Whether US Mobile’s Starlink bundle costs less depends on two numbers: your address price on starlink.com, and whether you’d pay for a US Mobile phone line anyway. On Nov 4, 2026, its standalone Starlink prices were higher than Starlink’s own national list for all three tiers.
US Mobile, a prepaid phone carrier, also sells Starlink service. Buying through it changes more than the monthly figure: who bills you, who supports you, where a kit goes back, and whether the order can earn Starlink’s referral reward.
What US Mobile sells, dated
US Mobile’s Starlink page, read on Nov 4, 2026, listed three tiers at two kinds of price:
| US Mobile tier | Standalone, per month | With a US Mobile phone plan, first year, per month |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | $72 | $55 |
| Middle | $102 | $85 |
| Highest | $147 | $130 |
The first-year rates with a phone plan require paying for the year in advance. After the first year, the page said the price moves to “then current pricing”, without stating what that will be. US Mobile’s terms also set a 30-day window for returning the kit when you cancel, so read them before you order.
Launch coverage from April 2026, including Android Authority and WhistleOut, quoted different prices and terms than the page showed in November. Older articles may not match what US Mobile sells today, so check the page on the day you order.
What starlink.com listed the same week
Starlink bills by the month, at a price tied to the address. Read with no address entered, starlink.com showed these levels (earlier reads are logged on the monthly price page):
| Starlink tier | Nov 4, 2026 national list | Oct 29, 2026 national list |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 100 Mbps (select areas) | $49.50 | $44 or $49.50 |
| Residential 200 Mbps (select areas) | $76.50 | $68 or $76.50 |
| Residential Max (sold everywhere Residential is) | $143 | $104, $117, $143 or $156 |
This post pairs US Mobile’s tiers with Starlink’s by order, lowest to highest. US Mobile names its own tiers, so check that the speeds match what you need before comparing.
On starlink.com, the address also decides whether the kit is rented or bought, and at what one-time cost; rent or buy lists the dated routes.
Year one and year two by both routes (our math)
Twelve months of service, nothing else:
| Tier pair | starlink.com, Nov 4 list | US Mobile standalone | US Mobile with a phone plan, year one |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Mbps / lowest | $594 | $864 | $660 |
| 200 Mbps / middle | $918 | $1,224 | $1,020 |
| Max / highest | $1,716 | $1,764 | $1,560 |
Standalone. US Mobile came to $270, $306 and $48 more for the year than Starlink’s Nov 4 national list, tier by tier.
With a phone plan, year one. The two lower tiers came to $66 and $102 more than starlink.com. The top tier came to $156 less than Max at $143. Against the lower Max levels some addresses saw on Oct 29, the bundle’s $1,560 was more than $1,248 (at $104) and $1,404 (at $117), and $312 less than $1,872 (at $156).
Year two. On starlink.com, year two repeats your monthly level, if it holds. On US Mobile, the bundled rate becomes “then current pricing”. If that turned out to equal today’s standalone rates, which US Mobile doesn’t say either way, year two would be $864, $1,224 or $1,764. So the bundle’s edge, where it exists, is a first-year edge.
The phone line. These totals assume you’d pay for a US Mobile line anyway. If you’d add one only to get the bundle rate, add its cost to the US Mobile column, and the top-tier saving shrinks or disappears.
Left out of every column: the kit (on starlink.com, your address’s kit route; on US Mobile, whatever its checkout shows), taxes, and any demand surcharge. Run your own address level through the cheapest-path calculator.
Two worked examples (our math)
Real addresses landed at very different Max levels in the same week, which flips the answer.
An address priced like Rolla, Missouri. 5Gstore found Max at $156 a month there on Oct 29, 2026. A household that already pays for a US Mobile line and wants the top tier would pay $1,872 for a year of Max on starlink.com, against $1,560 for US Mobile’s first-year bundled rate: $312 less through US Mobile in year one. Year two is open, because US Mobile’s rate moves to “then current pricing”.
An address priced like Marysville, Kansas. 5Gstore found Max at $104 there the same day, and 100 Mbps at $44. Max on starlink.com comes to $1,248 for the year, $312 less than the bundle’s $1,560. If 100 Mbps covers the household, starlink.com’s $528 for the year is $132 less than US Mobile’s lowest bundled tier at $660.
In both cases the kit is extra. On starlink.com it’s whatever route the address offers; on US Mobile, whatever its checkout shows. Compare those before you decide.
What changes besides the price
Billing and support. Starlink’s help center says: “When you purchase Starlink from an authorized reseller, you manage your account, service, billing, and support exclusively through the reseller”. Check that US Mobile appears on Starlink’s reseller list before you rely on that.
Returns. Starlink’s returns article says: “If you purchased your Starlink from an authorized retailer or reseller, contact them directly to return your Starlink.” On starlink.com, Starlink’s terms give a full refund, for any reason, on an undamaged kit sent back no later than 30 days past the Payment Due Date. US Mobile’s own return terms apply to a US Mobile order.
Paying a year up front. The bundled first-year rate means paying $660 to $1,560 at once (our math), where starlink.com bills monthly. If there’s a chance you’d cancel partway through the year, read US Mobile’s refund terms first.
Price changes. Starlink says its prices, which plans an address can get, and the size of any surcharge can all move with regional demand and network capacity. A first-year rate paid in advance shields you from that for a year; after that, both routes can move.
The referral reward. Under the referral program’s terms, the person referred “must purchase a Starlink Kit and subscription directly from www.starlink.com.” Starlink’s referral support page also warns that a referral left off at order “can’t be added later”. A US Mobile order can’t earn it.
Who should pick which
US Mobile may cost you less if all of these are true:
- you already have, or want, a US Mobile phone line;
- you’d order the top tier, and your address shows Max at more than $130 a month;
- you’re comfortable paying the year up front and dealing with US Mobile for support and returns.
starlink.com is likely cheaper if any of these are true:
- your address offers Residential 100 or 200 Mbps;
- your address’s Max level is $104 or $117, or anything under US Mobile’s first-year top rate;
- you’d rather pay by the month, or you’d cancel when a first-year rate ends.
Either way, the decision starts with the price your address shows on starlink.com. Set it against the cheapest plan ladder before you choose a route.