SpaceX's Starlink customers are being informed with good news as their monthly subscription fees have been decreased due to "local market conditions, according to a report by The Verge.
Elon Musk speaks near a Falcon 9 rocket during his announcement that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle, at the SpaceX headquarters and rocket factory on September 17, 2018 in Hawthorne, California. - Japanese billionaire businessman, online fashion tycoon and art collector Yusaku Maezawa was revealed as the first tourist who will fly on a SpaceX rocket around the Moon.
Starlink Discounts
One customer from the Netherlands was able to receive a notification for their Starlink RV subscription, which usually costs around €124 a month. The notification reads, "Effective 8/24/2022, Starlink is reducing your monthly service fee to €105."
The price reduction is appreciated at a time when inflation is driving up the cost of various products. The notice states that the price drop takes into account the local market conditions in their customer's area and intends to reflect parity in their purchasing power.
Similar discounts have been seen everywhere in the world, the publication added. For instance, a user from the UK claims a decrease in their monthly price to £75 (from £89), a user from Mexico reports a decrease to $1,100 (from $2,299 MXN), and a user from Germany reports a decrease to €80 (from €100).
Meanwhile, customers from Chile and Brazil have reported price reductions of approximately 50%. The aforementioned claims are supported by a quick glance at each country's service sites for Starlink.
How About In The US?
It's unclear if the joint event between SpaceX and T-Mobile, where Elon Musk will be present to announce plans to "increase connectivity," has anything to do with the recent price discounts.
However, less is known about the situation in the US, where the dollar has been rising sharply against other currencies. Although Starlink's own pages still display a monthly subscription price of $110 following a one-time $599 purchase of the hardware kit, an individual in Nevada claims to have received a discount of $85, according to The Verge.
The presentation will take place at SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas, where a Starship prototype was recently put onto the launchpad and will include SpaceX "chief engineer" Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO and President Mike Sievert.
The event will be "something special," according to Musk, who has already hinted as much, though the two firms haven't made any additional announcements. At the same time, the livestream link is already up and running.
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
