{"id":22246,"date":"2022-03-24T01:40:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/costs-of-spacex-rideshare-missions-starlink-internet-service-increasing-citing-excessive-inflation\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T01:40:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:40:06","slug":"costs-of-spacex-rideshare-missions-starlink-internet-service-increasing-citing-excessive-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/costs-of-spacex-rideshare-missions-starlink-internet-service-increasing-citing-excessive-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs of SpaceX rideshare missions, Starlink internet service increasing citing excessive inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In addition to the raised service cost, Starlink\u2019s hardware cost has been increased to $599 for new customers. Those who already have deposits in place will pay $549, still a $50 increase.<\/p>\n

While the upfront price is steep, for many of those without options for cable or fiber internet, the service is basically the only option for a high-speed internet connection. And the Starlink user terminals are expensive to make (even as SpaceX has continued to improve its costs).<\/p>\n

In an email sent out, SpaceX listed the reason for the price increase as \u201cexcessive levels of inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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