Starlink rolls out global roaming internet service for $200 per month

SpaceX plans to use the ability of its satellites to communicate with each other to provide the roaming service. Called inter-satellite links or, most commonly, space lasers, Starlink satellites can communicate and share data with each other to reduce their reliance on ground stations and reduce latency in networks.

While promising ultra-high speeds and low latency, the company has also warned users that there could be poor or no connection periods. SpaceX plans to address this issue over time, perhaps has more satellites added to its constellation.

The company has also reminded users that the services are contingent on the regulatory approvals for Starlink services worldwide. A map on the company's website shows where Starlink's services are currently active and where they are still awaiting approvals. Nevertheless, the company sent emails to users in regions where the service has not yet begun, PC Magreported.

Currently, users outside the U.S. can only sign up for the service by paying the upfront costs in U.S. dollars and need to take responsibility for importing the Starlink kit in their home countries, which could also require the payment of import duties, the email added.

The $200 monthly fee is much higher than the $110 fee that Starlink charges its regular users and the $135 per month that users pay to set up a Starlink on their RV. Elon Musk had previously said that it is "insanely difficult" to keep the constellation away from bankruptcy, Business Insidernoted in its report.