UK Satellite Broadband Providers Compared: Who Actually Sells to Homes

Which satellite broadband providers can UK households buy from today?#

Correct as of November 2026.

If you are new to the subject, our complete guide to satellite broadband explains the difference between LEO (low Earth orbit) and GEO (geostationary) services and why it matters so much.

Starlink plans compared#

Starlink is operated by SpaceX and has been available across the UK since 2021. Ofcom counted more than 110,000 UK connections in July 2025, up from about 87,000 a year earlier, in its Connected Nations 2025 report.

It sells two families of plan to consumers. Residential is for one fixed address. Roam is for travel and can be used at different locations.

Prices include VAT. Correct as of November 2026. Sources: Starlink's UK service plans, Residential and Roam pages and its plan guide. The price actually quoted depends on your address; see below.

Speeds in the table are Starlink's stated maximums. It says they are not guaranteed and will be slower when the network is busy. For what independent UK tests show, see the speed section of our complete guide.

Residential 100 Mbps: the entry plan#

Starlink describes this as a plan for one to three person households with basic needs such as browsing, video calls and streaming. Downloads are capped at 100 Mbps, uploads are 15 to 35 Mbps and data is unlimited.

Choose it if you live alone or as a couple, your current line manages only a few megabits, and price matters most. A 100 Mbps cap still allows several HD streams and a video call at once.

It is wrong for larger families who are all online in the evening, because this plan and Residential 200 are given lower priority than Max during busy hours. It is also not available at every address.

Residential 200 Mbps: the plan most families should start with#

The middle plan doubles the download cap and, according to Starlink's plan guide, includes a Gen 3 router with Wi-Fi 6. Starlink pitches it at small to medium households with moderate use.

Choose it if three or more people share the connection, someone works from home, or you download large games and updates regularly.

It is wrong for households where the £20 a month saving over Max is not worth occasional evening slowdowns, and it shares the same "select areas" restriction as the 100 Mbps plan.

Residential Max: fastest, and the fallback where cheaper plans are not sold#

Max has no speed cap and the highest network priority of the home plans, so it holds its speed best at peak times. Starlink says typical downloads are up to 400+ Mbps with uploads of 20 to 40 Mbps, and that in most markets it comes with its Router 3, which has three Wi-Fi bands. Max customers are also eligible for an optional Starlink Mini kit and discounted Roam plans for travel.

Choose it if you have a large household, rely on the connection for work every day, or live somewhere the cheaper plans are not offered.

It is wrong for light users in areas where Residential 100 is available. You can start on a cheaper plan and upgrade to Max at any time through your account, with the change taking effect immediately.

Roam 100GB and Roam Unlimited: for motorhomes, boats and travel#

Roam plans are built for moving around. Both can be used in motion in selected areas and on inland and coastal waters, and both can be paused between trips.

• Roam 100GB (£55 a month) gives 100 GB of full-speed data, which Starlink estimates as about a week of typical use, then unlimited low-speed data. It covers travel in the UK and Europe.
• Roam Unlimited (£100 a month) has unlimited full-speed data and includes international use in more than 160 countries and territories.

Roam does not include hardware. Most travellers buy the Starlink Mini, a backpack-sized dish with a built-in Wi-Fi router, which Starlink says has maximum downloads of over 200 Mbps. Price-comparison checks of Starlink's UK order page in early November 2026 put the Mini at £179, reported by thinkbroadband and others.

Choose Roam if you travel for weeks at a time or split your year between places. Do not use it as home broadband unless you have a specific reason: for a fixed address, the Residential plans are cheaper per month and are given priority at that address.

How Starlink's UK pricing works now#

Three things make Starlink's prices harder to pin down than a normal broadband tariff.

Prices vary by address. On 30 October 2026, ISPreview reported that Starlink had begun adjusting UK Residential prices according to local network capacity and demand. Readers saw the 100 Mbps plan at £32, £36 or £40 depending on where they lived, with London at the full £40. The adjustment appears on the order page as a "Service Price Adjustment".

There is a November promotion. On 13 November 2026 Starlink's UK home page advertised Residential "starting at £28/mo in select areas, sign up by 30/11", with the 200 Mbps plan at £42 and Max at £56. That is 30% below list. According to thinkbroadband, the home-plan offer applies across most of the UK except London and the Home Counties, and Starlink has said the reduced price stays on the plan rather than expiring after a set number of months. The wording on Starlink's site changed more than once in the first week of November, as ISPreview noted, so read the terms shown at your own checkout.

Starlink can change prices with 30 days' notice. There is no fixed-price period. During 2026 the entry plan launched at £35, rose to £40, briefly carried a £10 monthly kit fee, and is now discounted in some areas.

The practical rule: enter your postcode on Starlink's website, note the price and the terms shown, and budget on the list price in case the discount does not last. Full cost workings over one, two and three years are in What satellite broadband really costs in the UK.

Starlink hardware: what you get#

Home plans come with a rented kit. New Residential orders placed direct currently include the dish and router as a rental with no upfront hardware charge and a delivery fee of about £19. Starlink's rental terms say you can ask to buy the kit later through a support ticket, and that one rental kit is allowed per account.

The kit includes everything needed. A Starlink home kit contains the dish, a stand, a router, a 15 metre cable and a power supply. Which dish and router you receive depends on the plan and on stock: Starlink's UK shop lists accessories for both its Standard 4 dish and the newer, smaller V5.

Retail kits are bought outright. Retailers including Currys and Costco list the Starlink Standard kit at about £299, and Argos also stocks it. Buying a kit means you own it, which matters if you want to pause the service or sell the dish later.

