BIG Starlink Changes for RVers & Boaters: Price Increase to $150/mo, No Portability on Residential

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

All, please keep the comments focused on a discussion about this change and not on bashing or defending Elon Musk. Thanks!

[@musashi-san____1409]

LOL It has come to this.

[@barrysmith2697]

They can keep it, lived this long without starlink. So much for the promises they made.

[@tranquilitybase6417]

Starlink is still worth it in middle of nowhere Idaho at my cabin.

[@kgbean]

We’re planning to be loopers in the near future. I think we’ll just stick with hotspot.

[@debbiedogs1]

Hotspot and a decent antenna could be a good solution.

[@JohnS-zq8ks]

"It sucks" - yes I recall that business school terminology. Are they turning any people off?

[@climber950]

Seems Starlink’s biggest threat is themselves. They really made some poor choices in terms of happy customers. They have a class leading product with sub par customer service.

[@gladuwf]

The customer loyalty seems a lot more genuine with my 2 grandfathered cellular plans. Glad I was never an early adopter of Starlink, probably won't be a late adopter of it either.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

If you don't need starlink, then you don't need it at any price. If you don't mind being offline for a few days, or only travel places with other internet options (LTE, Wi-Fi), then it's safe to ignore starlink. If you need starlink - you need to be online no matter what - it's still worth every penny.

[@fatkidbuu]

If you need to be online 24/7 then starlink isn’t the answer either

[@lizdc1]

I think I might cancel because of the increase. So many places I have been I haven’t been able to use my SL. I still have and love my unlimited data Verizon that I found from you all. SL just seems like an over priced dud.

[@richards.4116]

Nice, after you pay $600, 2 increases

[@mguarin912]

90% of my RV location will be 5G accessible. Definitely going to give that a shot.

[@Priscilla_Skoolie]

They just want people to be forced to choose plan A or plan B and are likely hoping travelers will choose plans A and B in turn doubling their profits.

[@bradleygeorge606]

Too expensive

[@chrisclayton584]

I've had starlink since April 30 of 2021. It's worked great for me but I've decided that when fiber optic is available in my area I'll likely switch over. Price jumps accompanied with limitations runs customers off.

[@joeneighbor]

Look to do a fiber co-op with your local community. If you pull the money with your neighbors you might make it happen (assuming it's really an option). I've read where people have done this and looking into it myself. And wow some get 10GB fiber.

[@rebekkad.2092]

I live in Montana and am getting a ten dollar increase. I was one of the beta testers. I am not happy about it.

[@steventoney4018]

I can live with a 15 dollar increase as long as I can still pause RV service so have no monthly fee while paused -- as mine has been for last 4 months

[@SummerAdventures]

That seems like a crappy way to treat customers. I'm thankful I didn't invest in starlink.

[@kamikazekunze]

I’ve received zero email about portability going away. Hopefully it’s grandfathered in and just not available for new accounts. 😢

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

It's no longer available for anyone who didn't already have it enabled.

[@rlbunge]

Guess I'll just cancel one of my streaming services to make up the difference. NOT What's 15 bucks when you're traveling and buying gas and campgrounds, etc. When camping without cell service, and you are able to have Starlink Internet. Cheap at any price and they know it. I can turn my RV service to pause in the winter when I'm using my $50 a month unlimited T-Mobile home Internet. So how does that work out. T-Mobile for 6 months $300 Starlink RV (new price) $900 By pausing each one for 6 months I save $600 instead of having Starlink RV on all year. All this sounds expensive but remember what you paid for your WeBoost etc. You can sit around a campfire WITHOUT the internet. Can you really?

[@worldwide_wes]

2 price increases in a single year for a lot of people. I’m so glad I returned mine while u still could

[@speedracer9132]

That’s without mentioning the fact Starlink was already twice the price of other internet as it was when it first came out, $150/mo is ridiculous… granted the fact I’m not mobile, I get 1,000gbps symmetrical fiber for $50/mo so I could never see paying such a premium for such spotty service. Better off getting a hotspot and just using cellular

[@SUDSY0]

In Missouri. Been on the wait-list for more than 20 months and they keep pushing me out and raising the price and taking away benefits. :( Trusty Verizon hotspot still getting me that 1.8M\s for 65 buck though.(only option) Thanks for the videos. I would have no internet without that tip back then.

