So the Starlink dish for residential customers has to be able to move automatically should it need to realign itself to pick up a new satellite. Unlike Dish or DirecTV birds, these are not geosynchronous or geostationary satellites that sit at a fixed point above the earth. As of September 2022, there were more than 3,200 tiny Starlink satellites aloft, but the company wants to send thousands more into orbit to blanket more of the globe. Starlink uses a network of satellites in low earth orbit to bring the signal down to you. The aviation version is also aimed at commercial carriers starting in 2023 with a "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" starting price of $12,500 a month.
Royal Caribbean announced last summer that it plans to add this Starlink Internet access on some of its cruise ships. The maritime version is $5,000 a month with a one-time hardware cost of $10,000. Starlink is also looking to increase revenues by offering commercial maritime and aviation service. There's also a business service with a higher gain antenna and speeds of up to 350 Mbps the hardware for businesses costs $2,500 and the monthly service is a whopping $500 a month. It's aimed at peripatetic RV owners on the road.
For those who travel or have multiple homes and want to take their Starlink dish with them, there's a $135 a month "active" service that covers you for any area Starlink currently services (that's much of North America, Europe, Australia, and parts of South America). Also new are several additional tiered services.
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