Extras cost more. Starlink's UK shop lists a Router 3 at £120, a Router Mini (for extending Wi-Fi) at £55 and a 45 metre cable at £130 for the V5 kit.

Positioning, mounting and Wi-Fi coverage are covered in Living with satellite broadband.

Starlink contract terms you should know#

• No minimum term. Service is billed monthly in advance and can be cancelled at any time from your account.
• 30-day trial. Starlink promises a full refund if you are not satisfied within 30 days.
• Billing starts quickly. The first charge is taken when you activate the kit, or seven days after delivery if you have not activated it by then.
• Rented kit must go back. If you cancel, the kit has to be returned in good condition, otherwise Starlink charges its full price.
• Rented kits cannot be paused. Starlink's Standby mode, which keeps a line alive at up to 500 Kbps for a small monthly fee, is not available to rental customers or on V5 hardware. This affects holiday lets and second homes most.
• Pausing does not hold your place. If you own your kit and pause a home plan, you may not get the same plan back if your area has since filled up.
• Demand surcharge. In high-demand areas Starlink may add a one-off charge when you start service or move in. It is refunded if you return the kit within the 30-day window.
• Household use only. Home plans are for personal and household use at the registered address. Starlink sells separate business plans.
• Support is online. Help is through support tickets in the app and on the website rather than a call centre.

Where to buy Starlink#

Direct from starlink.com is the route to the rented kit, the address-specific price and any current promotion. It is the cheapest way in for a fixed home.

From a retailer makes sense if you want to own the dish from day one, for example to use Standby mode, or to give the kit to a relative. You then activate a plan on Starlink's website. Starlink notes that replacing faulty hardware through a retailer rather than through its support team creates a new service line, which can trigger a demand surcharge in busy areas.

Through a reseller or installer. A number of UK firms supply and fit Starlink for a fee, mostly for businesses. For a home, the only reason to pay more than Starlink's own price is if you want someone local to survey, install and support the system.

Announced but not on sale#

EE Satellite Broadband (BT Group)#

BT and Starlink announced on 6 November 2025 that BT and EE would sell Starlink-based home broadband to customers in rural and remote areas, with first services expected in the second half of 2026. EE's product page still says "coming soon" and quotes speeds of up to 280 Mbps with latency typically 25 to 60 milliseconds. No price, contract length or launch date has been published.

What EE might add is the wrapping rather than the technology: a UK phone line for support, professional installation and a single bill alongside mobile. Whether that costs more than buying direct is unknown.

Amazon Leo#

Amazon Leo, previously called Project Kuiper, is Amazon's own LEO network. Amazon says Ofcom approved it to operate in the UK in February 2025, that a preview for selected business customers began in November 2025, and that the UK is expected to be among the first countries to receive general service. It has described three dishes: Leo Nano (up to 100 Mbps), Leo Pro (up to 400 Mbps) and the business-grade Leo Ultra (up to 1 Gbps).

It has not published a UK launch date, a monthly price or a dish price. Its constellation is also far smaller than Starlink's so far: nearly 400 satellites launched by October 2026 against a planned total of more than 3,000, according to figures collected by BroadbandSwitch.

Should you wait for EE or Amazon?#

No, if you need broadband now. Starlink has no minimum term, and a rented kit goes back when you cancel, so switching later costs you little. Waiting makes sense only if your current connection is tolerable and you particularly want EE's support or a non-Starlink network.

Providers that do not sell to households#

Eutelsat OneWeb runs the other operational LEO constellation with UK coverage. Its capacity is sold through partners to businesses, government and telecoms networks. There is no consumer plan.

Konnect, Eutelsat's GEO consumer brand, says on its UK website that it no longer takes new home broadband customers in the UK and directs enquiries to Brdy.

Brdy, the successor to Bigblu, describes its services as satellite connectivity for UK businesses, covering fixed sites, vehicles and vessels, on its website. It lists Starlink, OneWeb and Amazon Leo as networks it works with. It publishes no home tariffs, so older comparison pages listing Brdy or Bigblu home packages are out of date.

Freedomsat is a long-established satellite ISP that is a Starlink partner authorised to sell Starlink's business priority plans, on monthly rolling terms. Home satellite service is by enquiry rather than a published tariff.

Starlink's own business plans offer priority data and extras such as a public IP address. They are being renamed from 1 December 2026, with Local Priority becoming "Business" and Global Priority becoming "Global Business", ISPreview reports.

Satellite services that are not home broadband#

Direct-to-phone services connect an ordinary mobile to a satellite when there is no mast in range. Virgin Media O2 launched O2 Satellite on 26 February 2026 as a £3 a month add-on, using Starlink's network, according to thinkbroadband's satellite guide. It is useful on a hillside. It will not run a household's Wi-Fi.

Satellite phones and messengers from networks such as Iridium and Inmarsat are for voice, tracking and emergency messaging in remote places. They are priced per minute or per megabyte and are not a substitute for broadband.

Which provider and plan should you choose?#

• Rural home, one to three people: Starlink Residential 100, if offered at your address.
• Family home or regular home working: Starlink Residential 200. Move up to Max if evenings are slow.
• Large household, heavy use, or cheaper plans not offered: Starlink Residential Max.
• Holiday let or second home: a Residential plan if you are happy to pay all year; otherwise consider buying a retail kit so that Standby mode is available.
• Motorhome, caravan or boat: Starlink Mini with Roam 100GB, paused between trips; Roam Unlimited for full-time travel or travel outside Europe.
• Small business premises: talk to a reseller about a business plan, which comes with priority data and terms that permit commercial use.
• Anyone who can get full fibre or strong 5G: none of the above. Check the options in Satellite vs the alternatives for rural homes first.