Starlink Scraps £299 Upfront Fee for UK Customers

Starlink has dropped one of its biggest hurdles for new UK customers, the initial £299 fee for buying the hardware…but there is a catch! (There’s always a catch).

The Elon Musk-backed satellite broadband provider now offers a 12-month residential plan with zero upfront hardware cost, meaning households pay only the standard £75/month.

For rural and hard-to-reach areas, this could be a turning point. Many of these communities still face painfully slow internet or no service at all so this change could make Starlink a way more affordable option for people.

Faster, Wider, More Competitive
Typical Starlink speeds range from 100–280 Mbps download and 10–30 Mbps upload — often far faster than legacy rural connections. (We often see speeds above 300 Mbps in some of our installations) The change follows earlier UK pricing experiments, including a £15/month hardware rental scheme, but removing upfront costs entirely is the boldest move yet.

At Spacelink, we believe it could shake up the market a little bit: Satellite internet is no longer just a premium backup option. With lower pricing, it’s becoming a real competitor where fibre still hasn’t reached.

Nationwide Reach
Starlink’s UK service covers most of the country, excluding some high-demand areas, and can be installed where laying fibre is too expensive. Customers can also buy extra priority data or continue on reduced speeds after their allowance.

But here’s the catch….
It’s not available to the whole of the UK! Customers who find themselves located in current “high demand” areas will not be able to take advantage of this offer!