[@kgbean]

Any company run by you know who is unreliable.

[@Freightmeister]

Thanks for the updates.

[@pooh4519]

No longer considering Starstink, they cannot be trusted.

[@whenboysetsfire1]

😆

[@rickzapf3095]

Be patient as we build out our network but we are going to charge you more. I have had for a year and appreciated the portability feature since I work remote. But the speed last night showed 56/1.2 and all week have had tons of micro drops. Can't zoom on that service. Ready to shelve it.

[@CharlesAnsman]

Inflation is hitting everybody both businesses and people

[@MrSafetyForever]

Thank you kindly for the informative video! Take Care

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

I heard there will be a new plan... Global??? that is going to be $200 month. Any news about this?

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

Here's our news story on it: www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-officially-announces-global-coverage/. The video version is in production and will be posted soon.

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

@@MobileInternetResourceCenter Thank you very much for this link. I'll look at it right now. Looking forward to the next StarLink installment.

[@untetherednomad6393]

SL residential plans that need to use portability for vacations are not going to be happy. The SLRv users like me....$15mo increase is no biggie.

[@jasonjac123]

Cell service keeps getting better and starlink worse. Starlink should just charge based on what your average speed is starting with $35 when the speed is around 4mbps(which has been about normal where I use it).

[@MSB1080]

Haven’t even used my starlink yet and they are jumping to $150. Debating on returning it.

[@JMSynthetics]

I just canceled my service, I was told in August of 22 that my area was deemed best effort after being on the pre-order waiting list since it went live back in Jan/Feb 21? In Aug 22 it was either order the service ( at the 110/month rate, when pre-order went live it was 100/month ) or cancel the pre-order and lose spot. Not wanting to lose my spot I placed the order and the service has never been great and is still best effort. At this point Im done paying full price for subpar service so they can build out their network. I am happy this is a viable option for rural people with no other option, just not for me at this time.

[@LifeontheBlacktop]

I was just about to order residential and add portability next month. The high speed dish won’t fit on my van roof so it looks like they’ve lost a customer altogether.

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

You can still get the Standard dish $599 with RV service.

[@LifeontheBlacktop]

@@MobileInternetResourceCenter that’s good to hear! Thank you for that!

[@keevs5adventures]

Thank you for confirming what we just discovered when trying to add a month of portability on our residential service. It’s no longer there. That is really disappointing. It is gone from our account.

[@adamcarpenter7823]

Luckily I've had residential portability turned on for a while and they didn't take it away if it was already active on your account ... at least not yet. My bill also went down to $90/month for residential service with the same $25/month for portability.

[@BobbyLips]

Guess I'll still be sticking with the Mobley!

[@digger553]

Project Kuiper is sounding better and better all the time. I will be watching its progress closely.

[@theroadoffaith7855]

I have been told that those with Residential w/ portability active already will be grandfathered and keep it. If you turn it off, portability will no longer be an option. We rv residential w/portability, Starlink conveyed our price change for our zone but have not said anything about losing portability - which supports the grandfathering for me

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

There's been no official statement on this... just customer service replies.

[@erents1]

Thanks for this but…You never covered us that don’t have a residence and are not RV ear’s us that sail and cruise, what about us?

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

Coastal cruisers are successfully using the Starlink for RVs service with Standard or HP. If you're a global cruiser, then look at our recent video on Global options. Our full guide is at: www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink

[@CaliforniaTravelVideos]

Kudos MIRC - as always, excellent coverage and communications! It's not rocket science to realize that just like mobile cellular, as LEO satellite facility usage goes up and system performance goes down, like it or not the network economics require "adjustments" based on supply and demand. In retrospect, Starlink played the game beautifully - initially giving heavily subsidized dishy and monthly service rates on a "better than nothing" with great performance (when it didn't have dropouts due to inadequate number of orbital satellite planes). As expected, the early influential adopters mostly loved the performance and soon the pied pipers had tons of us lemmings following closely behind. So here we are today, realizing the whole thing is deja vu, a replay of mobile - whether you market it as 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G or whatever, it's all variations of the same game. Happy Trails, Michael

[@CaliforniaTravelVideos]

