Compare Starlink Broadband Deals in October, 2026

Starlink is a division of SpaceX, the American space company. For UK customers, the company that provides the service is Starlink Internet Services Limited, based at Miesian Plaza in Dublin. It is named as the provider in Starlink's UK contract summary and its consumer terms for Great Britain, which are governed by English law. There is also a UK-registered company, Starlink Internet Services UK Limited (company number 12794964), incorporated on 5 August 2020 with a London registered office; Companies House lists Elon Musk as its person with significant control.

Ofcom counted about 110,000 UK Starlink connections in 2025, mostly rural (Connected Nations 2025, reported by ISPreview). Expect change: in 2026 Starlink launched a new entry plan, cut the speed cap on another, raised most UK prices and added, then appeared to remove, a monthly kit charge, which ISPreview calls ever-changeable pricing.

A Starlink connection has three parts:

• The dish on your property. Starlink's spec sheet describes the Standard dish as an electronic phased-array antenna with a 110-degree field of view.
• The satellites. ISPreview reported in September 2026 that Starlink had around 11,100 in orbit.
• Gateways on the ground. These earth stations link the satellites to the wider internet. In the UK, Ofcom licenses them.

The satellites move across the sky, so the dish keeps switching between them. That is why the view matters: Starlink's help centre says a tree branch, pole or roof in the way can cause intermittent outages, dropped sessions and lower average speeds. Our guide to satellite broadband in the UK explains how low earth orbit differs from older geostationary services.

What decides whether Starlink works well at your home is the view of the sky from where the dish would go. Starlink's installation guidance says:

• the dish must be 100% unobstructed for best performance, and even a small obstruction can reduce the quality of the connection;
• it needs a clear view from around 20 degrees above the horizon, all the way round;
• don't put it beside a wall that blocks the sky or under a covered outdoor area;
• if ground level is blocked, a raised spot such as a post, pole or rooftop helps.

You can check before you buy: the Starlink app's Check for Obstructions tool scans the sky while you hold your phone at the exact spot and height the dish would go.

Starlink says its Residential 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps plans are only available in select areas, so a plan in our comparison may not be offered at your address, and if you move somewhere your plan isn't offered you may have to change plan or cancel.

On 24 October 2026 the comparison listed Residential 100 Mbps, Residential 200 Mbps and Residential Max, plus Roam 100GB, Starlink's travel plan, in two versions: Mini, which our comparison partner describes as best for portable and low-power use, and Standard, best for semi-permanent bases, with a separate Wi-Fi router and typically needing a mains socket. Every listing says the price could change during your contract, which matches Starlink's terms.

One caution: the comparison shows Starlink uploads equal to the download figure (100Mbps up on the 100 Mbps plan, for example) and lists Residential Max at 400Mbps. Those are listing figures, not Starlink's published ranges, so use the table below.

Starlink expects you to set it up yourself: its terms make you responsible for installing the kit, following the app and install guide, and say that if you can't install it safely you should get professional help. Its UK specifications page (checked October 2026) offers the V4 dish in two kits, V4 + Router 3 and V4 + Router Mini, each with a kickstand, a 15m Starlink cable and a power supply; Starlink's spec sheet gives the Router 3 tri-band Wi-Fi 6 and two Ethernet LAN ports for wired devices. The plan terms say 100 and 200 Mbps customers may get different kits from Residential Max customers, so check the kit named at checkout.

1. Download the Starlink app and run Check for Obstructions at the exact spot and height you plan to use.
2. Connect the Starlink cable to the dish, then the router and power supply as your kit's set-up guide shows (the Router 3 and Router Mini kits connect differently).
3. Tilt the dish on its kickstand; once online, the app tells you if it needs rotating.
4. Join the STARLINK Wi-Fi network and set a password in the app: Starlink notes it isn't password protected until you do.

If ground level is blocked, Starlink sells mounts separately, such as a wall mount and a pivot mount for sloping roofs. ISPreview says most homes don't strictly need a professional installer, though some customers may have to pay for one; Satworks announced that it would be Starlink's sole UK installation partner from 16 August 2026. Our guide to setting up Starlink at home goes through the choices.

No home phone or TV. Starlink's terms describe a two-way satellite-based internet service, its UK plan pages list internet plans only, and none of its listings in our comparison include phone or TV. To keep a landline number you'd need a separate internet phone (VoIP) service running over Starlink; if you don't need the number, relying on a mobile is the other route. Our guide to keeping a home phone with Starlink sets out the options, and choosing a separate VoIP home phone covers the providers. If anyone relies on a landline or telecare alarm, read digital landlines in a power cut.

