FYI Starlink offering $5/mo emergency service subscription

[Neal]

Yeah I haven’t clicked the link yet to see what happens. I haven’t the gen3 also.

I'm not clicking the link. You click the link!

 

[Neal]

Okay, here's what I think happens from my clicking around from my PC.

If your service is ACTIVE then you'll get the options of pause or cancelling. Yeah, not trying that cancel option!

If your service is PAUSED then you only have the option to ACTIVATE it.

So I'm not sure how we go from PAUSED to STANDBY which is the new $5/mo to Elon mode.

 

[Neemer]

So I'm not sure how we go from PAUSED to STANDBY which is the new $5/mo to Elon mode.

Click on the button in that email and see what happens.

 

[JBright11]

My subscription is active, and when I click to pause the below is all I get:

 

[DennisT]

Yeah, mine is currently paused and I’m in the roam plan.

Above is what is in my email, so I have to activate then select standby I guess.

I suppose that will put the deactivation into standby instead of full roam.

Haven’t clicked yet

 

[AbdRahim]

It's not that much but it's the principal. It's not how it was sold is the problem. It's now a "lease" or subscription at $60/year to just have it and I have two now. It will only get worse, not better, both monthly active use costs and this "pause" mandate. The question is what happens if you cancel a "line" as they call it now, and what is it to reactivate that "line"??? Is that the viable option of what we once called "suspend"??

And if you cancel altogether, they got a $350 windfall, as one is stuck with the equipment. I hate to say it, but reasonable, compassionate billionaires are few and far between.

 

[Neal]

https://www.rvtravel.com/starlink-roam-subscribers-longer-pause-service-paying/

 

[JBright11]

And...if you cancel, reactivation is not guaranteed it would seem:

 

[Neal]

I see how this works now. If your subscription is paused, you can ACTIVATE the plan but choose the Standby mode to move to. I'll let my Gen2 cancel out, the Gen3 I'll move to the Standby mode early Sept.

 

[Neal]

And...if you cancel, reactivation is not guaranteed it would seem:
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And you may be lucky to get to pay the priority fee to get reactivated, like in the PNW which I think was $1000?

Not liking that Elon guy! No Tesla's for me!

 

[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.