Learn all the crucial bits about Starlink residential pause service.
Take the case of Starlink users with a holiday home that they visit in rarity. There’s no point paying for Starlink internet for such a subscriber all year round.
Does it still make sense for them to stick to the Starlink Residential package, or should they simply shift to Roam?
Also, does Starlink allow pausing the Residential service in the months when a subscriber doesn’t want to use it?
Find out the details of these common queries in the sections below.
Can you pause Starlink Residential?
Starlink doesn’t allow you to pause the Residential service as it does with Roam customers.
Therefore, regardless of use, it compels you to pay for Starlink annually. But we’ll advise you on a workaround.
How to Suspend Starlink Residential Service?
You can pause Starlink service if you don’t need it temporarily.
Before, you couldn’t successfully pause Starlink’s residential service because of the potential risk of someone taking your spot. But the much-dreaded waitlist is no more for US Starlink subscribers.
Therefore, deactivating and later activating is now possible in a sweep. Below are the workaround tactics we advise you to take for deactivation:
Cancel the Residential Package
Cancel Service.
- Visit Starlink’s website and locate the ‘Cancel Service’ option on ‘Your Starlink.’
- Starlink will require you to input a cancellation reason. Choose one of the provided options and Confirm the cancellation.
- Upon cancellation, you can continue using Starlink until the Billing Cycle ends. But once the period lapses, you will no longer use the service, and Starlink won’t bill you anymore.
But what if you want to use the service later? Is there a way to work around it? Check out the reactivation procedure below:
- Simply visit Starlink’s website and locate the ‘Activate Service’ option on ‘Your Starlink.’
- Confirm the activation, and boom; you’re back on the service.
- Starlink’s reactivation is prompt, and you can immediately use the service. But if your system doesn’t respond, try rebooting the router, which should do the trick.
Can I Change to Roaming, Pause, and then Change Back?
RV on Starlink Roam.
Yes, you can, but there are downsides to this option, and why we don’t outright advise you to go for it.
- First, Starlink charges you for shifting from your Residential package to Roam. You can forego this unnecessary charge if you go for our pause option.
- Also, there’s a delay when you transfer your package from roam to residential. You must wait for your billing cycle to lapse before making the shift, which can be inconvenient.
Any Risk of Being Unable to Resume Starlink Residential Service?
Zero Risk Icon.
No. You will seamlessly activate your Starlink Residential service after our pause option. Remember, we earlier highlighted there’s no waitlist if you’re a US-based Residential customer.
So you don’t have to worry about another subscriber taking up your spot.
Conclusion
You can now flexibly pause and unpause your Starlink residential service whenever needed.
Our workaround allows you more flexibility with Starlink Internet and allows you only to pay when you need the service.