Elon Musk’s company continues to grow in weight as European operators try to band together to counter Starlink’s dominance of the satellite connection market, with growing user numbers in Spain.
This has led to the introduction of several new features in its commercial offering that bring it closer to traditional operators, such as a rewards program, routers with rates included and without permanency, And even the occasional price hike.
Now, however, he has made two moves that have surprised many of us. On the one hand, it has slightly reduced the prices of these rates, and on the other hand, it has added a clause in which it warns that these prices may decrease every month.
Dynamic rather than fixed value
We are more used to traditional price hikes by operators (especially premium brands) at least once a year. We have companies like O2 or Digi that offer different prices depending on the country you live in.
What we haven’t seen so far is the monthly fee for internet bills May go from one month to the next Due to demand. And that is precisely the category that Starlink has just added to its rates.
If you visit their official website, you will find a section where you have to enter your address to check the plans and prices available in your area. In our case, the fee will be as follows:
- Residential 100 Mbps: 31.50 euros per month (instead of the previous price of 35 euros).
- Residential 200 Mbps: 40 euros per month (instead of the previous 45 euros).
- Residential maximum: EUR 58.50 per month (instead of EUR 65 previously).
Those prices, which were increased in May, have now been reduced, but in return Starlink reserves Right to change them up or down Giving you one month’s notice:
Each satellite launch expands our network and prices may drop as capacity increases in your area. Any price increase will be driven by demand and will help keep services available and fast for all We will give you one month’s notice before any changes take effect.
This means that as SpaceX launches more satellites into space to increase and improve Starlink coverage, prices can become cheaper. The problem is that the company warns that, if demand increases (which is happening), those same prices could become more expensive. And as a customer, you will only be notified of changes from one month to the next.
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