- Plans launched / retired
- Source: press report (secondary)
- Background · over 90 days old
- Independent, not affiliated with SpaceX
- Announced / first reported
- Effective
- Available to new orders in select areas from about Nov 10, 2025
- Published
- Last updated
Background. This change happened more than 90 days ago. It is kept as a dated record; check current prices before relying on any figure below.
What changed
On November 11, 2025, RV Mobile Internet reported a new Starlink home plan in the US: Residential 100 Mbps at $40 a month, with unlimited data and download speeds capped at 100 Mbps. That was “one-third the price of the standard Residential $120/month plan,” in the report’s words. Residential Lite was $80 at the time.
| Tier (Nov 2025) | Price per month | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | $120 | uncapped tier |
| Residential Lite | $80 | deprioritized |
| Residential 100 Mbps (new) | $40 | capped at 100 Mbps |
The report also noted that Starlink had begun naming home plans by advertised speed, which it linked to FCC broadband label requirements. A later Benzinga recap described the plan as offering “unlimited data and free installation.”
Who it affected
- New customers in select areas only. RV Mobile Internet listed parts of South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois, and Nevada. It was not a national price.
- Existing customers in those areas could in principle switch; the report did not describe a switching rule.
- Roam and travel users were not affected: this was a fixed-address home plan.
What it did to the cost
Where it was offered, the $40 tier cut the cheapest home plan from $80 to $40 a month:
- Year 1: 12 × $40 = $480, against $960 on Lite and $1,440 on standard Residential (plan only).
- Year 3: $1,440, against $2,880 on Lite and $4,320 on Residential.
Hardware is extra on any tier; add it in the calculator. The cheapest-plan guide explains why a lower monthly price does not always mean the lowest year-1 total once kit and fees are counted.
What stayed the same
- Residential ($120) and Residential Lite ($80) stayed on sale at the same prices.
- Data stayed unlimited on all three tiers.
- The same report covered holiday hardware prices; those were time-limited and are not covered on this site.
What happened next
The $40 plan was gone from the US site within weeks (December 2025 post). A Residential 100 Mbps tier came back in January 2026 at $50 (January 2026 post).
What to check yourself
- Check which tiers starlink.com offers at your address; low-price tiers have only appeared where there is spare capacity.
- Compare tiers over 12 and 36 months in the calculator, not by monthly price alone.
- See the tier’s full price path in the price history.
What we don’t know
- How many US addresses could order the $40 plan.
- Whether customers who signed up at $40 keep that price. We found no Starlink statement on it.
- We could not open the November 2025 starlink.com page; figures are as reported.
Sources
Corrections
Independent, not affiliated with SpaceX or Starlink. Links to Starlink’s plan pages in this post use the site owner’s own referral link; your price is the same.See the price history, how we verify prices and the corrections log. Published Oct 6, 2026.