Starlink raises prices across satellite internet plans

# Starlink raises prices across satellite internet plans Source: [https://www.theverge.com/science/932294/starlink-price-increase-standby-mode](https://www.theverge.com/science/932294/starlink-price-increase-standby-mode) [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/emma-roth) Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more\. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO\. Starlink is raising prices across its satellite internet plans in the US — including Standby Mode — with the cheapest 100Mbps Residential plan going from $50 to $55 / month,[as reported earlier by*PCMag*](https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-raises-prices-adding-5-to-10-on-monthly-plans?taid=6a0907602096e10001cd1360&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter)\. Meanwhile, Starlink’s 200Mbps residential plan has jumped from $80 to $85 / month, while the Residential Max plan went from $120 to $130 / month\. Standby Mode, which allows subscribers to pause their main Starlink service while using unlimited low\-speed data, now costs $10 / month instead of $5\. Starlink is raising the prices of its Roam plans as well, with the 100GB plan going from $50 to $55 per month, and its Unlimited plan increasing from $165 to $175 per month\. The 300GB Roam plan still costs $80 per month\. Starlink has become a boon for people in rural parts of the US with access to fewer internet options, but there are concerns about whether it will limit competition in the area\. In[a letter](https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1051489326575/1)to the Federal Communications Commission last week, Starlink owner SpaceX[says the agency should end](https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-to-fcc-45b-broadband-program-is-unnecessary-starlink-has-it-covered)$4\.5 billion in rural internet subsidies, arguing that satellite internet has “solved” the problem of high\-speed broadband access\. In[a message to customers](https://x.com/IowaTesla/status/2055674119090274391?s=20), Starlink says the price increases come as the service is “rapidly increasing network capacity, expanding coverage, and improving reliability to deliver faster, more consistent connectivity for our customers\.” Last year,[Starlink began offering a 12\-month residential plan](https://www.theverge.com/news/657659/new-starlink-subscription-drops-hardware-price-to-0)that drops the price of its dish and router to $0 in select markets\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Emma Roth