The big stores refusing to price match the original deal, but Starlink is now officially offering $300 Service Credit. Full T&Cs here
Same price at Bunnings (out of stock everywhere) and $2 dearer at JB
Requires $80/Month 50GB Roam plan which can be paused, or $195/Month Unlimited Roam
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may i know what is WFS?
Working From School?
Web Feature Service, as per google?
work from skids lol
Work from somewhere
Work from sea
Would this be good on a farm? Very hard for a friend of mine to get reception from any telco and no NBN to the property.
Get the Standard if fixed site. And yes it would!
yes, I got the standard one 3 months ago, put it on the balcony, the speed is usually above 300 Mbit
Starlink is a great option for on the farm. However if its fixed, the starlink 3 not the mini might be a better option as the monthly plan for unlimited is lower then this one.
Awesome, thanks everyone, I will let her know.
Its a total game changer. Highly recommend.
Like other comments, very very good for a Farm where there is no NBN or crappy NBN (FW/Sat). I've done a number of installs for Farms and they absolutely love it. Do Point to Point Links and Outdoor WiFi for Machinary sheds and all, have WiFi Coverage in most areas.
Standard Kit for a fixed location which is discounted also at the moment. If you use a referral code via the deal then your friend could also get 1 month free when ordering.
Thanks for sharing. Could you please recommend the point to pont link gears? Thank you.
TP-Link EAP215 is what I usually use. Then use a TP Link Access Point (heaps available) for WiFi inside/around the building.
I was watching a YouTube video yesterday of a guy running a huge cattle station in the middle of WA about 200km from basically anywhere, and they are using Starlinks for "everything"… in the vehicles and both aircraft and even for remote assets camera & telemetry monitoring. A very interesting and transformative technology for these applications.
A modern farm should be relying on internet so it’s a pretty small cost/risk to give starlink a go.
Oh one more thing as I know she will ask, what’s the service credit?
On top of the hardware cost, there's a monthly service cost. This is a $300 towards that cost. There are different tiers, but as you're looking at a fixed location it'll be the Residential Plan. That's currently $139 per month so you'll get two and a bit months worth of credit.
Thanks OP, so if I picked this up at Bunnings while a price match was possible and it was after 4th December, I can get $300 credit with a new service?
I envy you 😜
Is that a yes?
Previous comments, Starlink never asked for the invoice
@djprima: and it worked for a Mini? They probably didn't need an invoice because they probably track the IDs to which retailer it was sold through.
Im not sure I understand this deal.. Is the $300 off the hardware or a service credit to be used against monthly plan charges? This is my billing from stalink and I do not see any credits?
Payment History
5 Jan 2025 $80.00 Complete
23 Dec 2024 $333.00 Complete
It's service credit. I had to contact them via support to get the credit applied.
Did it work on a Mini on the roaming plan?
yes it did :)
$300 Service Credit - One-Time "Regional Savings"
COMMENT FROM Starlink
Hello,
We received your eligibility request regarding an active promotion.
Congratulations, your account is eligible for the hardware discount in your region. A service credit has been issued to your account and will be applied to your next billing cycle. For more information on how service credits work, see support topic here https://support.starlink.com/?topic=63280071-bee3-31b6-28ab-….
Thank you for being a loyal Starlink customer!
Yeap, that's what I'm using it for.
power hungry little f*kers, 25-40W
I'm in bypass mode and 20-22W is typical.
and that is an issue how?? My Gen 2 on average was 36w for the last 15 mins.
36W for a modem. wow
That powers the Starlink dish as well, it has POE in it. So it is a Router with POE built in.
36W for a 300+ meg satellite link. That is incredible. You people.
So less than the fan that is blowing in my face. Outrageous.
Are you really that silly or just trolling?
You realize it is not "just a modem" but also a satellite dish to not only receive but to transmit data few hundred kilometers up?
Why do you muppets downvote everything except shit deals?
It is a conundrum, but if you work with people, you know there's always one.
We package them up for mobile internet connectivity. You can power them off a decent sized LiIon battery pack for easily more than a working day (12 hours). They're game changers for remote comms. Even more so now the Mini is available.
Considering it’s communicating with a satellite in space is it really a lot of power?
Why would anyone buy this instead of directly from Starlink? Stock issues?
If you are not in a rush, I always suggest people get it from Starlink. Easy when you set it up. When you buy it from store, it can be a pain to activate through Kit IDs and all. Buy it online and don't have to worry about that, just have to pay for delivery.
There was stock issues. Orders in DEC took until last week for them to be dispatched. I ordered a Residential Kit on the 9th of December, only got it on Monday.
