Discounts and offers

Does the $100 referral credit stack with other Starlink savings? Every real US saving, checked Nov 3, 2026

One saving is open to every new US customer who orders on starlink.com through a referral link. The rest depend on your address, your plan or the kit. Here’s the full list, and the things that only look like discounts.

Rules checked Nov 3, 2026Against Starlink’s own pages. How we check

In brief

There’s no general Starlink discount and no code to type. What a US customer can actually get: the $100 referral reward, three half-price area discounts, promotional pricing at some addresses, the Mini at $149^[6] on starlink.com or on 0% installments, and offers for people who already have Residential service. The referral reward is account credit on a later bill, not money off at checkout: Starlink’s terms say it’s credited to your second monthly subscription invoice^[2]; its help center says once you’ve had service for two months^[1], 60 days after activation at the earliest, subject to your account settings and an identity check^[1]. No order under the current terms reaches day 60 before Dec 6, 2026, so neither reading has been seen in practice yet. Whether any two of these combine, Starlink doesn’t say.

The $100s people mix up most, oldest first. Chips show whose words each row rests on.

Which Starlink “$100” is which
Name you might see	What it is	When	Who gave it	How it showed up
“$100 service credit” promotions, 2024–2025 Not the referral	Starlink promotions that gave new customers a $100 service credit in 2024 and 2025: a new-customer offer, an area offer, a 2025 Mini offer on Roam and a vending-machine kit. None is the referral, and we found no report of any of them after December 2025. Starlink’s own text read Nov 3, 2026 Reported r/Starlink (Reddit), Sep 5, 2024 Reported r/Starlink (Reddit), Dec 9, 2024 Reported Notebookcheck, Jun 28, 2025 Reported r/Starlink (Reddit), Dec 8, 2025	2024–2025 (reported) Ended	Starlink	As service credit on a later bill (reported).
“Save $100” on a kit at a store Not the referral	A store’s own offer: money off a Starlink kit at Best Buy, tied to activating service in the store (reported). A store kit can’t earn the referral reward. Starlink’s own text read Nov 3, 2026 Reported Best Buy (its Starlink page, as a Bing result showed it), seen Oct 29, 2026 Reported r/Starlink (Reddit), Oct 22, 2026	Oct 2026 Current	The store (Best Buy)	As a lower kit price at the store, on the store’s receipt.
Mini “$149 (typically $249)” Not the referral	Starlink’s own order page price for the Mini kit: a lower kit price at checkout, not the referral reward. Our reading: the gap is Starlink’s Activation Benefit for new Mini kits, for which Starlink states no amount. Starlink’s own text read Oct 30–Nov 3, 2026	Seen Oct 30, 2026 Current	Starlink (starlink.com)	As the kit price on the order page. Nothing comes back later.
“$100 off” codes Not the referral	Not a Starlink product: we found no box anywhere in Starlink’s order flow to type a code, Starlink’s promotion codes come only inside special links, and the referral works only through a customer’s link. Starlink’s own text read Nov 3, 2026 Our reading as of Nov 3, 2026	Checked Oct 30, 2026 Not real	Coupon sites, not Starlink	Nowhere on a Starlink order or bill.
$100 referral credit The referral reward	Starlink’s reward for a new US customer who orders on starlink.com through an existing customer’s link and stays subscribed for two full billing cycles. Service credit by default. Starlink’s own text read Nov 3, 2026	Since Oct 7, 2026 Current	Starlink, through a customer’s referral link	As service credit on a later monthly bill: Starlink’s terms say the second monthly invoice; its help center says after two months.

Illustration Only the last row is the referral reward Starlink has given new US customers since Oct 7, 2026; every other “$100” here is something else. Rows: Starlink’s help center, terms and order pages, read Oct 30–Nov 3, 2026, and dated public reports, linked in their rows · rows checked Oct 29–Nov 2, 2026

Starlink’s own offers, side by side

Savings Starlink itself offers US customers
Offer	Who gets it	How it shows up
Referral reward ($100)	New US customers who buy the kit and plan on starlink.com through a referral link, and stay two full billing cycles	As account credit on a later bill, never at checkout: account credit unless you choose otherwise, taken off your next Starlink invoice^[1]. When it lands
Area discounts	Service addresses in three US areas	Half the standard monthly price, on every bill, applied automatically
Promotional pricing	Promotional service pricing is for new customers, one service line, no commitment^[12]	In some areas a new customer is offered a lower service price for a set period, such as 6 or 12 months, visible only on that address’s order page at starlink.com^[12]. Promotional pricing begins on activation day, or a week after delivery if that comes first^[12], and changing your plan, cancelling or being suspended ends that promotional pricing^[12]
The Mini kit	New Mini kits bought on starlink.com	A lower kit price at checkout (Activation Benefit), or 12 monthly payments at 0% APR
Free professional installation	Residential 200 Mbps and Max orders	Starlink’s home page lists “Free professional home installation” for Residential 200 Mbps and Residential Max^[16]
Mini rental and half-price Roam	People who already have Residential Max	Residential Max subscribers can get a Starlink Mini rental with no monthly fee and 50% off eligible Roam plans^[14]. Starlink says that Residential Max offer may not be combined with other offers^[14]
Mini Kit for Travel	People who already have Residential 100 or 200 Mbps	Where offered with Residential 100 or 200, the Optional Mini Kit for Travel gives 20% off eligible Roam plans^[15]

