INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
There are 15 US states in which Residential Lite is offered: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,
Iowa, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Hawaii
This territory generally overlaps with the larger territory in which the free Starlink kit is available.Some states, such as California,
Texas, New York, and Massachusetts, have access to the free kit offer but not the Residential Lite plan
When attempting to order service in one of the overlap areas where both are available, an address in Maine, I was given three options.One
option was to get the hardware for free and pay $120 a month with a 12-month commitment
Another option was to pay $349 for the kit and get the standard residential plan for the same $120 monthly price, but with no minimum term
The third option was to pay $349 for the kit and get the worse Residential Lite plan for $80 a month, with no commitment
The $90 price for full-speed service wasn't available.
Ordering Starlink's lite service.
Ordering Starlink's lite service.
Ordering Starlink with free kit and $120 monthly price.
Ordering Starlink with free kit and $120 monthly price.
Ordering
Starlink with $349 kit and $120 monthly price.
Ordering Starlink with $349 kit and $120 monthly price.Ordering Starlink with free
kit and $120 monthly price.Ordering Starlink with $349 kit and $120 monthly price.If you don't mind the Lite plan's slower speeds and
deprioritization during peak hours, it's cheaper during the first year to buy the kit at full price and pay $80 a month ($1,309 compared to
If you want to avoid the lite plan and you live in a place where the $90 full-speed plan isn't available, it's significantly cheaper to get
the free kit because you'd have to pay $120 either way
You presumably would be able to switch to the $80 lite plan after the 12-month commitment, assuming Starlink still offers it a year from
now.In summary, if you were thinking about getting Starlink already, check out the free-kit offer and see if it makes sense for you
Just don't hit the buy button immediately without examining the other options.
