SpaceX has overhauled its Starlink residential service lineup in the United States, reintroducing a budget-friendly option while simultaneously implementing price adjustments across the board. Now offers three distinct residential plans, each targeting different user needs and network capacity constraints.
SpaceX hasn’t released an official coverage map for the Residential 100 Mbps plan. Early observations suggest availability in scattered areas including Omaha, Nebraska, and select regions across Nevada, Indiana, and Maine. Prospective customers can verify eligibility by checking the Starlink website during the signup process.
Residential 100 Mbps remains the most affordable option for home internet through Starlink. Plan includes unlimited data, though download speeds are capped at 100 Mbps.
SpaceX has renamed Residential Lite to Residential 200 Mbps, maintaining the $80 monthly rate. New designation appears designed to eliminate confusion, yet the change comes with a performance reduction. Previous Residential Lite plan supported speeds up to 250 Mbps, while the renamed Residential 200 Mbps variant caps downloads at 200 Mbps.
Premium Residential Max plan, previously known as the standard Residential plan—continues at $120 per month. SpaceX has sweetened this tier with three new benefits: a complimentary Router Mini for mesh networking, a free Starlink Mini dish rental, and a 50 percent discount on Roam plan subscriptions.
Current subscribers who upgrade to Residential Max will receive these perks automatically. Conversely, downgrading from Max means forfeiting the benefits and incurring rental fees for the Starlink Mini hardware.
Plan availability depends heavily on local network conditions. In areas experiencing high demand, SpaceX appears to exclusively offer Residential Max while requiring new customers to pay substantial one-time demand surcharges. SpaceX states that if a plan doesn’t appear during account setup, it’s unavailable for that service location.
SpaceX also enhanced its entry-level Roam tier, doubling the data allowance from 50 GB to 100 GB for $50 monthly. Once subscribers exceed the cap, they’ll still maintain connectivity, albeit at throttled speeds under 1 Mbps. Whether these changes will truly star in users’ connectivity solutions remains to be seen.
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