New US customers: Starlink adds $100 account credit after two months subscribed when you order through a referral link.$100 credit for new US customers. How it works

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The Starlink $100 referral credit, in plain numbers

The rule in one line

As of , a new US customer who buys the kit and plan on starlink.com through a referral link gets $100[1] from Starlink after two complete monthly billing cycles: account credit by default, or cash via Stripe where offered. Nothing comes off at checkout.

  • Each rule traced to Starlink’s terms or help center, with the date we read it
  • The referral travels inside the link; there is no code field
  • Independent US publisher: not affiliated with SpaceX or Starlink

Pick your stage

Where are you with Starlink?

Eligibility

Who qualifies for the $100 referral credit?

As of , Starlink’s referral terms pay the $100 to a new customer only when you have never held a Starlink subscription[2], your service address and the referrer’s are in the same country (for this site, the US)[2], and the kit and subscription are bought directly on starlink.com, not from a store, an unauthorized reseller or a private seller[2]. The referral link is for buying Residential or Roam service on starlink.com[1].

  • Business accounts: Priority, Business and Enterprise accounts don't earn referral rewards[1].
  • Renting the kit: 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].
  • Past customers: a closed account at any address still counts as having had Starlink.

Run the 7-question check to see which rule, if any, stops you.

From link to credit

What are the four steps, and where can each go wrong?

  1. Confirm you’re new to Starlink

    One past account anywhere ends it. The checker

  2. Open the link and order in that tab

    In our reading of the starlink.com page code (Oct 29, 2026), the referral is held only in the browser tab the link opened, so closing that tab drops it; Starlink doesn’t publish this as a rule[5]. Before you pay, the order page adds a green panel reading “Referral Code Applied” beside the Checkout button (beneath it on desktop, directly above it on phones) once the referral is attached[5]. The order steps

  3. Pay bill 1 and keep a high-speed plan

    Starlink counts the two cycles by monthly service invoices actually paid[2]. Standby Mode breaks the run: both cycles have to be on a high-speed plan, and months in Standby Mode don’t count[2]. The two-cycle rule

  4. Watch a later bill

    The $100 comes off monthly service, never the kit. Your invoice preview shows it before the bill does. Your dates

Before you pay

What does a working referral look like?

Open the link, pick a plan and enter your US address on starlink.com. A green panel reading “Referral Code Applied” next to Checkout means the referral is on the order; you type nothing.

No panel, or “Referral Code Not Applied”? Don’t pay yet: open the link again in the same browser. What to look for after you click

Starlink order page on a computer: a green “Referral Code Applied” panel directly under the Checkout button.
Screenshot of starlink.com, taken . On a computer the panel sits right under Checkout. Full size

Timing

When does the $100 land on your bill?

As of , Starlink’s two texts differ: the referral terms say the $100 is credited to your second monthly subscription invoice[2], while the help center says it comes 60 days after activation at the earliest, subject to your account settings and an identity check[1]. Once it lands, a credit is applied to the next bill your account generates, or to the one after if a bill is already pending when it lands[3].

Nobody who ordered under the Oct 7, 2026 terms can reach day 60 before Dec 6, 2026, so neither reading has been seen in practice yet.

Which bill the $100 lands on: Starlink’s two texts
Starlink textWhat it saysWhich bill (our reading)
Referral Program TermsCredited to your second monthly subscription invoice[2]Bill 2
Help center60 days after activation at the earliest, subject to your account settings and an identity check[1]Bill 3, the first after day 60, or a later one

Put in your first-bill date to see both readings as real dates.

Your bills

How far does $100 go at your price?

Credits can be spent only on monthly service charges[6], never more than a bill’s total. US Residential prices vary by region[9] and starlink.com shows no Residential price until you enter an address[8], so each Residential card leads with the price on Starlink’s US order list, then the other levels seen in Starlink’s own price data since Oct 29, 2026. Which level an address gets, Starlink doesn’t publish. Before taxes and any kit line.

  • Residential 100 Mbps

    $49.50/mo

    Starlink’s US order list with no address entered, Nov 3, 2026

    Covers two full bills and $1 of a third.

    • $44/mo Starlink’s US list, last seen Oct 29, 2026Covers two full bills and $12 of a third.
    • $55/mo Seen at one Austin, Texas address, Oct 30, 2026Covers one full bill and $45 of the next.

  • Residential 200 Mbps

    $76.50/mo

    Starlink’s US order list with no address entered, Nov 3, 2026

    Covers one full bill and $23.50 of the next.

    • $68/mo Starlink’s US list, last seen Oct 29, 2026Covers one full bill and $32 of the next.
    • $85/mo Seen at one Austin, Texas address, Oct 30, 2026Covers one full bill and $15 of the next.

