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Do You Really Need Starlink

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We have been using a  Teltonika RUTX50 modem router which has almost eliminated any need for our Starlink Roam service while outback touring to date. Recently announced removal of the pause feature and Starlink's pending $8.50 per month standby cost ($102 per year) now being enforced by Starlink in addition to the $139 per month ($1668 per year) we already pay for a fixed residential service meaning we will just let Starlink cancel the roam service we initially paid close to $1500.00 in equipment cost alone to acquire. This latest change has now led us to a point where we are seriously considering cancelling our residential $139 per month Starlink plan due to this inflexible and belligerent attitude. At our $139 per month Starlink fixed location we already have access to cheaper and equivalent speed NBN fixed wireless and the ever improving coverage of 4g and 5g data with Telstra and Optus. Starlink are now even offering much cheaper first year contract on-boarding deals for n...