Want Starlink? Prepare to pay a lot if you live in these two countries

Think about subscribing to Spacex Satellite Internet service providerStarlink? Be careful: It seems that the company has quietly raised the demand fees in some states.

For the first time, Redditors started noticing the change this week while trying to get Starlink in the northwest of the Pacific, Pcmag mentionedIt was found that the “request fees” upon exit were $ 500.

The perpetrator indicated that these fees were previously identified by $ 250 in April to the areas where the service is approaching the end of a customer. A $ 250 fee increased by itself from $ 100, and a return when it was known as “crowding fees”. That’s all at the price of $ 350 for Starlink on its own.

A representative of Starlink did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to StarlinkThe application fees are imposed in areas where the service is required, and it will be returned if the service is canceled within 30 days.

The company says: “In areas with high demand, there are additional time fees for the purchase of Starlink Services,” says the company’s website. “Additional fees depend on your service address site, the service plan that you choose, and/or the Starlink group that you specify. These fees will not be applied unless you buy or activate a new service plan. If you change the service address or service plan on a later date, you may be judged by additional request fees.”

Currently, the increase appears to be only active in the state of Oregon and Washington, especially around the Portland and Satel Metropolitan regions. For some customers, they may have no choice but to pay it.

“It coincides with my home on the road where the two options are either DSL or another company that refuses to extend its service to my address, although it serves the house via my street,” one of the Reddit users Book. “What gives? 500 dollars is crazy! It looks like a ridiculous fee to take advantage of those who do not have other options.”

Starlink was first launched in 2019 and provides internet service to customers across 7000 satellites in low -Earth orbit. It is a fully owned by a subsidiary Elon Musk’s Spacex.