We currently have very fast, reliable Internet service through AT&T Fiber. I mention in my listing that we have fast, reliable fiber Internet and our upcoming September sitter is a remote worker so I’m sure that it’s important.
However, we are considering using Starlink for our home Internet instead as we will be using it for our RV trips for Internet on the road. The Starlink internet speeds are fantastic, haven’t measured yet but seems at least as good as our current fiber connection. The only caveat is weather could disrupt signal, but September weather where we are is generally very stable. In case a weird weather pattern does roll in, we plan to have a 5G home internet connection as a backup (which will stay on at the house when we travel with the Starlink).
Should I give our sitter a heads up, or as long as we’re confident there will be fast, reliable Internet it doesn’t matter? I don’t want to bother them with a minor detail, but minor to us may feel differently for a remote worker?
You can always give them a heads up: it’s very nice of you to consider this, as a lot of people underestimate the importance of high speed internet for sitters who work from home. Also, the definition of high speed can vary sometimes depending on users. So you lose nothing telling them in advance, on the contrary, they’d probably appreciate you keeping them in the loop (we know we would definitely give major brownie points to HO disclosing that type of info prior to our arrival)
Thank you! I don’t like bothering sitters with a message if it’s minor but I’m on the fence about this one. Thanks, I’ll probably just let them know, when in doubt better to over-communicate a bit instead of staying silent.
oh definitely over communicate, especially as the internet situation is crucial to sitters, and I am sure I am not the only one who had “surprises” in the past when connecting to “high speed” wifi upon arrival. Actually, we love listings where download and upload speeds are mentioned so we don’t need to ask in the video call and know it’s suitable for work
I do list the fiber connection speeds 
I do understand it’s crucial for remote workers but important even just for travelers wanting to stay in touch with friends and loved ones
I would tell people upfront and let them self-select out if they want to. That’s because from your POV, how would you feel if they left early or cut short time with your pets if the internet connection turned out to work too poorly for their livelihood?
We’ve had Starlink for over 3 years. The only issue we had is the cable between the dish and the router failed 3x. It was replaced each time at no charge and Starlink even gave us a credit towards the bill but for brief periods while waiting for the cable we were out of service and had to rely on cellular data. We now have newer equipment and it hasn’t been an issue.
We have never lost signal during periods of bad weather. You do need mostly unobstructed access to the sky. Nearby trees or tall structures may interfere and that will cause intermittent signal loss.
BTW, you know that you can cancel Starlink at any time and reconnect, right? At least that’s how we’ve used it for trips in our RV. We don’t use it at home.
For telecommuting needs from home, we have two internet providers as redundancy. Sometimes one will have an outage and we fall back on the other.
@Jenny I marked a solution for this so please go ahead and close this thread. Thank you!