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Starlink’s referral rules as of Nov 3, 2026: Terms and help center side by side

Each rule as Starlink’s US Referral Program Terms put it, beside what its help center says, then what it means for you. Quoted exactly and dated, and in a file you can download.

Rules checked Against Starlink’s own pages. How we check

As of , Starlink’s US Referral Program Terms (published Oct 7, 2026[1]) give a new customer $100[2] when they have never had Starlink, buy the kit and plan on starlink.com through an existing customer’s referral link for a US service address, and stay subscribed for two full billing cycles on a high-speed plan. The terms say it’s credited to your second monthly subscription invoice[3]; the help center says it comes once you’ve had service for two months[2], 60 days after activation at the earliest, subject to your account settings and an identity check[2].

The six conditions behind the $100, in Starlink’s words

  1. A person, not a company Referred Subscribers must be natural persons.
  2. A US service address The Referred Subscriber activates a Starlink subscription with a service address in the same country as the Referrer’s service address. With a US customer’s link, that’s the US.
  3. Never had Starlink The Referred Subscriber is not, and has never been, a Starlink subscriber.
  4. Bought on starlink.com The Referred Subscriber must purchase a Starlink Kit and subscription directly from www.starlink.com.
  5. Through the referral link The Referred Subscriber places an order for a Starlink Kit using the Unique Referral Link provided by the Referrer.
  6. Two paid high-speed cycles Stay subscribed for two full monthly billing cycles, counted by the number of monthly service invoices paid, on a high-speed service plan (excludes Standby Mode).

Each rule, with the terms and the help center side by side: the rules.

Illustration Six conditions decide the $100: you sign up as a person, with a US service address, never having had Starlink, buying on starlink.com through the referral link, and you stay two paid billing cycles on a high-speed plan. Rules: Starlink’s US Referral Program Terms and referral help, read Nov 3, 2026

Every rule, quoted

Starlink states its rules in two places: the Referral Program Terms, which bind, and its help article “Does Starlink have a referral program?”, which explains. Where they differ, we say so in the last column.

Starlink’s referral rules for new US customers: the Terms and the help center, quoted, as of Nov 3, 2026
RuleReferral Program TermsHelp centerWhat it means
You’ve never had Starlink

The Referred Subscriber is not, and has never been, a Starlink subscriber.[3]

You must be a new Starlink customer. Existing or returning customers are not eligible.[2]

Any past Starlink subscription counts against you, at any address and for any length of time. A new email address or a new home doesn’t reset it.

You sign up as a person, in your own name

Referred Subscribers must be natural persons.[3]

accounts on Priority plans, and Enterprise or Business accounts, don't earn referral rewards.[2]

A company or LLC can’t be the new customer, and Business, Enterprise and Priority accounts don’t earn referral rewards. Order in your own name.

Your service address is in the referrer’s country

The Referred Subscriber activates a Starlink subscription with a service address in the same country as the Referrer’s service address.[3]

Amounts may vary for referrals outside your country.[2]

The Terms require a service address in the same country as the referrer’s, so a US referral link is for a US service address. The help center’s line that amounts may vary outside your country doesn’t lift that rule. Whether a US link counts for Puerto Rico, Guam or another US territory isn’t confirmed.

You buy the kit and the plan on starlink.com

The Referred Subscriber must purchase a Starlink Kit and subscription directly from www.starlink.com. Signing up through any other channel is not eligible for a Reward, including, but not limited to, retail stores, unauthorized resellers, or a private transfer from a third party.[3]

Amounts are only issued for sign-ups on starlink.com. Kits from resellers, retailers, or account transfers are not eligible.[2]

Order on starlink.com itself. Kits from stores, resellers, marketplaces or a private transfer don’t count. Whether a rented kit counts isn’t confirmed: the Terms say “purchase a Starlink Kit”, and Starlink has never said if a rental qualifies.

A referral can’t be added after you order

Not in the terms

If they ordered without your link, used someone else's link, or bought from a retailer or marketplace store, the referral won't appear and can't be added later.[2]

Ordered without the link, through someone else’s link or from a store? Starlink says the referral can’t be added later. Check that the order page shows the referral before you pay.

You pick a plan that counts

Referred Subscribers may not be permitted to activate on all Starlink service plans. Eligible service plans will be communicated to the Referred Subscriber at the time of sign-up.[3]

Eligible plans: Residential Lite, Residential, Residential 100 Mbps, Residential 200 Mbps, Residential Max, Roam 100GB, Roam 300GB, and Roam Unlimited.[2]

Residential and Roam plans count; Business plans don’t. The Terms add that Starlink shows the eligible plans when you sign up.

You stay subscribed for two full billing cycles and pay the bills

The Referred Subscriber must maintain continuously subscribed and in good standing for two full monthly billing cycles in order for a Pending Referral to mature to an Eligible Referral.[3]

The minimum duration is based on the number of monthly service invoices paid by the Referred Subscriber.[3]

You and the person you refer receive the same amount after they have subscribed for two months.[2]

Two full monthly billing cycles in a row, in good standing. Starlink counts them by the monthly service invoices you’ve paid, so an unpaid bill doesn’t count toward the two.

