Starlink Mini users just lost their beloved pause feature

Starlink now receives $ 5 per month to stop the high -speed internet and the total Internet, a feature that was available for free. It affects the participants in roaming, housing and priority in the United States, most Europe and Canada with many exceptions.

It is called Spacex with joy, but I call it a taste and a replacement for anyone who bought Mini Starlink with the promise to “pay as you go”.

The free temporary suspension feature has been replaced by standardization of $ 5 per month (or 5 euros per month), which comes with “unlimited low -speed data” “ideal for backup and emergency use”, according to the email sent to the subscribers. Some early tests that I saw on Reddit indicate speeds of about 0.5 Mbps when the preparation is active, compared to more than 100 MB per second that I usually see in the roaming service.

Spacex has always placed Starlink Mini on ROAM subscriptions as “Payment as Going”, which is ideal for “rare and individual travel” and “RVERS, camp, travelers, and working while moving”. These are activities that usually have start and end dates. The updated page is still called “payment as it goes” with the inclusion of “small monthly fees”. Come here.

The best thing to own the Starlink Mini is worth $ 499 /299 euros, has a space internet on a battery device that slides into a backpack. The second best thing is to be able to stop it and do not pay anything when returning home. Even the position can be re -activated in just a few minutes if the broader connection at home is low. If you buy – like many – you only bought Starlink Mini for summer trips, it will now cost you an additional $ 45 annually for an added value.

We recently promoted temporary suspension to include standby mode. Previously, the temporary suspension feature offered zero data without any cost. If you don’t meet the stoppage with your needs, you are able to cancel without any cost and restart the service on a plan available whenever you are ready.

The cancellation of more friction adds to the process by requesting a visit to the website and answering a set of questions while Spacex tries to cancel. Prepare, such as stopping before, it can be activated and deactivated in the application with only a few clicks. However, I just canceled the roaming subscription instead of paying 5 euros/million euros against Mini that I will not use again until November. When doing this, you received a message stating, “You may not be allowed to reactivate in the future if your area is in capacity.” sigh.

I crossed, I can actually restart it when I need it again. Or the best of that, maybe the Amazon internet service from Amazon will be alive – it is clear that Spacex needs some competition on the relatively cheap and fast consumer internet that can be quickly published in dead data sites.