New Starlink Feature Lets You Travel With Your Internet Service for an Extra $25
Elon Musk's internet provider will let customers temporarily move service without changing their address.
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Starlink customers can now temporarily move their internet service without changing their service address.
Starlink, the satellite internet provider from SpaceX, now lets customers move their internet service around the country for an additional $25 a month. Portability mode "enables users to temporarily move their Starlink to new locations in order to receive service anywhere within the same continent Starlink provides active coverage," the company said on its website.
Starlink warns that customers operating from their service address will receive priority, which means customers using portability mode may experience slower than normal speeds or interrupted service away from their service address. Portability mode doesn't let customers use the internet while they're in motion, such as while driving down the road.
While portability mode allows users to move around the continent, if they operate their Starlink internet service for more than two months in a foreign country, they'll need to change service addresses. People who move permanently will still need to change their service address, too. Service is also limited to areas where Starlink's service is active.
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The $25 charge for portabiity mode is on top of the monthly service fee, which recently increased from $99 to $110. New customers will also need to pay a onetime equipment fee of $599.