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Starlink has quietly pulled the plug on one of its most affordable internet options, ending the $10-per-month Roam 10GB plan that many users relied on for occasional or backup connectivity.
According to a new report from PCMag, SpaceX has begun emailing affected subscribers in the U.S., Canada, and Australia to notify them that the Roam 10GB plan is being discontinued. The email, which several users have shared publicly, reads in part: “We’re reaching out because you have a Starlink subscribed to Roam – 10GB. In 30 days, your plan will be discontinued.” No specific reason was provided for the move.
Roam 10GB was introduced last year as a low-cost option within Starlink’s Roam lineup, allowing users to access satellite internet from multiple locations. It quickly became popular among owners of the portable Starlink Mini dish, especially those who wanted a lightweight, inexpensive plan for camping trips, emergency backup, or occasional remote work. The plan capped users at 10GB of data per month, with additional usage billed per gigabyte.
SpaceX is no longer offering the plan to new customers, and existing subscribers are being transitioned to the company’s $5-per-month “Standby Mode.” That option includes unlimited data, but with heavily restricted speeds of 0.5 Mbps or less, making it suitable only for basic connectivity.
Starlink is also nudging affected users toward its revamped Roam 100GB plan, which costs $50 per month and was recently upgraded from a 50GB cap to 100GB at no extra cost. Once users exceed the 100GB limit, data remains unlimited but speeds are throttled to under 1Mbps. To soften the blow, SpaceX is offering impacted customers an 80% discount on the Roam 100GB plan for the next two months.
Still, the change hasn’t gone over well with everyone. On Reddit, one user wrote that Roam 10GB was “the perfect amount of data at such a great rate” for camping with a Starlink Mini, while another argued that Starlink “really needs something between Standby and Roam 100GB,” especially for secondary dishes.
The timing is notable, as it comes shortly after Starlink’s Mini dish dropped to its lowest price ever — $199 in the U.S. and $279 in Canada — making the hardware more accessible just as one of the most budget-friendly plans disappears.