Do they combine with the $100? Starlink doesn’t say whether the $100 referral credit combines with an area discount, area promotional pricing, the Mini Activation Benefit or the Residential Max Mini offer unverified^[2]. Check the order summary before you pay.

Account credit · first Starlink order

Ordering now? Use the referral link for the $100

Hold off if one of these fits

You’re not planning to keep Starlink long term.
Between seasons or trips you’d switch to Standby Mode.
You’d order by phone or in the Starlink app; the terms name starlink.com.
Your household had Starlink before, or the kit came from a store.
Fiber or cable reaching your road soon would make you switch.
The order page sells the kit only as a rental: the terms require the new customer to purchase a Starlink Kit, and Starlink has never said if renting one qualifies.

First Starlink order, at a US address? Open the link and buy the kit and plan on starlink.com without leaving that browser tab. Your proof comes before payment: a green panel reading “Referral Code Applied” next to Checkout.

Your bill from Starlink: Residential 100 Mbps, where sold: $44 to $55/mo (levels seen in Starlink’s own price data since Oct 29, 2026), depending on your address. Faster tiers cost more, and Roam starts at $55/mo. You buy or rent the kit, or spread a Mini over installments. Some areas add a one-time demand surcharge, at most about $1,500. The checkout total has no referral line. Prices read from Starlink’s pages Nov 3, 2026.

Disclosure: the button below carries the site owner’s personal Starlink referral link. A first-time customer with a US address who uses it to buy the kit and plan on starlink.com gets $100 added to their Starlink account after two months of service (credit, or cash where the account allows), and the owner earns the same. Store and reseller kits are excluded. We publish independently; SpaceX and Starlink don’t sponsor or approve this page. How this site earns

Get the $100 credit on starlink.com (referral link; a new tab opens)US service addresses only

What to look for after you click →

Three US area discounts

Starlink’s help center lists three places in the US where Residential service is half price. You don’t apply for one: it comes with the service address.

Reading those help articles before you order? Open them in a different tab from your order: a few of Starlink’s help articles link to starlink.com carrying some other customer’s referral code, and opening one in your order tab swaps out the referral you arrived with (our reading of the starlink.com page code)^[8].

Cameron County, Texas area: 50% off Residential service, applied automatically by service address; no upfront hardware cost for new customers^[9].
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana area: half-price Residential service, applied automatically^[10].
Eligible parts of the Memphis area: half-price service, applied automatically^[11].

Moving out of the eligible area ends the area discount on future bills^[9], and if an area discount ends for existing customers, Starlink promises at least 6 months' notice^[10]. “Regional Savings” is a different program: Starlink’s list of areas with one-time “Regional Savings” names only Mexico (separate from the US area discounts on the monthly price)^[4].

Does the $100 come on top in these areas? Starlink doesn’t say. Starlink's Cameron County area-discount article invites customers to share referrals with neighbors who may get the same area discount^[9], but none of the three articles says a new customer gets both. And the Memphis article is behind on the reward itself: it still says You could both earn a month of free service through our referral program^[11], although the US terms have given the $100 since Oct 7, 2026^[3].

Military, veteran, student and other group discounts

Starlink discounts for groups, as of Nov 3, 2026
Group	What we found
Military	None found
Veterans	None found
First responders	None found
Teachers	None found
Students	None found
Tesla owners	None found

Starlink’s help center, legal documents and US order lists show no military, veteran, first-responder, teacher, student or Tesla-owner discount^[18]. We read all 479 Starlink help articles, 12 legal documents and both US order lists on Nov 3, 2026. A site offering one of these as a code isn’t Starlink.