Standby Mode doesn’t count toward the two cycles

The Referred Subscriber completes the Minimum Subscription Duration by continuously subscribing to a high-speed service plan (excludes Standby Mode) for the period specified in Schedule A below.[3]

Not in the help article

The two cycles have to be on a high-speed plan, without a break. Time in Standby Mode doesn’t count.

You mean to keep Starlink

The Referred Subscriber is an active user of the Starlink service with genuine intent to remain subscribed to the Starlink service. SpaceX will review Referred Subscriber retention patterns for deviations from the applicable country Starlink subscriber average to identify violations of this condition.[3]

Not in the help article

Starlink compares how long referred customers stay with the US average. The reward isn’t meant for a short trial.

The Terms’ condition on hardship and vulnerability

The Referred Subscriber is not a person experiencing financial hardship, domestic or family violence, or other vulnerability.[3]

Not in the help article

One of the conditions the Terms set for a referral to count; Starlink’s referral help article doesn’t mention it. As with every condition, Starlink alone decides whether a referral qualifies.

How much you get

The Reward amount is specified in your Starlink Customer Account.[3]

The amount depends on the country they signed up in and is shown in your account (for example, $100 in the US).[2]

The same amount as the person whose link you used. The help center gives the US example; the amount that counts is the one shown in your Starlink account.

When the reward arrives

Upon activation, the Referred Subscriber will receive the same Reward, applied on their second monthly subscription invoice.[3]

The amount is issued as soon as 60 days after they activate, depending on your country, settings, and identity check.[2]

The Terms say it’s applied on your second monthly invoice; the help center says after two months, as soon as 60 days after activation. Neither has been seen in practice until the first orders under the current terms reach day 60.

Service credit by default, cash where your account offers it

“Reward” means the benefit (whether cash payment, service credit, or other form) described in Schedule A earned by making Eligible Referrals.[3]

Amounts default to service credit, applied to your account and deducted from your next invoice.[2]

Where cash is available, switch to cash (linked to your bank account) under the Referrals tab for future referrals. Check Referral Reward Types in your account to see if cash is offered.[2]

The reward comes as service credit, deducted from your next invoice. Where your account offers cash, you can switch to it under Referrals; the choice locks when the reward pays out.

How fast cash is paid

Cash payments may be issued up to 30 days after an Eligible Referral matures.[3]

Not in the help article

Our reading: this line is written for referrers, and sets how long Starlink can take to pay their cash once a referral matures. The Terms give no separate cash timeline for the new customer.

One reward per referral

All payments are one-time for each Eligible Referral.[3]

Not in the help article

You get the reward once. Our reading, where the Terms are silent: ordering more than one kit on your account doesn’t multiply it.

Taxes on the reward

Rewards are calculated and issued in local currency, exclusive of taxes. SpaceX is not responsible for any taxes, duties, or other governmental charges arising from or in connection with any Reward.[3]

Rewards are promotional incentives and are not wages, salary, commissions, or compensation for services.[3]

Not in the help article

Starlink issues the reward before tax, says it isn’t responsible for any tax on it, and calls rewards promotional incentives, not wages. It doesn’t say how the IRS treats them; a tax professional can tell you for your case.

Starlink decides, and can hold or take back a reward

Final determination of whether a referred customer constitutes an Eligible Referral rests exclusively with SpaceX in its sole discretion and such determination is final and binding.[3]

SpaceX reserves the right to withhold, delay, or refuse issuance of any Reward pending verification of eligibility or investigation of potential fraud or abuse.[3]

SpaceX may limit, change, cancel, delay, or revoke a Reward (including after issuance) or cancel Eligible Referrals or Pending Referrals in the event of fraud or abuse of the Program or violation of these terms.[3]

Not in the help article

Even when everything looks right, Starlink can hold a reward while it checks, and take one back for fraud, abuse or a terms violation.

The program can change

For Pending Referrals as of the date of this notice, the terms of unmodified Referral Terms shall apply during the notice period.[3]

Not in the help article

Starlink can change the program with notice. Referrals already pending when it gives notice keep the old terms during the notice period.

What changed on Oct 7, 2026

Before the terms were republished on Oct 7, 2026[1], the new customer’s reward was a free month of service. The version they replaced said:

“Upon activation, the Referred Subscriber will receive one free month of service on the eligible service plan of their selection, applied to their second monthly subscription invoice.”
From Referral Program Terms, US, version published 2026-10-03 (replaced 2026-10-07). Read .

Since then it’s an amount equal to what the referring customer receives[2]: $100[2] in the US. Not every Starlink page caught up: one current Starlink help article (the Memphis Area Discount page) still describes the referral as a free month, although the US terms have given $100 since Oct 7, 2026[5].

