Pick the system that fits how you travel. Whichever you choose, you get the same on-demand data plans and the same simple app.
The easiest way to get connected — plug it in, turn on data, and you're online.
Best for: first-timers & simple setups
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Our modular powerhouse — long-range hardware and the most tools in your toolbox.
Best for: full-timers & weak-signal spots
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Built for travelers who go everywhere — including the places with one bar of signal. Explorer's modular design means you're never locked into one antenna; add range and power exactly when you need it.
The modem still lives in the antenna for a strong signal — it just connects to your router with one simple USB cable instead of our pro gigabit line. Plug it in and you're online. Same app, same data plans, same automatic failover as our flagship. No decisions to make.
Now shipping — order today and we'll get it on its wayRunning Starlink as your main internet? LITE is the smartest, lowest-cost backup you can add. Pair it with our on-demand Hot-Standby plan ($10/mo, then $4/day only when it kicks in) and your Insty automatically takes over the moment the dish loses the sky — through trees, in storms, or when it's just being Starlink.
Real test, one take: Starlink primary, Insty paused on Hot-Standby. The dish goes down, Insty charges the card, powers up, and takes over in an instant — watch the picture-in-picture dashboard hand off live.
The same network of plans and the same app — different hardware.
| Feature | LITE | Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Simple setups & Starlink backup | Full-timers & weak signal |
| Setup | Plug-and-play — one USB cable | Guided, modular install |
| Same app & data plans | ✔ | ✔ |
| Modem (in the antenna) | X55 5G | X62 5G |
| Typical real-world speeds | ~40–200 Mbpsplenty for streaming & work | ~50–500 Mbpsevery 5G band, top speeds |
| Top speed (theoretical) | Up to 400 MbpsUSB connection | Up to 2.5 Gbpsmulti-gig PoE |
| Antenna-to-router cable | USB, up to 30 ft | Gigabit ethernet, up to 150 ft |
| Automatic multi-source failover | ✔ (up to 3 sources) | ✔ (up to 3 sources) |
| Works with Starlink & WiFi-as-WAN | ✔ | ✔ |
| Swappable antennas | ✔ Any omni antenna | ✔ |
| "Binoculars" long-range antenna | Explorer only | ✔ 5G |
| Add just the cellular to your own router | — | ✔ |
| On-demand data plans | ✔ | ✔ |
| Price | $349 | $599 |
Real-world speeds depend on your signal, the tower's load, and your data plan — the ranges above are realistic everyday numbers, not guarantees. The theoretical maximums are the ceilings of each connection; you won't live at them, but Explorer leaves far more headroom for the fastest 5G.
Every Insty system connects through an antenna. There are only two types to understand — and most people only need the first.
Pulls signal from every direction — no aiming, ever. Works parked or rolling down the highway. Set it and forget it. This is the antenna you'll use every day. The Window mounts indoors at a window; the Square and Drum go outside for the strongest signal.
Window — easiest install, no drilling, still very strong (indoor · default)
Square — our proven 2024 antenna, ladder-mounted (outdoor)
Drum — our strongest all-around signal, roof-mounted (outdoor)
Mini-Drum — compact, trades a little distance for size (outdoor)Same job — just pick the mount that fits your rig. Window is the indoor standard; Square & Drum mount outside for the strongest signal.
Aim it at a distant tower and pull cellular from miles away. You deploy it only when you're chasing a far-off signal. Most travelers never need one — but nothing beats it for extreme range.
Rocket — powerful, aimable long-range antenna
5G Binoculars — the best cellular antenna ever madeAdd it now, or grab one later — your system is ready for it.
Not sure? The Window is our easy indoor standard and plenty strong; step up to the outdoor Drum for the strongest signal. Add a directional only if you love boondocking far from towers. We'll walk you through it when you build.
Sometimes the tower you need is miles away. That's when you reach for a directional antenna — aim it down the road and pull in signal nothing else can touch. We built these out of pure need, back before satellite internet, so travelers could get online in places they never had before.
One of the very first long-range antennas we ever built — and after all these years, we still haven't found one that beats it for distance and speed. It's the biggest antenna we make, and it's genuinely unreal: it has pulled a working signal off a tower 25 miles away. If there's cell service anywhere near you, the Binoculars is the one that grabs it.
$399
We built the Rocket as a smaller sibling to the Binoculars — most of that long-range punch in a more compact, easier-to-live-with size. It won't quite match the big guns for outright distance, but it still reaches far past anything its size has a right to.
$199
“Out in northeast Iowa I was hitting a tower 25 miles away, as the crow flies, on the Binoculars. I bought a $400 name-brand antenna off Amazon and swapped it in that exact spot — it wouldn't even connect. The Rocket got online there too; not quite enough to stream, but our ‘smaller’ antenna still beat the industry's best.”
Satellite changed the game, and honestly these aren't for everyone anymore. But for pulling cellular from way out on the fringe, nothing we've tested comes close — so they still fill their niche, and they're still the best at it.