind for this, would be nice to use a faster connection. ? BTW, also have EPIRB, PLB, InReach for safety. ? Thanks, -- Steve Myers Wind Dancer 1984 Sabre 34-1, #232
David Lochner All Messages By This Member #102571 开云体育 There are a couple of options. Switch the expensive global marine roam (or some name like that) or ad the per gig rate once out of coastal waters and cancel it once you reach Bermuda. That’s what I did when crossing from Nova Scotia to Maine. The cost, last time i checked was $2/ gig.? If you switch to the per gig rate turn off all auto updating on your phones and devices and only turn SL on when you intend to use it. Apparently SL counts all data including necessary overhead as billable. The overhead is the data exchanges between the satellites and dish necessary to maintain the connection. There are a couple of active FB Starlink groups, one ?is dedicated to boats. Dave Second Star S362 #113 Fair Haven, NY/Lake Ontario toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Feb 27, 2025, at 5:04?PM, Steve Myers - SV Wind Dancer, 1984 S34, Beaufort NC via groups.io <myerssl@...> wrote: Getting ready to make a trip from Beaufort, NC to Bermuda in early May and was wondering if any one has used Starlink Mini during a similar trip, if so, what type of account you are signed up with? ? ? I've purchased an SL Mini for my boat and have the basic roam account.? I use it mostly at the slip and when I'm doing coastal cruising to other ports, (Ocracoke, Charleston,...).? It has been working great, but I haven't been out past 50 miles since I got it in January. ? So far it is working great, but would I would like to use it for weather updates crossing to Bermuda.? Past trip I used Iridium/Predict Wind for this, but ot would be nice to use a faster connection. ? BTW, also have EPIRB, PLB, InReach for safety. ? Thanks, -- Steve Myers Wind Dancer 1984 Sabre 34-1, #232
Steve Myers - SV Wind Dancer, 1984 S34, Beaufort NC All Messages By This Member #102573 Thanks Dave for the info. -- Steve Myers Wind Dancer 1984 Sabre 34-1, #232
Pete Waterson All Messages By This Member #102575 Hi Steve, ? Yes, you can opt in to an upgrade to priority roam when you get further offshore. It will cost $250.00 for a month for 50 Gb of data. Once you get to Bermuda, if you intend staying there (on a safe mooring) through Hurricane season, you can go back to the regular Roam service. If you are just staying a couple of weeks and then returning, your data will probably have to be used sparingly. Not exactly sure whether you have to wait until the physical month is up to convert the package back, or if you can do it as soon as your data runs out. They are not too clear on the details on the Starlink website. Fair sailing luck on your trip, I did that trip on a Caluber 40 back in 2010. ? ? -- Pete Waterson “颁丑补谤诲辞苍苍补测” S38-2 Oriental, NC

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