The often frequently changeable pricing and package structure of SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband in the UK and around the globe via a massive constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has changed again and not for the better. Most UK plans will soon go up by £5 extra per month and some features have doubled in price.
The change was spotted yesterday after Starlink began issuing emails to existing customers (new customers will already see the increase), which referenced the service’s recent improvements and then spoke of a need for some “adjustment” to “support ongoing improvements and investment in affordable, high-performance products and services as global operating costs continue to rise“.
NOTE: Starlink’s global network had 9 million customers at the end of 2025 (up from 6m in July 2025). The service had 110,000 customers in the UK as of July 2025 (up from 87,000 in 2024) – mostly in rural areas.
Starlink currently has nearly 10,400 satellites in orbit – mostly at altitudes of between c.340-550km. Residential customers in the UK previously paid from £35 a month for the ‘Residential 100Mbps’ unlimited data plan (kit price may vary due to different offers), which also promises uploads of c.15-35Mbps and low latency connectivity. Faster packages exist at greater cost, while more restrictive (data capped) options also exist for roaming users (e.g. previously £50 per month for 100GB of data).
The bad news is that most of Starlink’s broadband and roaming packages have suddenly increased their monthly pricing by +£5. The move is particularly surprising on the cheapest entry-level £35 Residential 100Mbps plan, as it only launched a few short months ago in January 2026 (here). Credits to PC Mag and Thinkbroadband for spotting.
In addition, the Standby Mode feature, which allows customers to remain connected to the service – even if they aren’t currently planning to use it for anything heavy, at a significantly reduced speed (0.5Mbps) for unlimited data – also appears to have effectively doubled in cost from £4.50 per month. This makes it less desirable as an option. Customers can of course still cancel and then restart the service at a later date, but that process is a bit more laborious.
Starlinks Email to Customers
Upcoming Price Adjustment
Starlink is rapidly increasing network capacity, expanding coverage, and improving reliability to deliver faster, more consistent connectivity.
Strong demand for Starlink reflects the value customers continue to see in the service. This adjustment supports ongoing improvements and investment in affordable, high-performance products and services as global operating costs continue to rise.
Beginning with your next billing cycle on or after June 18, the monthly price for your plan will increase to [new +£5 price for customer’s plan]. You will continue to enjoy unlimited data for 4K streaming, gaming, video calls, and high-speed connectivity.
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Note: If your service is currently receiving promotional, introductory, or discounted pricing, your monthly price will remain unchanged until that pricing period ends. Once your promotion or discount concludes, your plan will transition to the new standard monthly price applicable in your region.
One subtle difference we’ve observed is that a few customers have received a slightly different email, which instead starts with this line before the “strong demand..” part kicks in: “Pricing has remained unchanged for most Residential customers for the past several years, and..“. This wording may be specific to certain customers or something that Starlink simply cut out later, perhaps after realising that their pricing and packages in some countries has varied quite a lot.
The changeable pricing we’re seeing to Starlink will no doubt have an impact on both how attractive the service is to consumers and how much trust consumers feel they can place in the provider, especially to those who may struggle to afford the higher rates or were only recently attracted to the service after it introduced a cheap 35Mbps tier. On the flip side, we suspect that some of the provider’s rivals will be quietly pleased to see Starlink become a bit less competitive on pricing.
One other oddity is that a lot of UK customers received the new package pricing email with their prices listed in USD $ rather than GBP £, although the core figures appear to have still been correct.
