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Starlink currently offers unlimited data with most of its plans, though there’s some fine print that comes along with that claim. Geosynchronous (GSO) satellite providers, like Viasat and Hughesnet are known for having some of the most restrictive data caps of any type of internet. When GSO satellite customers hit their data cap for the month, their speeds can be deprioritized or throttled, reducing speeds to a crawl far below the advertised speeds.
Initially, Starlink offered truly unlimited data—a first for satellite internet. Unfortunately, as its network struggled with the influx of new customers, Starlink implemented a 1 TB cap. Although this is quite high for a data cap—especially compared to other satellite providers—the move was understandably unpopular with early adopters who had signed up for unlimited data.
Starlink quickly reversed the decision and now divides data into three tiers: Roam, Residential, and Priority/Mobile Priority. Residential plans and roam plans come witih standard data, which can achieve download speeds up to 220Mbps or faster. come with standard data by default, and Roam comes with Mobile.
The Roam 50GB plan also gets standard data, but you’re capped at 50GB. Priority plans, intended for boats and businesses, get priority data but there are caps between 50GB and 2TB, depending on your plan. Here’s what you get with any priority plan:
- Unlimited Inland Data
- In-motion + Ocean Use
- Network Priority
- Priority Support