Starlink Is Still Imposing Data Caps on Users Outside the US, Europe
A few customers even reported that SpaceX had offered a free month of service and apologized after their internet speeds were throttled to below 10Mbps, down from the usual 100-300Mbps download rates. Over the weekend, we noticed complaints about the problem on Reddit and in Facebook groups, including for Starlink users in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Venezuela. “They suspended my antenna service because of this usage—500 GB over three days.
- ▪A few customers even reported that SpaceX had offered a free month of service and apologized after their internet speeds were throttled to below 10Mbps, down from the usual 100-300Mbps download rates.
- ▪Over the weekend, we noticed complaints about the problem on Reddit and in Facebook groups, including for Starlink users in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Venezuela.
- ▪“They suspended my antenna service because of this usage—500 GB over three days.
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Starlink’s sudden data cap may have been lifted in the US and Europe, but subscribers elsewhere say it's still in place.“I’m still restricted, how do I resolve this?” one customer in Malaysia told PCMag after repeatedly complaining about the problem to Starlink customer support.Initially, several subscribers in the US, along with one in Europe, told us that Starlink had suddenly removed a 5TB data cap on their monthly use. A few customers even reported that SpaceX had offered a free month of service and apologized after their internet speeds were throttled to below 10Mbps, down from the usual 100-300Mbps download rates.
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