Starlink for a farmhouse,
unit or building site

Yes, and it's one of the cleanest cases we see: there's no fibre, 5G often doesn't get in with enough strength because of the terrain or the distance to the operator's mast, and a Starlink antenna with a clear sky easily handles remote working, streaming, video calls and alarm or camera systems that need a permanent connection. The genuinely tricky part isn't signing up, it's choosing the spot well: the tree that in August, in full leaf, blocks part of the cone of sky that in February, bare, let the signal through without any trouble. That's why it's worth looking at the installation spot with the whole year in mind, not just the day of the visit. In a farmhouse that's used intermittently, the installation can also be left ready and the service activated only when needed, without keeping it subscribed during the months the house is empty.

Sometimes, and you need to check before taking anything for granted. It's common to find industrial estates in the Vallès where the next street has fibre and yours doesn't, because the operator has been cabling unit by unit and hasn't reached yours yet. Before considering Starlink, you need to check real coverage at the exact address, not for the estate in general, because it changes from one plot to the next. If fibre has been announced with a reasonable date, the sensible thing is to use Starlink as a stopgap until it arrives, avoiding long commitments that get in the way later. If there's no sign of fibre and 5G doesn't give acceptable performance for the business either, Starlink stops being a stopgap and becomes the real option, with the added advantage that it can be switched on and off as needed.

Yes, and it's one of the uses where it makes most sense — more than in a permanent home. Nobody is going to lay a fibre connection for a site that lasts a few months, and getting a conventional line for that period tends to get complicated with the owner of the land or building. The Starlink antenna is installed, used and taken down when the work ends, without leaving infrastructure that later has to be removed. What needs sorting beforehand is a stable power supply at the spot where the antenna will go, because building sites often run on generators that stop and start, which cuts the service; and a spot where the crane or other machinery won't block the sky right above the antenna during the busiest hours. Once that's sorted, the rest takes hours, not days, and it can be set up again on another site afterwards.

No, and it's a common misunderstanding that leads people to rule out sites that would work. You don't need to see the whole horizon around the antenna: what you need is for the upward field of view — the area of sky the antenna uses to find and track satellites — to be clear. It's an important difference, because a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings but open above can work perfectly, while a roof with distant views but with eaves, a tree branch or the neighbour's roof intruding into that cone from close by can cause problems even though it looks clear at first glance. Those intermittent drop-outs are often taken for a fault in the service or the antenna, when in fact they're about location: the official app lets you check the exact cone from the specific spot before fixing anything, and it's the step that prevents the most problems later.

Yes, with some caveats worth being clear about before setting the system up. If the cameras record to a local recorder on the property itself, Starlink only comes into play when you want to view them remotely, and that data use is small because footage only travels while you're watching. If, on the other hand, the cameras record straight to the manufacturer's cloud, they're uploading video constantly, all day long, and that does eat up a significant share of the connection's upload capacity, which on any satellite service is more limited than download. On a fixed property that isn't going anywhere, with several cameras, a local recorder of your own is usually a better idea than relying on the cloud: it records whether or not there's a connection, and only uses Starlink for remote viewing, not for the bulk of the traffic.

Wind, if the mast or bracket is properly anchored, poses no problem for the antenna: it's designed for outdoor use and copes well. Snow is different: if it builds up on top of the antenna it does degrade the signal, because it physically blocks part of the surface, which is why the standard model has a built-in heater that melts it as it falls. Where the installation really makes a difference is in the mounting: a short, rigid, well-secured mast withstands the wind with barely any movement, while a long, thin pole, even if it looks adequate on the day it's installed, ends up swaying in strong gusts, which knocks the antenna out of alignment intermittently — and that shows up as drop-outs that come and go for no apparent reason. It's worth investing in a solid mount from the start rather than reinforcing it later.

Yes, without a doubt, because Starlink as a permanent solution somewhere that already has fibre makes no sense: fibre gives more upload capacity and more stability, without depending on the state of the sky. As a stopgap while fibre arrives, on the other hand, it does make sense, and that's exactly where you need to be careful with the commercial terms before signing anything. These terms change frequently between providers and over time, so they need checking at the moment you sign up, rather than assuming anything from what you read months ago. The key thing when planning Starlink as a stopgap is not to be tied in on the day the fibre connection arrives: read the small print of any minimum term before signing, precisely so you can cancel the service at no cost in the same month the fibre goes live.

Yes, we handle the whole process: buying the equipment, activating the service, choosing the exact installation spot, aligning the antenna and setting up the Wi-Fi so it reaches the whole house or unit, not just the room where the router is. The work that really makes the difference isn't plugging in the box, which is simple, but choosing the spot well before fixing anything: checking the cone of sky from the exact place, deciding the cable route inside so it isn't on show or a hazard, and sorting out power if the chosen spot doesn't have any nearby. That groundwork is what prevents intermittent drop-outs and complaints that it's slow when the real problem is the location. We come to the address, look at the site in person and do the complete installation the same day.