$599 for the Starlink Mini, $30/month for service

Select users in the United States are receiving invitations to purchase the new Starlink Mini. The shocker: the $599 price tag! Elon Musk said it would cost half that. In this video, I detail the invite-only offer, talking about the cost of the hardware, plus the odd $30/month Mini Roam service plan.

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[squidapple]

50GB cap with $1 per GB after the fact makes me feel like I'm in the early 2000's again

[ridgecamper]

The data limit and being tied to a home package is a deal breaker. Want the small package and lower power usage for overlanding camping adventures. Looks like the big dish will have to due for now. Great channel and info.

[UncleGreatness]

They will soon eliminate the 50 gb hard cap. They tried a similar trick when startlink first came out. 1 TB cap, but i don't think it was ever instituted. $599 for the mini, $30/ month is not bad but 50 gb cap is a deal breaker imho.

[CruserTunes]

Wow...they have seriously missed the mark on mobile use. I was trying to cancel a shipment of the Gen 3 Standard dish that I ordered 3 days ago (got a shipping notification the next day-yesterday!). Being a new van lifer, I was interested in the mini for all the obvious reasons, but after the reports I'm seeing this morning/today, I'm glad the Gen 3 Standard dish is still on the way. I'll wait until the mini evolves into something that makes sense for the nomad lifestyle.

[cohelixcohelix]

if i got this right, i must have a data plan, another 30 a month, 600 for hardware, gig capped, xtra cash for more gigs? does this seem a little excessive?

[patzke]

The 50 gb hard data limit is enough for me not to be the least bit interested in the starlink mini.

[shawnolsen]

I bought one as soon as I got the email . I am in Alaska and my wife and I have a remote cabin. I was "sold" on the $30 per month fee. For us this seems absolutely perfect for our needs and in the perfect time for us is now as we spend most of our time there in the summer.

[hikintrailsndrinkinales]

I got the invitation and immediately purchased it. I have a Gen 1 Starlink dish as well as a Gen 3 dish still in the box (for a rainy day or if the Gen 1 fails for any reason). Love Starlink and am happy to pay for SpaceX innovations to get us to Mars.

[gqxhyll]

I received the invite and made the purchase. I have the residential service for my primary residence and having service at my camp for $30, even with the restriction, made sense to me. Aside from the hardware purchase $30 a month for my situation, part time use, is a good deal.

[LeoCruzPerozo]

Bruh, in Colombia the starlink mini costs $195 and $35 a month, for me it’s a no brainer, don’t know why they charge so much in the US, when it’s the exact same product delivering the signal from the same satellites

[pchris]

This seems completely backwards to me. I have broadband at home, but I want a mini for the RV when we go on vacation. The form factor is perfect, and I love the PD power and built in router and lower bandwidth is not a problem. But the data cap is a buster. My wife streams and would bust through that 50gb in no time. I don’t even mind the premium equipment price.

[utahiker]

I’m on Roam so don’t expect to get the invite. If I did, I would pay the $599 only if it was $30 for unlimited data.

[omidrahimi]

I was so excited yesterday and today so disappointed.

[cadechristopher]

This is the most creative way to repeat yourself for 11:38, so you get 2 adds in your video I've ever seen.

[gerryrozema]

Elon probably wasn't kidding that it's half the price of the standard. Expect the standard to soon price at twice the cost of the mini....

[markmonroe]

Excellent presentation. Thank you. Really need to see a review of how well the mini will work when out camping and traveling. We use the full size one out in the woods and at campgrounds and the mini needs to work somewhat as well as the larger model. If it is like "half" as good/fast, it wont be an option for us.

[devinmiller-xiyn]

Do we know if the mini has the capability to act as a mesh router with the residential starlink dish and router? With the ability to be picked up and used on the go and then put back into your at home system as just a router again? Or is the mini purely a standalone device for on the go?

[iCrackUriDevice]

Sounds like what Tesla is doing with the Cybertruck Foundation Series… While I understand some customers can afford this, I don’t think it’s a good idea to reward and normalize this “cash-grab” behavior. Nobody wants these super expensive/restrictive options all so the company can make more money. Neither Tesla NOR SpaceX is at risk of failure - this is STARTUP BEHAVIOR!

[carlosfpv]

I got the mini invite yesterday. I'm going to buy it. I don't like the 50GB data cap, but I think it will change. Also, I'm not going to use it that much. I'm on the discounted standard residential plan, so $30 is not that bad. I like what starlink is doing with the sat based internet. I think it is important for everyone to have access to a good internet connection. I'm willing to pay the higher price for mini kit to support the expansion of global internet.

[hnd]

I've had my Starlink residential basic package for about 3 months now, and every time I turn around the price is dropping, and no emails from Starlink with cheaper offers.
On occasion, it freezes, I have to unplug the router and plug it back in to reset it.