A lot of people want Starlink satellite internet, but not everyone wants to pay $120 a month for it—the going rate for the standard service. To expand Starlink access to a wider population, satellite internet provider SpaceX introduced lower-tier residential service plans, starting with what it called, at launch, Residential Lite. In recent months, this single budget-friendly option was actually split into two plans, the Residential 100 Mbps and Residential 200 Mbps plans. They cost $50 and $80 per month, respectively.
I recently ran our regular Starlink test regimen for 10 days at a household on the Residential 200 Mbps plan. My objective? To see how well it meets the advertised speeds Starlink promises, and how the quality stacks up against…