Dated notes when Starlink changes a rule that affects the referral free month for new US customers.https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/router-4-wifi-7-announced/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/router-4-wifi-7-announced/Starlink announced Router 4, its first Wi-Fi 7 router, on 2026-09-09, Tesla North and Drive Tesla Canada reported. No price, country list or ship date was given.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/service-plan-descriptions-republished-october-2026/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/service-plan-descriptions-republished-october-2026/Starlink's US Service Plan Descriptions now carry a 2026-10-05 date. All eight free-month plans appear in them, alongside several plans that aren't on the list.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/referral-terms-republished-october-2026/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/referral-terms-republished-october-2026/Starlink republished its US Referral Program Terms on Oct 3. It doesn't list the edits, so we re-read the full text. Here's what it says for new customers now.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/free-mini-rental-all-residential-plans/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/free-mini-rental-all-residential-plans/In September 2026 Starlink began offering the free Mini rental, by email invite, to Residential 100 and 200 Mbps customers, not just Max. It isn't shown at sign-up.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/ookla-h1-2026-starlink-speeds/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/ookla-h1-2026-starlink-speeds/Ookla's H1 2026 US report found twice as many Starlink users reaching the FCC 100/20 Mbps benchmark as a year earlier, with 17 states above 50 percent.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/personal-maritime-plan-not-on-free-month-list/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/personal-maritime-plan-not-on-free-month-list/Starlink began offering a Personal Maritime plan for small private boats in August 2026. The referral terms we read in October don't list it as eligible.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/global-roam-ends-travel-rules-reach-existing/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/global-roam-ends-travel-rules-reach-existing/On 2026-08-17 Starlink's Global Roam plan stopped for existing customers and the 30-day abroad limit applied to every Roam account. The US-only picture is unchanged.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-max-free-mini-returns/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-max-free-mini-returns/The free Starlink Mini rental and half-price Roam for Residential Max were back on the US website by 2026-08-07, two months after being dropped.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/terms-of-service-republished-august-2026/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/terms-of-service-republished-august-2026/Starlink's US Terms of Service carry a 2026-08-06 date. Starlink doesn't list the edits. We checked the billing and return clauses this site relies on.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/starlink-12-million-customers/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/starlink-12-million-customers/Starlink had more than 12 million active customers in over 160 countries by the end of Q2 2026, per press reports. What that does and doesn't change for you.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-kit-rental-fee-dropped/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-kit-rental-fee-dropped/About a month after adding it, Starlink removed the $10 monthly kit fee on new Residential rentals, per a 2026-07-20 report. Rentals are back to $0 a month.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/roam-travel-abroad-limits-july-2026/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/roam-travel-abroad-limits-july-2026/From 2026-07-14 only Roam Unlimited works outside your home region, for 30 days at a time; the US and Canada now count as one region. What it means for Roam orders.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-max-mini-perk-removed-june/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-max-mini-perk-removed-june/In June 2026 Residential Max lost its free Mini rental and half-price Roam. It came back in August. What it meant for new Max customers.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-buy-option-removed-rental-only/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-buy-option-removed-rental-only/In June 2026 new Residential orders on starlink.com became rental-only, with a monthly kit fee at first. What that changed for returns and the free month.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/standby-mode-fee-doubles/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/standby-mode-fee-doubles/Standby Mode doubled to $10 a month in May 2026. Standby still doesn't count toward the two billing cycles the free month needs.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/roam-300gb-plan-added/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/roam-300gb-plan-added/A Roam 300GB plan arrived in May 2026 between Roam 100GB and Unlimited. The referral terms we read in October 2026 list it as eligible for the free month.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-roam-prices-rise-may-2026/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-roam-prices-rise-may-2026/Starlink raised most US Residential and Roam prices by $5 to $10 a month in May 2026. Since the free month is one month of your plan, it is now worth more.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/click-to-cancel-rule-vacated-ftc-restarts/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/click-to-cancel-rule-vacated-ftc-restarts/A court threw out the FTC click-to-cancel rule in 2025; in March 2026 the FTC asked for comment on a new one. What US Starlink customers can rely on today.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/congestion-charge-up-to-1500/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/congestion-charge-up-to-1500/In January 2026 Starlink's one-time demand surcharge for new Residential customers reached up to $1,500 in Alaska. Why it doesn't touch the free month.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-plans-renamed-100-200-max/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/residential-plans-renamed-100-200-max/In January 2026 Residential Lite became Residential 200 Mbps, Residential became Residential Max, and a 100 Mbps tier arrived. How that maps to the free-month list.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/regional-price-cuts-lower-demand-areas/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/regional-price-cuts-lower-demand-areas/In September 2025 Starlink cut plan and kit prices in some lower-demand US areas. Why that matters for what one free month is worth.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/brief-global-outage-september-2025/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/brief-global-outage-september-2025/Starlink went dark briefly on 2025-09-15, with about 40,000 Downdetector reports. No cause was given. What it means for new customers in their first month.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/global-outage-core-network-software-failure/https://starlinkfreemonthusa.com/news/global-outage-core-network-software-failure/On 2025-07-24 Starlink went down for about two and a half hours. What it means if an outage lands in your first month or your 30-day return window.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT