star link lowers its prices to less than half of the original prices, and countries like Chile, Mexico and Brazil They are among the beneficiaries. Elon Musk’s internet adjusts to market conditions, affected by global inflation.
The measures benefit, in addition to the three Latin American countries already named, the UK, Netherlands and Germany. In the United States they are waiting for new information.
TheVerge advanced the information, based on emails sent by Starlink to its users.
Thomas Ricker, a journalist who wrote the report, said: “I received one of these notifications for my Starlink RV service, which normally costs me €124 per month in the Netherlands. He says: ‘Effective as of August 24, Starlink will reduce your monthly service fee at 105 euros”.
Starlink cost reductions in Chile and Mexico
In the case of Chili, The service arrived in the country for 92,600 pesos per month, and from this Wednesday it will cost 47 thousand pesos. The initial cost of the equipment also had a drop in its value, now standing at 430 thousand pesos, with free shipping in some regions of the country, according to the portal Paperweight.
Mexico It fell from 2,299 Mexican pesos a month to 1,100 pesos.
In Europe, the United Kingdom dropped from 89 pounds to 75 pounds, and Germany from 100 euros to 80 euros.
The Verge explains that the situation in USA is less clear, since the dollar has been rising against foreign currencies. Take the example of Nevada, where the service went from $110 to $85, but the Starlink website still shows the monthly subscription price of $110.
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service
Starlink is the satellite internet service provided by SpaceX, company of Elon Musk. It is based on the diffusion of the Internet with more than three thousand satellites placed in orbit, reaching the most remote points on Earth.
In addition to Brazil, Chile and Mexico, in Latin America it was announced that the service will work in Colombia, Argentina Y Dominican Republic, waiting for further market expansion.
“With Starlink, users can participate in activities that have not historically been possible with satellite internet,” the company says on its website.
“Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency service it is made possible by the world’s largest constellation of highly advanced satellites operating in a low orbit around the Earth.”