Pepwave Slashes Price of Max BR1 Pro 5G

[Craigmconrad]

Got an email from Pepwave slashing it's Pro 5G price from 1499 to 999. Ordered one from Amazon at 999 and will be here tomorrow. Taking advantage of this sale to upgrade from a BR1 MK2 LTE and will replace my Mobility 22g antenna with a 42g over the winter.

Don't know how long the sale is going to last.

 

[dbsea]

Great deal!

 

[Submariner]

Got an email from Pepwave slashing it's Pro 5G price from 1499 to 999. Ordered one from Amazon at 999 and will be here tomorrow. Taking advantage of this sale to upgrade from a BR1 MK2 LTE and will replace my Mobility 22g antenna with a 42g over the winter.

Don't know how long the sale is going to last.

That’s the upgrade I did last year.

You are going to see a significant difference in performance.
Orders of magnitude better.

And at a great price!!


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[FlyMeAway]

That’s still $300 more than the Starlink kit, for slower speeds and less coverage!

Though I suppose it works reliably while you are under way, not just at the dock. Service price is comparable but depends a bit on how much you use I suppose…

 

[Submariner]

That’s still $300 more than the Starlink kit, for slower speeds and less coverage!

Though I suppose it works reliably while you are under way, not just at the dock. Service price is comparable but depends a bit on how much you use I suppose…

Don’t forget about the power requirements too. Run the inverter to feed 60watts for Starlink. Or run the 5g router at 6 watts off 12 volts DC.

 

[Nwdiver]

It’s going to be interesting to see how Starlink works in real world use. Based on its current in motion limitations and power consumption, I probably wouldn’t recommend it as your only internet solution. I’m going to hook it up because I plan to use it on multiple vehicles. I use my trailer for both recreational and emergency communications. In that use case, it should be very helpful. To move it between vehicles (boat to trailer) should be fairly straight forward, one cable and quick disconnect mast.

Not sure how practical boat use will be, am thinking of tying it to a small dedicated inverter with power control via a switch at the helm.

My first real world test will be at the hood to coast relay later this month. Look for me at exchange 24 in the trailer with runners clustered around it trying to read their emails

 

[FlyMeAway]

I would plan on Starlink being an "at the dock" solution only. That said, I shared a transit through Ballard Locks last week with a 42' Nordic Tug that had a Starlink dish mounted to the stern rail. Sounded like they'd had it for a while and were very pleased with it.

I have used Starlink extensively in a land-based installation (mostly in the Methow Valley). Very impressed.