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Starlink is testing quarterly dynamic pricing on Residential plans in select U.S. areas, and some customers are already seeing bills climb as high as US$156 a month after an earlier round of plan increases in May.
SpaceX emailed affected subscribers that Starlink prices are “dynamically based on supply of capacity and demand from customers,” according to PCMag. The message also says: “As our constellation grows and network capacity changes, service pricing may change from time to time.”
Price reviews will come “roughly quarterly,” the email adds, with changes that can cut prices as capacity grows, not only raise them. SpaceX pointed to new V3 satellites adding capacity while subscriber counts keep rising locally and worldwide.
In Missouri, one Residential Max customer reported a jump from US$130 to US$156 a month, and another said a Residential 100 Mbps plan moved from US$50 to US$60.50, both effective on or after November 30. On Starlink.com, Rolla, Missouri currently defaults to Max at US$156, while Warsaw lists Max at US$143.
Other Midwest addresses are getting cuts. Kansas City Residential plans show US$49.50 for 100 Mbps, US$76.50 for 200 Mbps, and US$117 for Max. Marysville, Kansas lists even lower rates at US$44, US$68, and US$104. Observed swings so far sit around 10% to 20%, matching about a 20% move either way.
Hardware deals are still moving on a separate track. The first-generation Starlink Mini recently dropped to US$149 in the U.S. ahead of the holidays, while SpaceX’s latest results put consumer subscribers at 13.6 million worldwide.
Would a quarterly price swing make you stick with Starlink, or shop for a fixed-rate plan elsewhere?
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