- Plan prices
- Source: press report (secondary)
- Within 90 days
- Independent, not affiliated with SpaceX
- Announced / first reported
- Effective
- New Residential Max subscribers from about Aug 7, 2026
- Published
- Last updated
What changed
On August 7, 2026, Tesla North reported that SpaceX had restored the free Starlink Mini kit rental for new Residential Max subscribers in the US and Canada. The perk had been dropped for new customers in June (June 2026 post).
| Item, new Residential Max order | Jun 9 to early Aug 2026 | From about Aug 7, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Mini kit for travel | buy for $249 (as reported) | free rental |
| Roam plan for that Mini | full price | half price |
| $10 monthly kit fee on the home dish | reported for new rentals | waived on Max, per the report |
Tesla North said Max customers receive an email claim link within a week to activate the Mini. Residential Max is $130 a month.
Who it affected
- New Residential Max customers in the US.
- Customers on Residential 100 or 200 Mbps were not offered the perk.
- The report did not say whether Max customers who signed up during the June–August gap can claim it.
What it does to the cost
For a household that wants a travel dish anyway, the perk changes the comparison between tiers:
- Without it: Residential 200 Mbps ($85) plus a bought Mini. At the then-reported $249 Mini price, year 1 is $1,020 + $249 = $1,269 before any Roam plan.
- With it: Residential Max ($130) with the free Mini rental. Year 1 is $1,560 before any Roam plan.
So Max still costs more for the home plan alone ($45 a month, $540 a year). The perk narrows the gap only for households that would otherwise buy a Mini and pay for Roam on it, since the Roam plan on the free Mini is half price. A Roam 100GB plan at $55 becomes about $27.50, if the half-price rule applies to that tier as reported.
What stayed the same
- The Residential Max price, $130 a month.
- Prices for the other home tiers.
- The Mini is a rental under this perk; it is returned if you leave.
What to check yourself
- Read the claim email terms and Starlink’s optional-Mini support page before counting on the perk.
- Compare Max-with-Mini against a lower tier plus a bought Mini in the calculator. Current prices are on our prices page.
- Mini ownership costs are in the equipment cost guide.
What we don’t know
- Whether the perk is time-limited; the report gives no end date.
- Exactly which Roam tiers the half-price discount covers.
- We could not open the Starlink support page ourselves; terms 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.