Image: Starlink
Starlink has quietly started rolling out its new budget-friendly “Residential 100 Mbps” plan to customers in Canada and Australia, giving users in both countries a far more affordable way to get onto SpaceX’s satellite internet network.
The option has begun appearing for some existing subscribers when attempting to change plans, according to several Facebook users who spotted the tier showing up in their account settings. Residential 100 Mbps is also now listed on Starlink’s official plans page in both regions (via PCMag).
The new tier arrives just weeks after Starlink first launched Residential 100 Mbps in select parts of the U.S., where it costs only $40 per month. The plan caps download speeds at 100 Mbps but still includes unlimited data, no upload restrictions, and the same plug-and-play Starlink setup. Customers in some areas can even get the Standard Starlink kit for $0 upfront with free installation — effectively a no-fee “rental” for the required dish and hardware. Starlink introduced free dish rentals across multiple markets last month to help accelerate adoption.
In Canada, SpaceX prices the Residential 100 Mbps tier at $70 CAD per month, compared to $110 for Residential Lite and $140 for the standard Residential plan. In Australia, the same plan comes in at $69 AUD, undercutting the country’s pricier $79 Lite and $119 Residential options. SpaceX says the new tier is best suited for small households with everyday connectivity needs, while users requiring higher speeds can continue choosing from the faster — and more expensive — options.
The cheaper plan lands as Starlink continues making major upgrades to its network. SpaceX has increased median peak-hour download speeds by more than 50% so far in 2025, ahead of Amazon’s long-awaited Amazon Leo competitor coming online next year. Starlink now serves more than 8 million users across over 150 countries and territories, and its rapidly expanding capacity recently allowed the company to broaden availability of its $80 Residential Lite plan across the U.S.
While the Residential 100 Mbps tier remains limited to select areas for now — likely in regions where Starlink has additional capacity — its arrival in two more countries strongly suggests the company is preparing for a wider rollout.
