Starlink announces non-motorised dish with router upgrade

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Starlink unveils new dish and big router upgrade

SpaceX has unveiled a new standard kit for residential users of its Starlink satellite service, including a simplified non-motorised dish with a more robust design and faster Wi-Fi router.

The new dish is also rectangular but is installed with an attachable kickstand rather than a cylindrical pipe stem slotted into a large four-leg base.
 
I'm literally weeks away from ordering my own Sparkling Standard dish... wondering if I shouldn't wait a while... it pains me to spend R1800 on a glorified POE adapter just to gain ethernet - but not seeing any pole point locations... so this unit might not be replacing the standard kit but might be a side option for those that don't want a fixed position dish.
 
I'm literally weeks away from ordering my own Sparkling Standard dish... wondering if I shouldn't wait a while... it pains me to spend R1800 on a glorified POE adapter just to gain ethernet - but not seeing any pole point locations... so this unit might not be replacing the standard kit but might be a side option for those that don't want a fixed position dish.
Au contraire, the new unit is more suited to permanent installation.
 
The supplied router can be bypassed by enabling bypass mode and the dish can be the WAN device. I have bought the LAN adapter for mine and bypassed the router - in my case the router is just the power supply but you can use your own power supply and go full RJ45. The cable it comes with is nice and long and can easily be replaced if necessary so no biggie to cut and crimp.

More info, particularly about the pin layout for crimping here:

my kit:
View attachment 1621151
Just a standard tripod mast bracket and stainless round tube with >34.4mm inner diameter.

Thanks @lkpat - EXACTLY what I wanted to know!
 
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