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Starlink shifts hardware from one-time purchase to $10/month rental

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/starlink-takes-page-from-cable-firms-with-10-monthly-rental-fee-for-hardware/
21•Lihh27•1h ago

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danpalmer•57m ago
I suspect this will change, or not roll out in many places, or users will get the choice between up-front or rental. Router rental isn't tolerated by the market in the UK or AU from what I've seen.
grim_io•52m ago
It will only change if it becomes illegal to rent a router.
protocolture•51m ago
Nah, it will just become untenable to rent a router, because of the added obligations.
protocolture•52m ago
For AU consumers it puts even more obligations onto starlink. Only Telstra does this, that I am aware of, and their rental device comes with full remote configuration support for the duration. Telstra of course is targeting "Sell this product to your in laws and you never have to give them router support again". Starlink on the other hand, are trying the old Wisp gamble of hoping that people keep paying for their hardware long after it has paid off, which is probably a poor decision at least where Australia is concerned.
infocollector•53m ago
This might be reflected in upcoming metrics reported on Friday if the IPO goes through. It seems aligned with improving subscriber growth metrics, smoothing out upfront hardware costs into predictable monthly revenue, and generally increasing adoption by lowering the barrier to entry. Curious if anyone closely following the IPO story has more context on this.
hn773746483•48m ago
Don't forget "sudden price hikes" and "aggressively overselling"...
doctoboggan•42m ago
I guess we are well into the enshittification phase of starlink. Here's hoping Amazon Leo comes soon so we can have some competition in this market.
laughing_man•8m ago
That's what my ISP does with the cable modem. Why not?
daft_pink•3m ago
I think it makes sense as their expensive hardware makes me much less likely to order their services.

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