An MSP managing a fleet of 5G modems is actively researching whether to purchase and deploy roughly a dozen Starlink kits for backup connectivity, pop-up sites, and mobile use.

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        "author": "Sw33tkill3r",
        "excerpt": "MSP Cons:\n\n It seems that most controls are only through the mobile app. I did see some sort of homebrew web app someone made but have not used it\n\n Few controls are available when not directly connected behind the starlink router (moot if you will have a firewall behind it anyways)\n\n You cannot get a static IP\n\n Cheap plans do not get a public IP (cgnat)\n\n if they sit unused for a while, they can",
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        "excerpt": "You can suspend service on them but its monthly. AFAIK you can't pause like you can with residential\n\n We're use the starlink v4 mini's with afternarket battery packs. The V5's suposoted to be USB-C and hopefully it comes with its own battery\n\n 5g is so much better, VZW has the ones with built in battery and they even allow static IP and full portal management. We can easily stick them in a office",
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        "author": "macncoke",
        "excerpt": "There are service resellers that can set you up with far greater functionality than what you can get directly through Starlink.\n\n My application is likely different than yours but we have a pretty good relationship with KVH for this type of thing.",
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        "author": "ToddHebebrand",
        "excerpt": "It turns on and off really easily with the roam plans. I have a few I lend/rent out as needed or use for camping. Although I haven't tried activating/deactivating them now that they want you to pay $10/mo for standby plans. They change their plans relatively often, so it's hard to predict what I'll pay next time I need it, but it's always worked out fine.",
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        "excerpt": "In my limited experience, you can turn them up or down if you own the kits. They even have backup plans to maintain service that then turns up/down immediately for emergency stuff.",
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        "excerpt": "With a dozen kits I would treat them like your 5G fleet, not like spare routers on a shelf. Tag each kit to a client site in your PSA before it ever goes out, and rotate the shelved ones through a live slot every few months so they stay updated and you actually know the activation time before an outage forces you to learn it. The other thing I would check early is sky view at each client site, bec",
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        "excerpt": "the pause/resume process isnt instant, theres usually a billing cycle lag when you reactivate. if youre doing rapid deploy/return cycles you might want to just keep them all active on the cheapest tier and eat the monthly cost as inventory overhead.",
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        "excerpt": "One additional consideration for MSP deployments is remote management access once Starlink is online.\n\n Starlink activation and suspension are separate from the question of how you reach firewalls, servers, cameras, or other equipment behind Starlink CGNAT.\n\n I work with WireGress, which provides managed WireGuard gateways with dedicated public IPv4 addresses and controlled inbound connectivity. A",
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      "[post] We are now looking into what it would take to add a dozen or so Starlink kits into our fleet.",
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