Why some answers still say “30 days”

Two of Starlink’s older help articles are gone, but copies still circulate with timings that no longer apply. Starlink has removed its older referral help articles (“How do I use a referral link?” and “Additional FAQs - Billing”); both returned “not found” on Nov 2, 2026, and the live article is “Does Starlink have a referral program?”[2]. A site or an AI answer that says the credit comes 30 days after activation, or that billing starts at activation or 30 days after the kit ships, with no 7-day date, is most likely repeating one of them (our reading).

“How do I use a referral link?”

Removed What it said, in the Internet Archive’s copy:

“The credit will be applied 30-days after you activate your account.”
From How do I use a referral link? (Starlink help center, archived copy of Jun 11, 2025; the article now returns "not found"). Read .

What Starlink says now: its terms say the $100 is credited to your second monthly subscription invoice[3]; its help center says once you’ve had service for two months[2], 60 days after activation at the earliest, subject to your account settings and an identity check[2]. Nobody ordering under the current terms reaches day 60 before Dec 6, 2026, so neither reading is confirmed yet. The live article adds that an order placed without the link can’t have a referral attached afterwards[2].

“Additional FAQs - Billing”

Removed What it said, in the Internet Archive’s copy:

“Your first bill will occur either on activation or 30 days after your Starlink ships, whichever comes first.”
From Additional FAQs - Billing (Starlink help center, archived copy of Jun 11, 2025; the article now returns "not found"). Read .

What Starlink says now: per the order summary, month one is billed on activation day, or a week after delivery if that comes first[8]. Its Terms of Service keep the 30 days only as a fallback: your first charge comes on the earliest of: the day you activate, 7 days after delivery, or 30 days after shipping if there's no delivery date (the 'Payment Due Date')[9]. Since about Nov 3, 2026, its installer article has listed 30 days after shipping as a third date, without that condition: billing starts on whichever comes first: the day you power on and connect the kit, a week after delivery, or 30 days after it ships, whatever the installation date[10].

What the terms don’t say

  • Whether a US referral link counts for Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa or the Northern Mariana Islands unverified[3].
  • Whether a referral opened in a browser survives when the order is completed in the Starlink app unverified[2].
  • 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[3].
  • Whether the $100 referral credit combines with an area discount, area promotional pricing, the Mini Activation Benefit or the Residential Max Mini offer unverified[3].
  • Whether the $100 credit can pay a monthly kit rental fee, where one is charged, as well as the service charge unverified[11].
  • Whether unused referral credit expires (Starlink doesn't say) unverified[11].
  • Whether orders placed just before Oct 7, 2026 get the $100 or the old free month unverified[3].

We read the terms on Nov 3, 2026. Changes we find are dated in the corrections log.

Still unsure? Questions, answered

Could the $100 change after I order?
It can, with notice: Starlink can change the program or the reward with 30 days' notice, and referrals already pending keep the old terms during that notice period[3]. After that notice period, Starlink doesn’t say what happens to a referral still waiting. We date every change to the program on our news page.
Where can I read the full terms?
On starlink.com, under Legal: Referral Program Terms, US · starlink.com legal doc DOC-1882-84808-83. Every rule on this page quotes it, with the date we read it, and the same rows are in a CSV file. Reading Starlink’s help pages before you order? Use 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].
When did the terms last change?
The US Referral Program Terms were last published on Oct 7, 2026[1], when the new customer’s reward changed from a free month of service to an amount equal to what the referring customer receives[2]. What changed.
Is the reward the same for everyone?
In the US it’s $100[2], and the terms say the amount that counts is the one shown in your Starlink account[3]. It’s a one-time reward, paid once per eligible referral[3].
What happens if someone breaks the rules?
For a new customer: no reward, or a reward taken back. Starlink can cancel or take back a reward, even after it's issued, for fraud, abuse or a terms violation[3].
Is the $100 real?
Yes: it’s in Starlink’s own US terms and help center, quoted above with the dates we read them. What decides whether you get it is the rules in the table.

Where these facts come from

  1. Starlink legal documents for the US (list with publish dates) Starlinkas of
  2. Does Starlink have a referral program? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of
  3. Referral Program Terms, US · starlink.com legal doc DOC-1882-84808-83 Starlinkas of · published
  4. Referral Program Terms, US, version published 2026-10-03 (replaced 2026-10-07) Starlinkas of · published
  5. Memphis Area Discount · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed
  6. How do I use a referral link? (Starlink help center, archived copy of Jun 11, 2025; the article now returns "not found") Starlinkas of · published
  7. Additional FAQs - Billing (Starlink help center, archived copy of Jun 11, 2025; the article now returns "not found") Starlinkas of · page last changed
  8. starlink.com’s order pages and page code, our read-only check with no order placed Starlinkas of
  9. Starlink Terms of Service, US Starlinkas of · published
  10. Does Starlink provide installers? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed
  11. How does a service credit get applied to my account for a promotion? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed

Every change we make is dated in the corrections log.

Where to next

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