FYI Starlink offering $5/mo emergency service subscription

[Wemustrv]

So they still charge a fee for activation and I am not sure that would be worth the hassle. One or two less meals out in a year I guess. Have a Great Weekend everyone!

 

[Trav_lr]

On the other hand, if my surveillance cameras will run on 500 kbps, it might not be so bad. Right now, I’ve got to keep three $120-a-month dishes active year round just to keep an eye on whatever property I'm not on at the time. If I can drop that $360 down to $5 for several months at a time, well, that’s a math problem I’m happy to solve.

Streaming video i.e. Netflix & Prime is possible at 500 kbps with resolutions of 360p & 480p which on TVs 40 inches or less is acceptable quality. Many OTA channels are 360p. Security cameras set to standard definition will work. What Can You Do with a 512 Kbps Speed: Exploring the Possibilities

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

The more I research Starlink's new pause/standby feature, the more confused I become. We are using SL and will not return home until late September. At that time, I had planned to pause my service. It appears to me that if I sign up for the standby now, I will go on standby Sept 1. I, of course, don't want to do that. Help me out, folks. Please and thank you.

 

[Neal]

If you are PAUSED now and take no action to ACTIVATE up to the Standby mode, your line cancels.

If you are ACTIVE now, no action is required.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

Thanks, Neal.

 

[Crazydog]

Personally I would rather have ZERO service of any kind than to give that jack*** any of my hard earned $$$.

 

[newmarokie]

I had to go find my email. Glad you guys are talking about it and brought to my attention. I was already on the ten gig plan. In reading the comments, I have determined our usage pattern is rather unique. We use our coach mostly year round one or two weekends a month. It goes in the barn the end of June and stays there until the end of August (we have a stick and brick in Steamboat springs). We will have three two week trips sprinkled out Sep. 1 thru April 1. We had already moved to the 50 gig plan back in the Spring. It will be interesting to see if we can make this five dollar plan work year round except for our three longer trips.

 

[Wemustrv]

That is their chat bot saying reactivation doesn’t cost additional beyond the actual monthly charge.
Since chatbot/AI is known for hallucinations I am not going to bank on the AI opinion.
Not happy about how EM businesses now have a long history of changing. Stability and integrity is important to me. This change along with the lack of clarity and ability to speak to a real person is not a positive feather in Starlink’s cap.
I submitted a ticket asking for a human to provide clarity on reactivation costs.

As mentioned earlier I bit the bullet and accepted the $5.00 fee however I have not used it in the low data mode. I have my coach in the shop right now for a tweak to the program. I have a false warning that was thought to be s sensor however now appears could be a bad wire.

Now I just realized that I paused my service the first part of August so I will still be full active through the end of august. I guess I will have to wait to try low mode out.

 

[brujbaur]

Haven't received the email yet but seeing this on social media. Instead of pausing your subscription you can choose an emergency services mode for $5/month.

In my starlink app, it now shows up under managing your subscription. I just paused mine for the $6 per month (Honduras price)