What changed
Starlink raised the regular monthly price of most US plans for the first time in several years. Per satelliteinternet.com (May 28, 2026) and 9to5Google (Jun 10, 2026): Residential Max went from $120 to $130, Residential 200 Mbps from $80 to $85, Residential 100 Mbps from $50 to $55, Standby Mode from $5 to $10, and Roam Unlimited from $165 to $175. Roam 300GB stayed at $80.
5Gstore and satelliteinternet.com both quote Starlink’s notice: “Pricing has remained unchanged for most Residential customers for the past several years, and strong demand for Starlink reflects the value customers continue to see in the service.” The national prices Starlink’s own plan data showed us on Oct 5, 2026 match the new figures: $55, $85 and $130 for the Residential tiers, $80 for Roam 300GB and $175 for Roam Unlimited.
When
New customers saw the new prices first; existing customers from their billing date on or after Jun 18, 2026, per 5Gstore (May 16, 2026) and satelliteinternet.com. This post is more than 90 days old and is kept as background.
Who is affected
Every US Residential and Roam customer except Roam 300GB, and anyone on Standby Mode. For the referral program, it changes the dollar value of the new customer’s reward.
What it means for you
The new customer’s reward is one free month of the plan they pick, so its value follows the plan price. On Residential 100 Mbps that free month is now worth $55 instead of $50; on Residential Max, $130 instead of $120. Local promotional prices can make it worth less, since the credit is a month of service, not a fixed dollar amount.
The referrer’s reward is a different thing. Starlink’s US example stays at $100, and the exact amount is the one shown in your account. Standby Mode doubling to $10 matters for one rule: a referral only matures after two full billing cycles on a high-speed plan, and Standby doesn’t count as one.
What to do now
If you explain the free month to friends, say “one month of your plan”, not a fixed dollar figure. Check the current price at the friend’s address on starlink.com; it can differ from the national price.
What stays the same
The referrer’s $100 US example, the free month on the second bill, the two-billing-cycle stay, and the list of eligible plans.
What we don’t know yet
Whether Starlink will change prices again, and how often local promotions undercut these prices. We don’t forecast either.
How to check it yourself
The national prices are on starlink.com when you start an order without an address, and in the plan data the site loads; we read them on Oct 5, 2026. Existing customers can see their own price on the billing page of their account. For the free month, look at the friend’s bill preview after activation: Starlink says the second month shows as free there.