Somehow in all the buzz we seem to have forgotten that Starlink was promoted to the FCC to provide desperately needed affordable high-bandwidth service to... RURAL AMERICA. So while we're starting to see the first shoe dropping with a two-tier Residential rate structure based on geographical "cell" areas, we shouldn't be surprised when the other shoe comes down and the Starlink management begin marching... But wait, there's more! Going from 1,000 LEOs to 10,000 and beyond is pricey, especially with costly modifications like Laser inter-satellite links (LISLs). Hopefully SpaceX will soon find economic advantages transitioning from Falcon 9 to high capacity Starship rockets to fulfill the BIG PICTURE - use Starships to colonize Mars, infinity and beyond!

[@davidws5439]

Send them back! That is OUTRAGEOUS for the internet. More cell services will be built in soon.

[@ThePyleDriver]

Continuously launching payloads of satellites costs money! Ground station support for exploding traffic volumes costs money! I’m so happy to be able to be freed to work from anywhere that even at double the new rate it’s a deal. After waiting two decades for LEO service to become real all I can say is thanks for making it happen and keep up the good work!

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

Yes.. it absolutely costs money. But pulling away a core feature that they actively promoted (portability) without any warning is also not good business practice.

[@climber950]

@@MobileInternetResourceCenter great product and technology, but customer service and customer experience leave a lot to desire.

[@terrysmiles8599]

I have the rv service pay 135 in an area that has availability....so will it go down?

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

RV service everywhere is going up to $150.

[@fairwindsrv]

While it's not ideal to have two separate Starlink services and two separate systems, the RV plan can still be paused at any time, correct? So, when you're at your residence and not traveling, just put the RV plan on pause so you're not wasting that $150/month. Again, I know it's not ideal, and you still gotta pay for the extra dish, but it may still be worth considering for some part timers.

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

Yes, that is an option.

[@schmonsequences]

Got the email last night and I'll ditch Starlink. I get good enough cell coverage for my travel needs. Was already on the fence paying money to a billionaire manbaby.

[@bradeb3]

I have Starlink on my boat in Puerto Rico on portability and it’s not working at all any more

[@kerryjohnson7364]

Is there a way to convert from residential service to RV service? I already residential but hardly use it really wanted it for RVing this summer, which doesn’t start for us until April.

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

Yes, you can convert to RV service anytime. But you can't go back to Residential.

[@topduk]

Has to pay for Ukraine war service somehow 😆

[@wudchk]

Twitter*

[@jmontgomry1]

No, People are just getting Musked. Like all the false promises Musk makes. Self driving cars in 2017 (ROBOTAXIS) still not here. Cybertruck 2 years (and counting) late. And now they have to pay because Musk overpaid for Twitter so that he could be the world's biggest rightwing loudmouth.

[@wondersteven]

Thanks Elon... you Musk-head!!

[@dontwantnospam]

No way will I pay for a service that just keeps upping the price and downgrading service. I'll stick with T-Mobile and Verizon unlimited date with no network management at $50 each. Dish will provide TV at $7/month and Roku will provide movies and old TV shows.

[@Anthony-lg6wl]

I’m kicking myself for buying a dish to be completely honest. It was fine at ~$100. At 150 it’s just not financially feasible for me. That’s a huge increase they spread across 2 hikes.

[@debbiedogs1]

I know their comment said not to bash the "owner" of Starlink, but he IS part of the establishment, gets billions from government, goes along with the surveillance state, etc, so I was very very skeptical from the start.

[@thomasmcconnell8507]

I always heard (maybe falsely) that Starlink doesn't work well on the East Coast, so I never considered it. We have a lot of wooded campgrounds and hilly terrain where I live, so it sounds like a hard sell here.

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

Starlink can be more challenging in places with trees or congestion, which is more prevalent on the east than west. It can still be a part of a mobile internet solution however.

[@Spawn_Media]

Only about 25% of current customer base is getting the decrease so majority of people are getting hit hard, feels like the customers are paying for starlink playing war charity for the Ukrainian government

[@jmontgomry1]

No, You just got Musked. Like all the false promises Musk makes. Self driving cars in 2017 (ROBOTAXIS) still not here. Cybertruck 2 years (and counting) late.

