u/bwilhelm03

I manage 3 cabin rentals on a small property, they are all about 30 feet apart from each other and no obstructions. We just switched to Starlink (standard 4) like 3 days ago - CenturyLink was our previous ISP and I used a Nighthawk extender (connected wirelessly to our Centurylink) to improve wifi in one of the buildings that didn't receive the WiFi signal as well - that worked great. (If you're wondering why we switched, CenturyLink dropped the ball recently and we didn't have wifi for almost a week with no explanation - neighbors with starlink were doing just fine)...

Anyway: the maximum devices we have on wifi at one time are 5 phones and 3 TVs, and possibly a laptop (TVs are not HD). Again, maximum, and the less powerful wifi with that extender managed great.

We just bought a standard 4 starlink and that cabin is again not getting a good signal - this time that I am having trouble connecting the NH extender to Starlink.

I read that it may be proprietary and starlink just doesn't work with Nighthawk or other brands... but I'm also reading that I can use the Nighthawk wirelessly if I initially set it up with the SL router via proprietary Ethernet cable. Then NH can be disconnected and used in that separate building wirelessly.

I also read that I need to hardwire the whole thing to that building (which would be really difficult and time-consuming)... There were other options I saw that I am not well-versed enough to describe.

The proprietary options Starlink offers are hundreds of dollars, I'm wondering if it's more worth the money to I need to upgrade to a more powerful system and it'll work in that building - what can be done to improve this? We thought it would work because this system was faster and more powerful than what we used with CenturyLink.

Thanks for your help, not sure who else to turn to except some trusty old school Redditer pals 😁 appreciate you.

I manage 3 cabin rentals on a small property, they are all about 30 feet apart from each other and no obstructions. We just switched to Starlink (standard 4) like 3 days ago - CenturyLink was our previous ISP and I used a Nighthawk extender (connected wirelessly to our Centurylink) to improve wifi in one of the buildings that didn't receive the WiFi signal as well - that worked great.

The maximum devices we have on wifi at one time are 5 phones and 3 TVs, and possibly a laptop (TVs are not HD). Again, maximum, and it managed great.

We just bought a standard 4 starlink and that cabin is again not getting a good signal - this time that I am having trouble connecting the NH extender to Starlink.

I read that it may be proprietary and starlink just doesn't work with Nighthawk or other brands... but I'm also reading that I can use the Nighthawk wirelessly if I initially set it up with the SL router via proprietary Ethernet cable. Then NH can be disconnected and used in that separate building wirelessly.

I also read that I need to hardwire the whole thing to that building (which would be really difficult and time-consuming)... There were other options I saw that I am not well-versed enough to describe.

The proprietary options Starlink offers are hundreds of dollars, I'm wondering if it's more worth the money to I need to upgrade to a more powerful system and it'll work in that building - what can be done to improve this? We thought it would work because this system was faster and more powerful than what we used with CenturyLink.

Thanks for your help, not sure who else to turn to except some trusty old school Redditer pals 😁 appreciate you.