  • Residential Max

    $143/mo

    Starlink’s US order list with no address entered, Nov 3, 2026

    Pays $100 of one bill, leaving $43 to pay.

    • $104/mo Starlink’s US list, last seen Oct 29, 2026Pays $100 of one bill, leaving $4 to pay.
    • $117/mo Starlink’s US list, last seen Oct 29, 2026Pays $100 of one bill, leaving $17 to pay.
    • $130/mo Seen at one Austin, Texas address, Oct 30, 2026Pays $100 of one bill, leaving $30 to pay.
    • $156/mo Starlink’s US list, last seen Oct 29, 2026Pays $100 of one bill, leaving $56 to pay.

  • Roam 100GB

    $55/mo

    Starlink’s US list, Nov 3, 2026

    Covers one full bill and $45 of the next.

  • Roam 300GB

    $80/mo

    Starlink’s US list, Nov 3, 2026

    Covers one full bill and $20 of the next.

  • Roam Unlimited

    $175/mo

    Starlink’s US list, Nov 3, 2026

    Pays $100 of one bill, leaving $75 to pay.

A year of bills at each level · Run your own price

Saw a different “$100”?

A store’s $100 off a kit, a promotion from 2024 or 2025 and other countries’ referral amounts are separate offers; only the referral credit comes through a customer’s link. Every Starlink “$100”, sorted. Looking for the free month? It became $100 on Oct 7, 2026: what changed, and when.

Common mix-ups

Which beliefs cost people the $100?

The belief

“It’s $100 off at checkout.”

The rule

The first month is paid in full and the kit activated as usual; the checkout total has no referral deduction[1]. The $100 comes later, on a monthly bill. More

The belief

“There’s a code to type in.”

The rule

The link carries it: the order flow has no field for typing a referral code, as far as we found[5]. More

The belief

“Any Starlink kit gets it.”

The rule

Only sign-ups made at starlink.com earn a reward; a kit from a retailer, a reseller or an account transfer is excluded[1]. More

The belief

“The $100 pays for anything on my account.”

The rule

Credits can be spent only on monthly service charges[6], and a credit comes off what you owe on a statement, but never more than that statement's total[6]. More

The belief

“Standby is fine in the first two months.”

The rule

Both cycles have to be on a high-speed plan, and months in Standby Mode don’t count[2]. More

Every page, by where you are

The $100, question by question

Is the Starlink $100 credit real?
Yes. Starlink’s help center says the new customer and the person who referred them get the same amount after two months subscribed, “for example, $100 in the US”, and the Referral Program Terms of Oct 7, 2026 put it in writing. The catch is timing and form: it arrives on a later bill as account credit. The rules side by side.
Do I get $100 off my first bill or at checkout?
No. You pay the kit, shipping and the first month as normal, and nothing comes off at checkout. Starlink’s share message promises the money when you sign up through this link (as pasted publicly since October 2026; reported), which tells you when to use the link, not when the money arrives. What order day costs.
Can I take cash instead of credit?
Only where your account offers it. Credit is the default; cash needs a Stripe setup in a web browser, and the choice locks once the reward pays out. Credit or cash, compared.
Is the 30-day trial a free month?
No. Starlink: The 30-day trial mentioned on the Starlink website does not indicate that the first month of service is free, as it is not a 30-day free trial but rather a trial of the Starlink hardware. Returning the kit in that window also means no $100. How the trial and the credit interact.
What if my credit never shows up?
Make sure two full billing cycles have passed, then check your invoice preview and your list of credits on starlink.com. Still missing? The cause finder walks through each rule that can stop it and what to send Starlink support.

Rules and prices checked Against Starlink’s own help center, terms and price data. How we check

Where these facts come from

  1. Does Starlink have a referral program? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of
  2. Referral Program Terms, US · starlink.com legal doc DOC-1882-84808-83 Starlinkas of · published
  3. Billing - Credits · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed
  4. Starlink legal documents for the US (list with publish dates) Starlinkas of
  5. starlink.com’s order pages and page code, our read-only check with no order placed Starlinkas of
  6. How does a service credit get applied to my account for a promotion? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed
  7. Additional FAQs - Account · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed
  8. starlink.com home page for a US visitor before any address is entered (rendered text) Starlinkas of
  9. How do I change my service address? · support article on starlink.com Starlinkas of · page last changed
  10. Starlink’s US Residential price list, as its order page loads it Starlinkas of
  11. Starlink’s US Roam price list, as its order page loads it Starlinkas of

Every change we make is dated in the corrections log.

First Starlink order · US

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Our referral link: first-time US customers who buy the kit and plan on starlink.com through it get $100 in credit after two months; the site owner earns a reward as well. Independent site.

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