“Free” and “$0”: what they really mean

A rented kit with little or nothing upfront. On Starlink’s US Residential order list the kit is a rental: $0, $99 or $199 one-time, depending on your address and plan ($99 is a professional-installation add-on; $199 is a rental kit with professional installation)^[17], plus the monthly plan. A monthly kit fee may apply too: Starlink’s order page says a monthly rental fee, if any, appears on the checkout screen and is charged on activation day or 30 days after delivery, if that’s sooner^[8]; on Oct 30, 2026, at one public test address, the order page priced the rented kit at $0 a month^[5]. And it’s unconfirmed whether renting the kit still earns the reward: the terms require that the new customer “must purchase a Starlink Kit and subscription directly from www.starlink.com”, and Starlink has never said if a rental qualifies unverified^[2] (Referral Program Terms §3.1(d)), so don’t count the $100 on a rental yet.
A kit for a 12-month commitment. Gone: the $0-kit 12-month Residential commitment is closed to new customers^[19].
The 30-day trial. Not a free month: Starlink says the 30-day trial is a hardware trial, not a free first month^[20].
Free installation. Starlink’s home page lists “Free professional home installation” for Residential 200 Mbps and Residential Max^[16]; on Residential 100 Mbps, Starlink’s order list prices it as $99^[17].
A free Mini. Only for people who already have Residential Max, and it’s a rental, not a gift: Residential Max subscribers can get a Starlink Mini rental with no monthly fee and 50% off eligible Roam plans^[14].

Starlink order summary with a referral applied: monthly and one-time charges and total due today, with no $100 line. — Screenshot of starlink.com, taken 2026-10-30. An order summary at one address, with a rented kit: the kit line was offset in full, shipping and tax were charged, and nothing came off for the referral. Full size screenshot

Order Summary
Recurring Monthly Payment
Residential 100 Mbps	$55/mo*
Hardware Rental	$0/mo*
* First month of service is charged upon activation or 7 days after delivery, whichever comes first.
One-Time Payment
Rental Kit (Starlink V5)	$349
Shipping & Handling - Standard	$20
Rental Kit	-$349
Tax	$1.65
Total Due Today	$21.65

If you rent and change your mind

Starlink’s Terms of Service come first: a rented kit returned within 30 days is refunded your Activation Price only^[21], the Terms say, and a timely return also refunds the first month's service or rental fee and the demand surcharge^[21]. Its rent article adds a separate rule: if you decide not to go ahead with a rental, the kit must go back in good condition within 7 days of delivery^[22]. A kit that goes back earns no $100.

The Mini: a lower kit price, or installments

The Mini’s price is where Starlink’s own kit saving shows: on Oct 30, 2026, the order page showed the Mini as “$149 (typically $249)” with a 12-month installment option^[5]. Its US list price is $149^[6] now. Our reading: the gap is Starlink’s Activation Benefit, which it describes like this: a new Mini kit bought on starlink.com in the US comes with an Activation Benefit at checkout, which Starlink can charge back if the kit isn’t activated within 7 days of delivery^[7]. It comes off the kit at checkout; the referral $100 is separate and comes later.

Or spread the kit: $12.41/mo^[6] for 12 months, and the Mini installment plan carries a fixed 0% APR, so no interest^[13]. The catch: Mini installments need 12 months of unbroken service; on Residential, cancelling, transferring, switching plans or pausing with Standby makes the balance due at once^[13]. On Roam, Mini installments allow switching Roam plans or Standby^[13].

Savings that aren’t from Starlink

Store sales. A store’s money off a kit is the store’s price, and a store kit can’t earn the $100: only sign-ups made at starlink.com earn a reward; a kit from a retailer, a reseller or an account transfer is excluded^[1]. Compare a store total.
Bundle “service credits”. The “$100 service credit” with a Mini on Roam that deal sites still list was Starlink’s own offer (Jun–Jul 7, 2025, reported), and it has ended. Reported Notebookcheck, Jun 28, 2025
Card-linked cash back. A card issuer’s offer, not Starlink’s: Chase gave some cardholders 30% back on Starlink purchases, up to $30 a time and three times, until Sep 11, 2026 (reported). Reported dannydealguru.com, Mar 12, 2026
Gift cards. Starlink’s help center, legal documents and US order pages mention no Starlink gift card^[18]. A message asking you to pay Starlink with gift cards isn’t Starlink.
A “Starlink rebate”. Searches for one mostly turn up Napco’s StarLink fire-alarm communicators, another company’s product with a similar name (our search check, Oct 29, 2026).
Coupon-site codes. The order flow has no field for typing a referral code, as far as we found^[8], and Starlink’s order page accepts promotion codes only through special links (?promoCode=), and its error messages tie some to the email address the offer went to; nowhere can you type one (our reading of the starlink.com page code)^[8]. A code on a coupon site isn’t one of them.

