Telstra's Starlink plan just got more expensive (and faster)

Dylan Crismale - Digital Content Editor

Last updated 02 October 2026

Starlink dish set up on a roof, woman in background

Telstra has just increased the price of its Starlink plan or 'Satellite Home Internet' as it sells it. Originally available for $125 per month, the telco has increased the price to $150 per month ongoing.

It has however, simultaneously dropped the 50Mbps speed cap, now offering downloand speeds between 170 and 320Mbps in line with Starlink itself.

At the time Telstra started selling Starlink plans in 2024, Starlink was selling plans for $139 with the main difference between Telstra's slighly cheaper plan being the speed cap it imposed.

Since then however, Starlink has moved from offering a single plan to three Residential plans, starting from $75 per month with a 100Mbps speed cap. It also now offers the hardware kit, valued at $549 as a free rental. If you get a plan via Telstra, you'll still need to pay the full $549 one-time fee for the kit which includes your router, all the cables and a kickstand. Telstra does however also include its Smart Modem 4 as part of the package, which enables 4G and 5G backup.

Telstra's latest change brings its plan to direct parity with Starlink's Residential Max plan which also costs $150 per month.

Here's a look at Starlink's current Residential plans:

Starlink	Starlink Starlink Residential 100 Mbps Satellite Download Speeds: Up to 100 Mbps (typically 80-100 Mbps) Upload Speeds: 15-35 Mbps Unlimited Data $75/mth Min. cost $75 Go to Site	$75/mth Min. cost $75	Go to Site
Starlink	Starlink Starlink Residential 200 Mbps Satellite Download Speeds: Up to 200 Mbps (typically 140-200 Mbps) Upload Speeds: 15-35 Mbps Unlimited Data $110/mth Min. cost $110 Go to Site	$110/mth Min. cost $110	Go to Site
Starlink	Starlink Starlink Residential Max Satellite Download Speeds: Up to 400+ Mbps (typically 170-320 Mbps) Upload Speeds: 20-40 Mbps Unlimited Data $150/mth Min. cost $150 Go to Site	$150/mth Min. cost $150	Go to Site

If you don't need all that speed than Starlink's 100Mbps and 200Mbps might be a better option for you. You can also save yourself $549 by signing up directly through Starlink. But if you want to maximise your Telstra Plus points then signing up via Telstra might just be worth it.

Dylan Crismale

Digital Content Editor

Dylan Crismale is a Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut, has been writing for almost a decade across a variety of Australian publications. He previously worked as a writer at Finder covering energy, internet and mobile plans. Dylan is passionate about finding the best deals to save people money and educating people about tech. When he's not sat at his desk Dylan loves working out, bingeing TV and hanging out with friends.

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