SpaceX is now offering 50 percent off on Starlink hardware in Japan, Australia and New Zealand, according to offers shared by the company with customers (via @Nathan Owens).
For a limited time, buyers can pay just 36,500 yen ($284.76 USD) for the Starlink dish and included hardware, down from the typical price of 73,000 yen ($569.52 USD). Similarly, SpaceX is offering Starlink hardware for just $450 AUD ($314.41 USD) and $520 NZD ($334.15 USD) in Australia and New Zealand, respectively.
Starlink buyers must also pay monthly service fees, costing 6,600 yen ($51.49 USD) per month in Japan, $139 AUD ($97.12 USD) in Australia and $159 NZD ($89.32 USD) per month in New Zealand.
The company is calling the deal a start of the year offer, emphasizing the limited-time discount on Starlink terminals, routers and necessary connection cables.
SpaceX Creating Self-Service for Starlink Ownership Transfers, Pauses Current Requests https://t.co/AfmTCkMhJl
— TeslaNorth.com (@RealTeslaNorth) January 12, 2023
SpaceX expanded Starlink service to Japan last November, although it has been operational in both New Zealand and Australia for about two years.
About a month ago, SpaceX announced surpassing one million active Starlink subscribers worldwide. The company also noted that it has reached 3,000 Starlink satellites in operational orbit.
A few days ago, satellite cable network DISH lodged a lawsuit against SpaceX to halt the deployment of its next-gen satellites.