Levers you control

The biggest one is the plan. Starlink’s Residential prices depend on your address; its own price data shows these monthly levels:

Residential 100 Mbps: $44 to $55/mo (levels seen in Starlink’s own price data since Oct 29, 2026), depending on your address^[17]
Residential 200 Mbps: $68 to $85/mo (levels seen in Starlink’s own price data since Oct 29, 2026), depending on your address^[17]
Residential Max: $104 to $156/mo (levels seen in Starlink’s own price data since Oct 29, 2026), depending on your address^[17]
Roam, for travel and the Mini: from $55/mo^[6]

Starlink says the Residential 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps plans are only available in select areas^[16]. Starlink’s instruction for seeing your price is to enter your address on starlink.com and click “Order Now”^[23]. Check for a surcharge there too: busy areas can carry a one-time demand surcharge at purchase or activation, set by the address and plan^[24], up to about $1,500^[25] per residential service line. Every level and how many bills the $100 covers at each: the $100 by plan; your first year at your price: the calculator.

Already a Starlink customer? The referral reward isn’t for you, but two offers above are: what existing customers can get.

Still unsure? Questions, answered

What is the biggest Starlink saving in the US?

Where they apply, the three area discounts: half the standard monthly price on every bill while the service address is in the area. Everywhere else, the one saving any new US customer can get by ordering on starlink.com through a referral link is the $100 referral reward. Promotional pricing can be worth more where an address gets it, but you only see it on the order page for your address: any area promo shows on the starlink.com order page for your address^[12].

Can I stack the referral reward with a promotion?

Starlink doesn’t say. Its referral terms don’t mention other offers, and only one of its offers addresses combining: Starlink says that Residential Max offer may not be combined with other offers^[14]. Check the order summary before you pay and, after activation, your invoice preview.

Is there a Starlink military, veteran or student discount?

None found: Starlink’s help center, legal documents and US order lists show no military, veteran, first-responder, teacher, student or Tesla-owner discount^[18]. We read all 479 help articles, 12 legal documents and both US order lists on Nov 3, 2026. If Starlink adds one, it will show on starlink.com, not as a code on a coupon site.

Are store sales better than ordering on starlink.com?

Sometimes. A store kit can’t earn the $100 (only sign-ups made at starlink.com earn a reward; a kit from a retailer, a reseller or an account transfer is excluded^[1]), so compare the store’s total with starlink.com’s kit and shipping less the $100: type a store total.

Should I wait for Black Friday?

People look for a Starlink deal around Black Friday, Christmas, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Prime Day and Labor Day. starlink.com’s US home, Residential, Roam and Referrals pages showed no holiday or Black Friday promotion when we last checked^[16] (Nov 3, 2026). A store’s holiday price can’t bring the $100 with it: only sign-ups made at starlink.com earn a reward; a kit from a retailer, a reseller or an account transfer is excluded^[1]. And if Starlink runs a promotion, it hasn’t said whether one would combine with the $100. There’s no date to wait for on the referral side; a store sale can only be compared on the day.

I already have Starlink. Is there anything for me?

Not the referral reward: existing and returning customers are not eligible^[1]. Two offers are for people who already have Residential service: Residential Max subscribers can get a Starlink Mini rental with no monthly fee and 50% off eligible Roam plans^[14], and where offered with Residential 100 or 200, the Optional Mini Kit for Travel gives 20% off eligible Roam plans^[15]. What existing customers can get.

Where these facts come from

Does Starlink have a referral program? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
Referral Program Terms, US · starlink.com legal doc DOC-1882-84808-83 Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · published Oct 7, 2026
Starlink legal documents for the US (list with publish dates) Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
What are regional savings? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Apr 9, 2026
Order-page prices for the Texas State Capitol in Austin, used as a public test address; our read-only check, no order placed Starlinkas of Oct 30, 2026
Starlink’s US Roam price list, as its order page loads it Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
What is an Activation Benefit? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Jul 10, 2026
starlink.com’s order pages and page code, our read-only check with no order placed Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
Cameron County Area Discount · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Oct 5, 2026
Vermilion Parish Area Discount · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Aug 25, 2026
Memphis Area Discount · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Aug 17, 2026
Promotional Service Pricing Terms of Service · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Apr 9, 2026
Retail Installment Agreement, US · starlink.com legal doc Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · published Jul 21, 2026
Special Offers · starlink.com legal doc Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · published Aug 12, 2026
Optional Mini Kit for Travel · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Apr 8, 2026
starlink.com home page for a US visitor before any address is entered (rendered text) Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
Starlink’s US Residential price list, as its order page loads it Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
Starlink help center (all 479 articles in its content tree read through its public API on 2026-10-29; searched again through its search API since) Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026
What is the 12-Month Residential Service Option? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Apr 9, 2026
Additional FAQs - Account · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Oct 21, 2026
Starlink Terms of Service, US Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · published Aug 6, 2026
What is the rent Starlink option? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Aug 7, 2026
How much does Starlink cost? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Apr 9, 2026
What is a demand surcharge? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Apr 9, 2026
Invoice Description Glossary · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of Nov 3, 2026 · page last changed Oct 22, 2026

Every change we make is dated in the corrections log.