Starlink has a pricey new plan to stop scalpers
by Andrew Liszewski from The Verge - All Posts on (#6Q6JG)
There's now another reason to buy a Starlink kit from an authorized reseller. | Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge In an effort to stop resellers from buying dishes in one region - where the hardware is cheaper - and selling them in another, Starlink is imposing a new outside region fee" for its satellite internet kits activated outside of the region they were originally sold in."
Starlink has designated these six specific regions as the US and Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania. The company only says it is possible" the fee will be applied to activations - not a guarantee - but it's steep enough to be a discouragement.
For the Standard and Standard Actuated kits, the fee is $200, but for the Starlink Mini, it's $300. That's in US currency, but Starlink also warns the fee may be applied in USD or local currency," which could...