Dated, sourced notes on US Starlink price, plan, fee and Standby changes.https://starlinkcostusa.com/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-10-mini-kit-price-cut/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-10-mini-kit-price-cut/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.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-09-router-4-announced-no-us-price/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-09-router-4-announced-no-us-price/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-08-residential-max-mini-perk-restored/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-08-residential-max-mini-perk-restored/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplan-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-mini-installment-16-month/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-mini-installment-16-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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-roam-standard-kit-returns-349/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-roam-standard-kit-returns-349/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-residential-rental-fee-removed/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-residential-rental-fee-removed/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTfeeshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-demand-surcharge-tiers-up-to-1500/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-demand-surcharge-tiers-up-to-1500/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTfeeshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-global-roam-retired-roam-limits/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-07-global-roam-retired-roam-limits/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplans-launched-retiredhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-06-residential-rental-kit-fee-10/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-06-residential-rental-kit-fee-10/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTfeeshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-05-residential-roam-standby-price-increase/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-05-residential-roam-standby-price-increase/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplan-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-05-roam-300gb-plan-80/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-05-roam-300gb-plan-80/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplans-launched-retiredhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-04-standby-resume-surcharge-rule-changed/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-04-standby-resume-surcharge-rule-changed/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTstandbyhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-03-standby-blocked-in-motion/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-03-standby-blocked-in-motion/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTstandbyhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-02-plan-change-now-or-next-cycle/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-02-plan-change-now-or-next-cycle/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTfeeshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-roam-10gb-retired-standby-default/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-roam-10gb-retired-standby-default/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTstandbyhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-mini-kit-199/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-mini-kit-199/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-residential-plans-renamed-50-80-120/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-residential-plans-renamed-50-80-120/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplans-launched-retiredhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-roam-50gb-becomes-100gb/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2026-01-roam-50gb-becomes-100gb/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplan-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-12-residential-100-40-plan-withdrawn/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-12-residential-100-40-plan-withdrawn/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplans-launched-retiredhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-11-residential-100-40-plan-launched/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-11-residential-100-40-plan-launched/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplans-launched-retiredhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-08-standby-mode-5-replaces-free-pause/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-08-standby-mode-5-replaces-free-pause/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTstandbyhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-07-demand-surcharge-1000-northwest/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-07-demand-surcharge-1000-northwest/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTfeeshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-06-demand-surcharge-750-northwest/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-06-demand-surcharge-750-northwest/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTfeeshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-03-residential-lite-80-plan-launched/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2025-03-residential-lite-80-plan-launched/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplans-launched-retiredhttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2024-10-standard-kit-349-list-price/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2024-10-standard-kit-349-list-price/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2024-09-mobile-regional-renamed-roam-unlimited-165/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2024-09-mobile-regional-renamed-roam-unlimited-165/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplan-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2024-06-mini-kit-launched-599/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2024-06-mini-kit-launched-599/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThardware-priceshttps://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2022-03-residential-110-kit-599-price-increase/https://starlinkcostusa.com/news/2022-03-residential-110-kit-599-price-increase/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTplan-prices