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Starlink has quietly reshuffled its Residential internet offerings in the U.S., bringing back its most affordable home internet tier — albeit with a higher monthly price — and introducing a clearer, three-tier lineup aimed at different usage needs.
The satellite internet provider has revived its Residential 100 Mbps plan, which first launched last November at $40 per month. It’s now back at $50 per month, according to Starlink, making it the company’s cheapest option for fixed home internet in the U.S. The catch? Availability is limited to regions with excess network capacity, and there’s no public coverage map to check eligibility. So far, the option has appeared in parts of Nebraska, Nevada, Indiana, and Maine when signing up directly through Starlink’s website.
Residential 100 Mbps offers unlimited data, but download speeds are capped at 100 Mbps. Despite the price hike, it’s still tied with Starlink’s base Roam plan as the company’s cheapest offering overall. That’s notable given Starlink just doubled the data allowance on its entry-level Roam plan from 50GB to 100GB at no extra cost this week.
The return of the 100 Mbps tier is part of a broader rebrand of Starlink’s Residential lineup, which now consists of three plans. Residential Max is the top-tier, premium option at $120 per month and includes several new perks, such as a complimentary Router Mini for mesh Wi-Fi, a Starlink Mini dish available as a free rental for travel, and a 50% discount on Roam subscriptions. Residential Lite has also been renamed to Residential 200 Mbps, keeping its $80 monthly price but reducing maximum speeds from 250 Mbps to 200 Mbps.
Existing customers who upgrade to Residential Max will gain access to the new benefits, but downgrading means losing those perks and potentially paying for the Starlink Mini rental. In areas where network congestion is high, Starlink appears to only be offering Residential Max, sometimes paired with a one-time “demand surcharge.”
The changes come as Starlink continues to scale aggressively, now boasting more than 9.2 million users worldwide and fresh approval from the FCC to double its next-generation satellite constellation. With capacity expanding and pricing strategies evolving, Starlink’s Residential plans remain very much in flux.