Bought one from OfficeWorks this morning, had it activated about 15 minutes later. If you can read the code off the dish then it's simple.
Did you fart?
Only for Fixed Residential, I would assume Roaming is not impacted by this.
It's not.
My wifes Uncle and Aunt bought one from a store and then went to set it up and were told it was sold out. They were pissed and no one seems to care at starlink or the store they bought it from.
The store probably wouldn't even know and/or care. I doubt anyone would've thought, "maybe lets check your service address first".
Did they try the "Roaming" plan? I know more per month, but might've got them around the issue.
They can do the roaming plan or go through Telstra but they are both limited or really expensive vs the standard plan.
@jacobb: NEVER go through Telstra. Telstra is 50/10 Starlink Speed.
Roaming might not be ideal, but it would get them going and then when capacity opens up in the area again, convert to Residential.
@geekcohen: Agreed but unfortunately they need more than 50gb a month and can't really afford the unlimited roaming plan
@jacobb: Business Fixed Site might be an option for them. $176 per month instead of $139 but there's usually no issue with servicing a "no availability" area (from experience in WA, so it may differ in SEQ).
My thought and understanding is the Regional Savings was only applicable to Fixed Location and Standard Kits. I don't see how Roaming is "Regional" when you could be using it in the City! Also, the T&Cs mention changing their service address. You don't set a service address for Roaming, you set a Home address for roaming.
Customers who change their service address to an area that is not a designated regional savings area will be billed the amount of the regional savings.
This is my Residential Starlink and it says "Service Address".
This is my Roaming Starlink and it says "Home Address".
There for, I believe this only applies to Standard Kits and not Minis.But, someone do give it a try and prove me wrong.
Something to also note, I think you need to submit a ticket to get the credit. I do not believe it is automatic. But again, someone prove me wrong.
I have logged a ticket against starlink mini on roaming 50Gb plan… Ill keep OZB posted.
$300 Service Credit - One-Time "Regional Savings"
COMMENT FROM Starlink
Hello,
We received your eligibility request regarding an active promotion.
Congratulations, your account is eligible for the hardware discount in your region. A service credit has been issued to your account and will be applied to your next billing cycle. For more information on how service credits work, see support topic here https://support.starlink.com/?topic=63280071-bee3-31b6-28ab-….
Thank you for being a loyal Starlink customer!
Well there we go, it does work. Either that or there AI/Auto System isn't checking some thing.
Starlink mini is currently $299 from starlink.
That is $300 off the RRP, which means the service credit is already applied
Yes I know. I got mine directly from Starlink.
If you pay in full, you can ask for the credit, otherwise you are not eligible for the credit, is it?
According to Starlink's T&C, for the purpose of this deal, the whole Australia is "Regional", that include all major cities.
can we use this one on the cruise ship?
Good luck finding a company that does not ban those. All big ones have this on their banned items list.
Good to know.
Yes, people might not be Fans of Elon. But what he has been able to do with SpaceX and Starlink is amazing. Starlink is a game changer worldwide and the ability to get more stuff in Space quicker and cheaper is a big plus.
Yes, I saw that recently. Apparently Lowering Starlink Satellite Orbits Reduces Impact on Astronomy.
Tell me, No apple, No Dyson stick too and you're my Bro.
Did we just become best friends?
No problem with profitability, he has surveillance contracts with the military industrial complex and it pays well (by pillaging taxpayers).
If I hate anything more than Elon, it is the ideologues like this gentleman/woman/it they them/blah blah blah. Infact I do not hate Elon at all.
Yep, I know he has his hand in all the pots, so we're always indirectly giving him money, but I'd never directly give him a cent.
So, no Tesla, no Starlink and DEFINITELY no Xwitter blue tick!
And that is completely fine!
You live in a democracy and you have a choice. Funny you came to the deal then, but that is OK too, you can freely say what you think.
I personally love the product, have 3 Starlinks and can't imagine traveling around Australia without it.
Ok boomer
If Starlink was your only option for internet, you 100% would you poser.
Maybe some people have ethical principles even if you think they don't
Please note you need to log into the web portal on a PC as it is not shown in the app on iPhone that I can find anywhere. This only appears in the full browser:
Credits Granted
Created Date Available Credit Type
8 Jan 2025 $300.00 / $300.00 CRED-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xx Service
Any expiration date on the credit?
Never paying a cent of my money directly to that asshat
Trump's opposition?
Wonder why people need this when the man who "virtually invented the internet in Australia" has given us NBN.
NBN can be good, but depends on the technology. Starlink is great for FW and Sat NBN users which is crap.
NBN is fixed while this is portable.
Good for WFS