Starlink has updated its limited Roam plan in late 2025, replacing the old 50 GB option with a new 100 GB plan. While the headline change is the larger data allowance, there are a few important functional differences travellers should understand:

What’s changed:

• High-speed data doubled: 50 GB → 100 GB per month
• No more paid top-ups: The old per-GB high-speed data add on are no longer available
• Automatic fallback: After using the 100 GB high-speed allowance, the service continues on unlimited low-speed data (around ~1 Mbps) instead of cutting off

In practical terms:
You now get more usable high-speed data each month, and when it runs out, you’re not disconnected, the connection simply slows. Everyday tasks like email, web browsing, calls, text, and podcasts should still work, while video streaming is limited to very low quality unless you upgrade to the unlimited plan.

With the old 50GB plan you could get more high speed internet by buying extra data, and so long as you kept your data usage low enough for the month, then it could work out cheaper than the full unlimited plan. This is not the case anymore.

The fact still remains, if you like watching videos, Netflix, YouTube etc, then 100GB will not last long.

Summary

For a couple travelling full-time, the 100 GB plan can work well if video streaming is not part of daily use. For general internet tasks like browsing, email, social media, podcasts, admin, and trip planning, it’s practical and usable.

For families that treat the internet like home broadband — with streaming, video calls, and background data use — 100 GB is unlikely to last a week, let alone a full month. In that case, the unlimited plan is the more realistic option.

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