How to set up your SpaceX Starlink Kit in 5 steps at home

• Starlink users shared the five steps to set up Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet with Insider.
• The kit is connected in the box. All you have to do is turn it on and download the Starlink app.
• “I’m now a real 21st Century contestant!” one Starlink user told Insider.
• Visit the Insider Affairs section for more stories.

With more than 10,000 users worldwide and $ 99 pre-orders in more than six countries, demand for SpaceX’s Starlink Internet network is growing rapidly.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried another 60 satellites into orbit on Sunday, taking the number of Starlink satellites to 1,241 and expanding its internet network even further.

CEO Elon Musk’s goal is to build a high-speed broadband system powered by satellites that revolve around the earth and provide internet to people, especially those in rural areas. There could be up to 42,000 satellites in orbit by 2027.

The question is how do you set up the $ 499 satellite service in your own home?

Starlink users have revealed to Insider the five steps to build the fast satellite internet from their own home.

1. Find an open space

For Starlink to offer the best speed, the terminal must have about 100 degrees clear air above to easily connect to the satellites. Prepare to set up the kit here.

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2. Open the box and look at the instructions

When you open the gray Starlink box, there is a sheet of paper with three drawings – no words. These are the instructions. Follow the instructions and you will get the Starlink kit neatly put together with the tripod on top of the terminal next to the router and a thick black cable of 100 feet.

Users told Insider that the terminal – named “dirty” – weighs about 10 pounds.

3. Build the set

Place the tripod on the ground and click the bar of the terminal into the tripod. The router is already connected to the terminal and the cable.

Alternatively, if you want to securely attach the Starlink to a roof or pole, you can purchase a “Volcano Roof Mount” or a “Pipe Adapter” from the Starlink website.

“It was literally so easy to set up because everything is already plugged in and ready to use,” said Dan Ventrudo, who is based in northern Ontario, Canada.

4. Turn on Starlink

Plug the end of the cable into a power source to get Starlink running. Two white lights will appear on the power stone. The terminal will then tilt upwards.

“The ordering and drafting process was real, simple and easy,” said Gary Konkol, of Wisconsin. “I’m now a real 21st Century contestant!”

5. Download the Starlink app

Go to the app store on your smartphone to download the Starlink app.

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Click the “Start Setup” button, it will ask you if all the kit is plugged in. Click “Open Wi-Fi Settings” and connect to the Starlink network. Then set up your WiFi with a name and password in the app and connect it via the WiFi settings of your phone.

Go back to the app to see when the terminal is connected to the satellites. It will then tilt to align with any of the 1,241 Starlink satellites in orbit. This may take a few minutes.

“It was about 20 minutes from unboxing work to fast internet,” said Tom Gooch, a Starlink customer in the Montana countryside who placed his terminal on top of his roof.

Look at contributor Alex Lockie’s experience with Starlink after moving to the Vermont countryside and the comparison with Hughes Net.

Are you a Starlink user with an interesting story about the service? How did you find Starlink customer support? Contact this reporter at [email protected].