In recent days, due to inflation, Starlink, a company owned by SpaceX, has also joined the ranks of price hikes. Starlink emailed customers that it would adjust all fees including deposits and monthly service fees, but users might cancel their subscriptions during the first year and receive a refund.
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Starlink pointed out that the terminal antenna equipment for new users has increased from US$ 499 (regarding HK$ 3904) to US$ 599 (regarding HK$ 4686). The monthly fee has also increased from US$ 99 (approximately HK$ 774) per month to US$ 110 (approximately HK$ 860). The above price increase applies to existing users, while the prepaid fee for new customers is increased from US$600 (approximately HK$4,700) to US$710 (approximately HK$5,555). Starlink said: “The price adjustment is to keep up with the pace of inflation.” If old Starlink users are dissatisfied with the price increase, they can cancel the service and send the equipment back within one year, and can get back US$200 as a partial refund. Users who receive the equipment less than a month later will receive a refund of the amount.
Foreign media pointed out that Starlink has been facing bottlenecks in reducing antenna costs, and SpaceX CEO Musk once said on Twitter that electric vehicle brands Tesla and SpaceX have recently experienced huge inflationary pressures in raw materials and logistics, perhaps The Starlink markup is related to the above event.
source:BusinessInsider
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