I recommend getting up to 150Mbps from Starlink. Although it’s generally nicer to have more speed, Starlink charges an arm and a leg (and an eye and a nose) for anything faster than 150Mbps.
Although it’s not Starlink’s fastest option, 150Mbps is nothing to sneeze at. At that rate, you can download the entire 1080p extended Lord of the Rings collection in just 37 minutes. That’s a lot of effects-dense film in a relatively short time.
For potential Starlink home internet customers, I recommend the basic Residential plan, which gives you up to 150Mbps for $120 a month. The combo is Starlink’s best balance of speed and price.
Starlink has faster Priority plans, which go up to 220Mbps for between $250 and $5,000 a month. However, these plans are more geared towards businesses or mobile setups, and I don’t recommend them for home users. Although getting 50% more speed is nice, it’s not worth paying (at least) double the price.
Most Starlink plans are actually better suited for mobile internet users. Only the $120 Residential and business-oriented Priority 2TB plans are meant for stationary internet. Of course, if you need internet for an RV lifestyle, a mobile internet plan may be what you want anyway.
“No matter where we are, if we have a clear view of the sky we get broadband speeds that usually rival anything I would get from a physical connection,” says John Coggeshall, a full-time RVer who’s also the CEO of an RV software company.