Starlink Saturday updates: UK prices now depend on your area, business plans get new names and why the install still counts

Saturday 31 October 2026

Welcome to this week's Saturday round-up from Space Internet Solutions. It has been a busy few days for Starlink pricing in the UK, so here's what has changed since Wednesday, followed by the part that makes the real difference once the dish arrives: getting it fitted properly by a PLEO (Professional Low Earth Orbit) installer.

Starlink UK: the price you pay now depends on where you live

On Friday 30 October ISPreview reported that Starlink's entry-level Residential 100 Mbps plan was showing at £32 a month in some parts of the UK, £36 in others and still £40 in some other areas. There's also a £19 shipping fee.

ISPreview's update on the morning of 31 October explains why. Starlink appears to have moved UK Residential plans to dynamic pricing, which ties the monthly fee to local network capacity and demand. It shows up as a "Service Price Adjustment" on the order page, and readers report prices for new orders varying by as much as 20% above or below the £40 base rate. Starlink's own UK plans page still lists Residential 100 Mbps at £40, 200 Mbps at £60 and Max at £80, so the figure you're quoted at your own address is the one that counts.

What it means for you: put your postcode into Starlink's order page before deciding, and don't assume a neighbour's price will match yours. Whatever you end up paying for the service, a properly planned installation is what makes every pound of it count.

Business plans renamed from 1 December

Starlink has also been writing to business customers. According to emails shared with ISPreview, from 1 December 2026 Local Priority becomes "Business", with a UK terminal access charge of £20 a month, a 50GB data top-up at £17 and a 500GB block at £84. Global Priority becomes "Global Business": its UK terminal access charge stays at £135 a month, while a 50GB top-up will cost £135 and a 500GB block £670. The new prices appear on invoices on or after 1 December.

For farms, holiday parks, offices and other commercial sites, that's a good moment to check the plan still suits how much data you use, and that the network behind the dish (wired access points, outbuilding links and backup) is set up to make the most of it.

Higher-power 6GHz Wi-Fi is on the way

New UK regulations made on 27 October (SI 2026/1132) will allow higher-power 6GHz Wi-Fi to be used without a licence from 10 November 2026, as long as each device is controlled by an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system registered with Ofcom. Ofcom expects outdoor Wi-Fi and rural fixed wireless links to benefit. No registered AFC provider has been announced yet, so it won't change anything overnight, but it's good news for wireless bridges between houses, barns, workshops and lodges on rural Starlink sites. We cover it in more depth on our blog.

Amazon Leo: still on course for 13 November

There's no change since Wednesday. Amazon and United Launch Alliance are still targeting Friday 13 November 2026, pending range approval, for the first Amazon Leo mission on Vulcan (LV-01), carrying 40 satellites from Cape Canaveral. The exact launch time hasn't been announced, and there's still no UK launch date or UK price for Amazon Leo. Meanwhile, SpaceX launched another 27 Starlink satellites from California on 31 October, joining a constellation of more than 11,000.

Why a PLEO install matters

Prices will keep moving, but a dish fixed in the wrong place, a cable squashed through a window frame or a router hidden in a cupboard will cost you every single day. The equipment is excellent; the problems nearly always come down to how it was fitted. A PLEO installer treats your Starlink or Amazon Leo system as a proper installation, not a box to unpack. Here's what that looks like for UK customers:

• Custom installs, surveyed first: we check the sky view for obstructions, the best mounting point and the cleanest cable route before anything is drilled.

• Quality brackets and masts: wall, chimney, pole and ground mounts chosen for the building and the UK weather, fixed securely so the dish stays put through winter storms.

• Cat6 made to fit: cables cut and terminated to the exact length needed, neatly clipped, and sealed and weatherproofed where they enter the building. No coils of spare cable and no gaps for draughts or water.

• Bespoke setups and full network services: mesh Wi-Fi, wired access points, outbuilding links and point-to-point bridges, so the signal reaches every room, office, workshop, barn or unit that needs it.

• Every kind of property: listed buildings (placed sensitively with minimal visual impact), holiday lodges, static caravans, residential homes and commercial premises.

• Health and safety first: proper access equipment, risk assessments and safe working at height on every job.

Space Internet Solutions has trusted PLEO installers right across the UK for Starlink and Amazon Leo, so you get the same standard of work wherever your property is.

This week in short

• Starlink UK Residential prices now vary by area, with Residential 100 Mbps reported at £32, £36 or £40 a month for new orders. Check your own address before ordering.

• From 1 December, Local Priority becomes "Business" and Global Priority becomes "Global Business", with new data top-up prices.

• Higher-power 6GHz Wi-Fi becomes licence-exempt in the UK from 10 November under AFC, once a registered provider is in place.

• Amazon Leo's first Vulcan launch is still targeted for 13 November, with no UK date or price yet.

Need it fitted correctly? Look for a professional installer at spaceinternetsolutions.com.

Sources: ISPreview (30 October 2026, updated 31 October 2026), Starlink UK service plans page, legislation.gov.uk (SI 2026/1132) and Ofcom, Amazon Leo mission updates (aboutamazon.com, updated 28 October 2026), United Launch Alliance Vulcan Leo 1 mission page and Space.com (31 October 2026).