https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home

type in your address to see your options

Starlink is available in my area but I live in a multi unit apartment


I always find your advice reliable on this stuff. I'll probably go with a mobile starlink setup once I make sure I can position it somewhere on the property properly.

k00b

Yea double wired sucks if anything takes down lines (or power in many cases) in the area... Starlink is great for that reason alone, and the back-up plan is only $10/mo which you still may be able to register for even if your area isn't eligible for full residential scale service

Perhaps a high gain 5G antenna you can put on the roof would make cellular at least serviceable for backup?  If you can get a pole high enough for line of sight it could make a big difference... but that's probably going to cost just as much as Starlink equipment and cell towers are often impacted by power outages too.

tech

Backup/fallback ideas for home internet?

Yea double wired sucks if anything takes down lines (or power in many cases) in the area... Starlink is great for that reason alone, and the back-up plan is only $10/mo which you still may be able to register for even if your area isn't eligible for full residential scale service

Perhaps a high gain 5G antenna you can put on the roof would make cellular at least serviceable for backup?  If you can get a pole high enough for line of sight it could make a big difference... but that's probably going to cost just as much as Starlink equipment and cell towers are often impacted by power outages too. 

