Starlink intros 100 GB Roam plan with free unlimited low-speed data

Starlink is doubling the amount of data available for users of its cheapest Roam plan, introducing a data cap of 100 GB a month instead of the current 50 GB.

The basic Roam plan is for occasional users who have a Starlink Mini dish that is currently discounted on Amazon.

The 100 GB Roam plan option is still priced the same at $50/month, though Starlink is giving it for $40/month in select areas, its cheapest current satellite Internet plan price.

SpaceX also began shipping the Starlink Mini dish for free to certain Standard plan tier customers so that they have a connectivity option while on the go, too. With double the data cap and a free Mini dish, the basic Roam plan would become more enticing for casual travelers, as the unlimited option at full speed is set at the pricey $165/month.

What's more, the new 100 GB Starlink roaming plan will keep providing unlimited data even after the cap is reached, albeit at a much slower 1 MBps speed. For comparison, the Starlink Mini dish download speeds max out at 100 Mbps. Starlink does something similar with its Standby Mode, which comes with a $5/month fee even for a dish sitting idle but provides unlimited low-speed data for the duration, as per Starlink:

If you exceed the allotted data on the Roam 100GB plan, you will automatically switch to low-speed with unlimited data. Low-speed data supports basic connectivity such as email, calls, and texts. Activities that rely on higher speeds—like streaming video, large downloads, or video calls—will be limited.

Still, this is better than the situation before, when Starlink cut the service off once the data cap threshold was hit after warnings sent at 80% and 100% of the allotment, which will now be at 80 GB and 100 GB of data consumption with the new quasi-unlimited Roam plan.