Starlink hikes prices for monthly service and starter kit, even if you put down a deposit

A new starter kit will run you $599

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SpaceX’s internet-from-space program Starlink is increasing prices for both the purchase of Starlink kits and for the monthly service, according to a new email sent out to customers this afternoon reviewed by. The company says the “sole purpose of these adjustments is to keep pace with rising inflation.”

Originally, opting into Starlink required a $499 upfront purchase of a starter kit with all the necessary supplies, including a user terminal, or antenna, for connecting with SpaceX’s satellites. Customers would then pay a $99 monthly charge to keep the service running. Now, the new monthly price going forward will be $110. All new orders of the Starlink kit will now cost $599, and anyone who put down a deposit for the original $499 kit will have to pay $549 instead.

Starlink is SpaceX’s ambitious program aimed at launching tens of thousands of satellites to beam broadband Internet coverage to the entire globe. To tap into the system, users must point their user terminal at a large patch of open sky, connecting with whichever satellites are overhead. Those satellites then relay signals to SpaceX’s various ground stations on Earth, which are connected to existing fiber-optic infrastructure.

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