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.”
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If you buy a Starlink kit from one region and activate it in another, you could be charged up to a $300 additional fee.
If you buy a Starlink kit from one region and activate it in another, you could be charged up to a $300 additional fee.
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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 make it even more expensive based on the currency exchange. The company has shared a breakdown of which countries will be charged the fee in US or local currencies.
To avoid the fee, Starlink recommends purchasing the dishes either directly from the company or an “authorized retailer within your region.”
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