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Price and plan news
One dated post per sourced change to a US Starlink price, plan, fee or Standby rule: what changed, old → new, who it affects and what it does to your yearly cost. No rumors, no predictions, no offers.
- Hardware prices
- Within 90 days
Mini kit cut: what it does to year-1 cost
The Mini kit's US 'starts at' price dropped on Oct 2, 2026. For a Roam 100GB setup, year 1 falls by the same amount.
- Hardware prices
- Within 90 days
Router 4 with Wi-Fi 7 announced; no US price or ship date yet
In September 2026 Starlink announced Router 4, its first Wi-Fi 7 router, rated for up to 3,500 sq ft, 'available soon in select areas'. No price was published, so it changes no cost on this site yet.
- Plan prices
- Within 90 days
Free Mini kit rental restored on Residential Max for new US customers
In August 2026 Starlink restored the free Mini kit rental for new Residential Max subscribers, with half-price Roam for that Mini and no $10 kit fee on the home dish.
- Hardware prices
- Within 90 days
Mini kit offered on a 12-month, 0% installment plan at $16 a month
In July 2026 Starlink added a 0% APR installment option for the Mini with any Roam plan: $16/mo for 12 months, $192 in total, against a $199 cash price; cancelling early makes the balance due.
- Hardware prices
- Within 90 days
Standard kit back on Roam orders at $349 after a month off sale
In July 2026 the Standard dish became orderable again with Roam plans at $349, less than a month after it was removed as a purchase option on about Jul 1, 2026, leaving the Mini as the only Roam dish.
- Fees
- Within 90 days
$10 Residential rental fee removed for new orders in select US areas
About six weeks after adding it, Starlink dropped the $10/mo rental fee on new Residential orders in select US areas, per a Jul 20, 2026 report.
- Fees
- Within 90 days
Demand surcharge tiers now reported from $100 to $1,500, highest in parts of Alaska
Mid-July 2026 reports described Starlink's one-time demand surcharge in tiers from $100 to $1,500, applied on new sign-ups, plan changes, moves and some reactivations.
- Plans launched / retired
- Within 90 days
Global Roam retired; Roam 100GB and 300GB limited to the home country, Unlimited to 30 days abroad
In July 2026 Starlink retired Global Roam (existing users until Aug 17), limited Roam 100GB and 300GB to the home country, and cut Roam Unlimited to 30 days abroad.
- Fees
- Background · over 90 days old
$10-a-month kit fee added to new Residential rentals; Max loses free Mini for new customers
In June 2026 Starlink began charging new Residential customers $10/mo for the rented kit, and dropped the free Mini and Roam discount on Residential Max for new customers.
- Plan prices
- Background · over 90 days old
Residential, Roam and Standby prices up $5 to $10 a month; existing customers from June 18
On May 16, 2026, Starlink raised US prices: Residential 100 Mbps $50→$55, 200 Mbps $80→$85, Max $120→$130, Roam 100GB $50→$55, Unlimited $165→$175 and Standby $5→$10. Roam 300GB stayed $80.
- Plans launched / retired
- Background · over 90 days old
Roam 300GB added at $80 a month between Roam 100GB and Unlimited
In May 2026 Starlink added a Roam 300GB plan at $80/mo for the Mini and Standard dishes, filling the gap between the $50 Roam 100GB and the $165 Roam Unlimited plans at the time.
- Standby
- Background · over 90 days old
Standby support page changed: resuming service can now trigger a demand surcharge
By April 2026 Starlink's Standby wording no longer promised that resuming avoids the demand surcharge; it keeps only 'prior eligibility', so some addresses can be charged.
- Standby
- Background · over 90 days old
Standby Mode blocked while moving; in-motion use needs a Roam plan
In early March 2026 Starlink stopped $5/mo Standby Mode from working in motion, without advance notice. Travelers who used it as a cheap on-the-road link now needed a Roam plan, then from $50/mo.
- Fees
- Background · over 90 days old
Plan changes can now apply immediately or at the next billing date; immediate downgrades aren't refunded
In February 2026 Starlink let customers choose whether a plan change applies now or at the end of the billing cycle. Immediate downgrades give up the rest of the month.
- Standby
- Background · over 90 days old
Grandfathered Roam 10GB plan retired; accounts default to $5 Standby Mode
In January 2026 Starlink told remaining Roam 10GB ($10/mo) subscribers the plan was ending with at least 30 days' notice; doing nothing moved them to Standby Mode at $5/mo.
- Hardware prices
- Background · over 90 days old
Mini kit reported at $199 on starlink.com in January 2026
In January 2026 the Starlink Mini kit was reported at $199 on starlink.com and at big retailers, down from $249–$299 (sources differ); bought direct, it needs a Roam plan.
- Plans launched / retired
- Background · over 90 days old
Home plans restructured: Residential 100 Mbps $50, Residential 200 Mbps $80, Residential Max $120
In January 2026 Starlink renamed US home plans by speed: Lite became Residential 200 Mbps ($80), Residential became Max ($120), and a $50 100 Mbps tier returned in some areas.
- Plan prices
- Background · over 90 days old
Roam 50GB replaced by Roam 100GB at the same $50 a month
In January 2026 Starlink doubled the high-speed data on its $50/mo Roam plan from 50GB to 100GB, moved existing 50GB users over automatically, and dropped the $1/GB top-up option.
- Plans launched / retired
- Background · over 90 days old
$40 Residential 100 Mbps plan removed from the US site after a few weeks
By mid-December 2025 the $40/mo Residential 100 Mbps plan could no longer be selected on Starlink's US site or app; reports tied it to capacity filling in the few areas that had it.
- Plans launched / retired
- Background · over 90 days old
Residential 100 Mbps launched at $40 a month in select US areas
In November 2025 Starlink introduced a $40/mo Residential 100 Mbps plan with unlimited data in select US areas, a third of the $120/mo standard Residential price at the time.
- Standby
- Background · over 90 days old
Free pause replaced by $5-a-month Standby Mode; Roam 10GB plan taken off sale
In August 2025 Starlink ended free pausing and introduced Standby Mode at $5/mo with unlimited 500 Kbps data, available to Residential customers for the first time, and removed the $10 Roam 10GB plan.
- Fees
- Background · over 90 days old
Demand surcharge reported at $1,000 in parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho
In early July 2025, new Residential customers at some Pacific Northwest addresses were reported to face a one-time $1,000 demand surcharge, up from $750 a week or two earlier.
- Fees
- Background · over 90 days old
Demand surcharge reported at $750 for new customers in Seattle, Portland and Spokane
In June 2025, new Residential sign-ups in several Pacific Northwest cities were shown a one-time $750 demand surcharge, with lower amounts in Asheville, Anchorage, Phoenix and Sacramento.
- Plans launched / retired
- Background · over 90 days old
Residential Lite launched at $80 a month, $40 below standard Residential
In March 2025 Starlink added an $80/mo Residential Lite tier with deprioritized data in select US areas, while standard Residential stayed at $120/mo.
- Hardware prices
- Background · over 90 days old
Standard kit list price set at $349 after a $299 summer promo
On Oct 7, 2024 Starlink set a new US list price of $349 for the Standard kit, down from $599 before a summer promo at $299 that ended Oct 6. Congested areas could add $100 at checkout.
- Plan prices
- Background · over 90 days old
Mobile Regional renamed Roam Unlimited and raised from $150 to $165 a month
In September 2024 Starlink renamed its Mobile Regional plan Roam Unlimited at $165/mo, up from $150 (existing customers from Oct 10, 2024), and opened the $50 Roam 50GB plan to any Starlink kit.
- Hardware prices
- Background · over 90 days old
Starlink Mini launched in the US at $599 for the kit
In June 2024 SpaceX began offering the Starlink Mini, a backpack-sized dish with a built-in router, at $599 for the kit, in limited numbers at first.
- Plan prices
- Background · over 90 days old
First US price increase: Residential to $110 a month, kit to $599 for new orders
In March 2022 SpaceX raised Starlink's monthly price from $99 to $110 (from May 9, 2022) and the kit from $499 to $599 for new orders, citing inflation. Deposit holders paid $549.