[@SuperheroArmorychannel]

This directly impacts me since i have a permanent service address but spend 6 months a year traveling in my RV. Not sure if it’s even worth keeping starlink at this point since it would cost about the same to just go back to cellular. Stupid Elon!

[@CharlesAnsman]

It’s not a Elon, it’s a business that must make money. Otherwise, there’s no reason to do it. It’s owned by thousands of shareholders not just Musk.

[@SuperheroArmorychannel]

@@CharlesAnsman When you piss off a large number of your loyal customers does that help your business or hurt it? Read through the comments and you’ll notice that 90% of the customers are unhappy and many are considering ditching their service. Raising the price twice a year is NOT a viable long term business model. Radically altering the subscriber plans once a year is not a long term viable business strategy. Starlink is no longer worth the upfront costs and hassle for RV’rs compared to cellular. If you have decent cellular signal then cellular is a better choice.

[@CaliforniaTravelVideos]

@@CharlesAnsman Charles, are you saying Starlink is a public company with shareholders? I think you'll find today it's currently "closely held" without any shareholders. Yet I agree with you in principle that VCs are predicting that later this year Elon may go public once its cash flow could be predicted “reasonably well.” “I think it's gonna go public and I think it's gonna be the best chance we have of opening up the capital markets in 2023.”

[@timmurr1672]

What do you think about Nomad internet?

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

These are a 3rd party resellers of cellular plans - more on this : www.rvmobileinternet.com/3rdparty. This video is about Starlink.

[@HitchRollRelax]

We got Starlink (For RV'ers) back in June of 2022. We were in Wyoming at the time on a cross country trip. Since then, we have had nothing but good luck with the service. Once we understood the limitations we had to deal with (clear via of the sky) we felt comfortable with pulling the trigger. We also have 100GB of TMobile for $50 a month. But, so far we haven't needed it. For us, we need internet all day everyday so we will not be getting rid of our Starlink due to the price increase. Its not great but, the service is worth it to us right now. If they keep going up then, we will re-evaluate at that time. Having unlimited service with mostly decent speeds is a BIG plus for us right now. I just hope we will still be able to pause the service as needed.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

You're lucky you have that grandfathered Tmobile plan. They converted my account to taxes included, and pushed me onto 50gb for $50 a month. I've called in a dozen times and they still won't put it back.

[@HitchRollRelax]

@@PsRohrbaugh I had to double check and make sure I still had 100GB for $50 and I do. Yes, I'm lucky for sure. Thanks to the Mobile Internet Resource Center for posting about it when it first came out. When we saw that it was too good to pass up.

[@prational]

I understand the data cap and totally agree with it. But this price increase does not make any sense. They are chastising people because their Network can't support, at the current time, the number of users in an area. Why should a customer have to pay more for less service. That being said I love Starlink I'm a full-time RVer and it has totally changed the experience of camping. So even with this price increase I still think it's a good deal. We all want Starlink to succeed, it is a business but this price increase to the majority of their customers is unwarranted. It should have been a blanket increase on all subscriptions no matter where you live.

[@Bigfishfun333]

Elon's reply to this price increase: "hey, I gotta eat too, you know!"

[@PsRohrbaugh]

I am surprised they don't have a price matrix. Low / high property, residential / roaming. Low $90 / $150 High $125 / $250

[@proveallthingsaudits]

thanks for keeping us informed...

[@gstar7686]

I'm now paying more with Starlink than I did with Viasat. Very disappointing but it's the best I can get in my area.

[@OverlandOne]

Thank you for this update.

[@michaelwaller6093]

Spiraling cost with decreasing level(s) of service means there is noway I’d invest in Starlink. I’ll stick with cellular data as it is good and much cheaper, plus normally don’t have to worry about trees.

[@ironokole]

Is Starlink also throttling? I had best effort plan as I was on a waiting list for months. The Starlink map still shows unavailable why they pricing higher?

[@MobileInternetResourceCenter]

It's not throttled (ie. to a specific speed), just a lower priority over residential. Starlink has to keep open availability in each cell to serve the RV/Best Effort service - thus the higher price.

[@Bigfishfun333]

Thanks.

[@jamesa4958]

Thank you!

[@kradwonders]

May be try Nomad instead.

[@MsQ275]

LOL