The pricing is kind of complicated too. If you take the $0 kit with the 12 month commitment, they still charge you sales tax on the $349 MSRP. And since they only do free shipping over $100, they charge you $30 shipping. Still less money, but the $0 kit actually costs around $60 if your state has sales tax.
I guess it comes down to what you want. I was talking to the son of a customer the other day who was looking for Internet at his house. He was leaning toward Starlink, and one factor he said was that he liked Elon Musk. I replied that I thought Elon was kind of a self-centered jerk, but his answer was if you were the richest person in the world wouldn't you be, too? Like that's part of the appeal. I said Warren Buffet was reportedly just a regular guy, but he was skeptical. Supposedly Sam Walton was also humble and drove an old pickup. John D. Rockefeller's net worth in 1937 would be over $30 billion today, less than either Musk or Buffet or Bezos or many of our current oligarchs. But as a percentage of US GDP, he is still the richest man in history. -----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 1:45 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starlink $199 installation DSI is a long-time satellite distributor, so that makes sense. -- Mike Hammett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 1:01:09 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Starlink $199 installation I just saw on the Starlink website they offer $199 installation. How long have they done this? The DIY install used to be a no-go for many customers, along with the price. https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-expands-rooftop-dish-install-service-to-35-us-states Article says installation is by DSI Systems Inc. -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
