05-09-2025, 12:59 AM
It doesn't look like any pre-payment is required:
"You must subscribe to either the Standard Residential plan ($120/month, up to 250 Mbps) or the Residential Lite plan ($80/month, 50-100 Mbps). A 30-day trial period is included, with a full refund if you return the kit. Change Fee: If you cancel, change your address, miss payments, transfer service, or keep the kit after canceling during the trial, you’ll be charged a pro-rated fee up to $349. The fee decreases monthly over the 12-month period."
In other words, you may not want the free kit if you plan on using a cheaper Roaming plan, look for a $200 off deal instead.
In other news, Starlink has added a $40 "Mini Router", which can be used as a standalone router or as mesh nodes to expand a Starlink wifi network. It can be configured as either wired or wireless. Multiple mini routers can be added to continue expanding the wifi range but details are scarce on how far it will go. Supposedly one mini covers 1,200 square feet and will connect up to 128 devices.
It's $40 but ships free via FedEx. https://www.starlink.com/shop/products/u...ini-router
Despite the name, it's not specific to their mini dish. It's backwards-compatible to all of their systems except Gen1. It's designed for simplicity and to be used with their app, so if one is looking for high-end mesh performance or features like separate guest passwords etc, one will be happier with a "real" (more expensive) mesh solution. But for plug-and-play, $40 sounds good especially with free 2-day FedEx to Hawaii.
"You must subscribe to either the Standard Residential plan ($120/month, up to 250 Mbps) or the Residential Lite plan ($80/month, 50-100 Mbps). A 30-day trial period is included, with a full refund if you return the kit. Change Fee: If you cancel, change your address, miss payments, transfer service, or keep the kit after canceling during the trial, you’ll be charged a pro-rated fee up to $349. The fee decreases monthly over the 12-month period."
In other words, you may not want the free kit if you plan on using a cheaper Roaming plan, look for a $200 off deal instead.
In other news, Starlink has added a $40 "Mini Router", which can be used as a standalone router or as mesh nodes to expand a Starlink wifi network. It can be configured as either wired or wireless. Multiple mini routers can be added to continue expanding the wifi range but details are scarce on how far it will go. Supposedly one mini covers 1,200 square feet and will connect up to 128 devices.
It's $40 but ships free via FedEx. https://www.starlink.com/shop/products/u...ini-router
Despite the name, it's not specific to their mini dish. It's backwards-compatible to all of their systems except Gen1. It's designed for simplicity and to be used with their app, so if one is looking for high-end mesh performance or features like separate guest passwords etc, one will be happier with a "real" (more expensive) mesh solution. But for plug-and-play, $40 sounds good especially with free 2-day FedEx to Hawaii.