- Plans launched / retired
- Source: press report (secondary)
- Background · over 90 days old
- Independent, not affiliated with SpaceX
- Announced / first reported
- Effective
- Removed for new orders by the report date; no date given by Starlink
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- 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 December 15, 2025, GIGAZINE, citing Notebookcheck and user reports, said SpaceX had removed the $40-a-month Residential 100 Mbps plan from Starlink’s US website and app. Users in parts of Nebraska, Illinois and Nevada, where it had been offered, reported they could no longer select it.
| Item | Before (Nov 2025) | After (Dec 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 100 Mbps, new orders | $40/mo in select areas | Not selectable on the US site |
| Cheapest home tier still on sale | $40 | $80 (Residential Lite) |
The plan had been on sale for only a few weeks (launch post). Neither source quoted a Starlink statement. GIGAZINE attributed the removal to an “influx of users” in the areas where it was offered; that is the reporters’ explanation, not Starlink’s.
Who it affected
- New customers at addresses that had the $40 option. For them, the cheapest home plan went back to Residential Lite at $80.
- Customers already on the $40 plan: neither source said what happens to them. We have no information either way.
- The reports said the plan was still offered in Canada and Australia, which are outside this site’s scope.
What it did to the cost
For a new household at an address that briefly had the $40 tier, the cheapest plan-only cost went back up:
- Year 1: from $480 (12 × $40) to $960 (12 × $80), a $480 difference.
- Year 3: from $1,440 to $2,880.
For most US addresses nothing changed, because the $40 tier was never offered there.
What stayed the same
- Residential Lite ($80) and standard Residential ($120) stayed on sale.
- Hardware prices were not part of this change.
What happened next
About a month later Starlink restructured its home plans and brought back a Residential 100 Mbps tier at $50 in select areas (January 2026 post).
What to check yourself
- Low-price tiers can disappear without notice. If one shows at your address, read the checkout total and the plan terms on the day you order.
- Compare paths in the cheapest-plan guide and check today’s tiers on our prices page.
What we don’t know
- The exact date the plan stopped being selectable; Starlink gave none.
- Whether existing $40 subscribers keep their price, and for how long.
- We could not open Notebookcheck’s article (our reader was blocked) or a December 2025 capture of starlink.com; this post relies on GIGAZINE’s report of it.
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.