No public IPv4 address. Starlink's default set-up shares IPv4 addresses using CGNAT (carrier-grade network address translation), which Starlink says blocks all inbound ports over IPv4. Starlink's help pages offer a public IPv4 address only on certain Priority and Maritime plans, not on Residential or Roam; there are no static IPs, and a public IPv6 range is always provided. That matters for reaching a home camera or game server from outside: see CGNAT, static IPs and IPv6.

We don't publish reviews of our own. Here is what independent sources showed:

• Trustpilot: the starlink.com profile, titled "Starlink Development", is marked as unclaimed and showed a TrustScore of 1.6 out of 5 from 820 reviews on 24 October 2026. Read a sample of recent reviews rather than relying on the number alone.
• Measured speeds: Opensignal's crowdsourced data, reported by ISPreview on 13 October 2026, put Starlink's UK download at 80.8Mbps in towns and the countryside alike. It was compared only with 4G and 5G home broadband: in rural areas the fastest, Three, measured 32.4Mbps, while in towns Three's 81.2Mbps matched Starlink. ISPreview notes the study left out smaller dedicated wireless networks, some of which can deliver gigabit speeds.

So test it yourself during the trial: run our broadband speed test on weekday evenings as well as daytime, and try what your household actually does.

We don't quote Starlink prices: Starlink says its price depends on the kit, the plan and your location, and the comparison above shows live prices for your postcode. The terms matter as much as the price:

• Two contract options. Starlink's UK contract summary offers a month-to-month contract you can cancel at any time in your account with no penalty or fee, or, where offered, a 12-month commitment in exchange for the kit at no cost. On the 12-month option, changing address or plan, passing the kit to someone else, cancelling or paying late in the first year triggers a Change Fee that falls by a twelfth for each month you stay. The summary doesn't say whether that kit must go back if you leave early, so ask first.
• Demand Surcharge. A one-time extra charge depending on your address, plan and kit, which may apply again if you change either. ISPreview reports that some locations attract a congestion charge, so check the checkout total.
• Renting the kit. Where offered, mainly on Residential plans, rental adds a monthly fee and you can't pause the service. The kit stays Starlink's property and must go back in good condition within 30 days of cancelling, or you pay the full retail price.

Since 12 September 2024, switching between broadband providers has used Ofcom's One Touch Switch process: you contact only the new provider, and your current provider must then send you the switching information, including any early termination charges. We found no Starlink source saying it switches customers this way, so plan on ending your old service yourself, and ask Starlink before you order.

In practice: check your contract's end date and exit fee, test Starlink at busy times while the old line still works, then give notice. Our guide to switching from a fixed line to 4G, 5G or satellite sets out the order step by step, including how to keep a phone number without losing your broadband too early.

Pros

• Reaches homes fixed broadband doesn't, if the dish can see the sky.
• Expected downloads of up to 100, 200 or about 300Mbps depending on plan, and well ahead of 4G and 5G home broadband in Opensignal's rural measurements.
• Latency of 25-50ms on land in Starlink's figures, which Starlink says suits video calls and online gaming.
• Designed for you to set up yourself, with no phone line needed.
• A month-to-month option, a 30-day hardware trial and unlimited data on home plans.

Things to consider

• Obstructions: a branch, pole or roof in the way causes drop-outs, and spring leaf growth can create new ones.
• Weather: the dish melts ordinary snow, but a blizzard can leave temporary build-up.
• Upload: 15-35Mbps expected, typically 5-20Mbps, well below symmetrical full fibre.
• Latency: fine for most uses, but our latency guide shows lower figures for full fibre, so gamers and VPN users should test during the trial.
• Power: no mains power, no internet, unless you have a back-up.
• Flats and rentals: you may lack the view or permission for a dish.
• No phone line, TV or public IPv4 address on home plans.
• Changeable pricing: prices, plans and kit charges changed several times in 2026.

Starlink is a strong fit if your fixed broadband is very slow, no full fibre is planned and 4G or 5G signal is weak, or as a back-up connection that shares no cables or masts with your main service. It is a weaker fit if you can't find a clear view of the sky, live in a flat without permission for a dish, need fast uploads every day, or want phone and TV in one bundle.

• Full fibre: usually stronger on upload where it reaches you, with no sky view needed. Check our fibre broadband deals first.
• Fixed wireless: an engineer fits a receiver on your home, aligned with a local network's nearest transmitter, so it needs a good signal path to that mast rather than an all-round view of the sky. See our guide to fixed wireless broadband.
• 4G or 5G home broadband: a plug-in hub with no dish. In towns Opensignal measured Three's 5G home broadband on a par with Starlink, but in rural areas the fastest 4G or 5G provider it measured was well behind. Our guide on whether 4G or 5G can replace fixed broadband helps you check.

Our rural broadband options guide puts all of these side by side.