From PC Mag: In certain US cities, SpaceX is increasing the one-time "congestion charge" for new Starlink sign-ups from $100 to $250.
On Tuesday, one Reddit user noticed that Starlink.com had added the $250 congestion charge to orders for Sacramento, California. “Sacramento area is pricey, ouch! Back to the waitlist for me,” they wrote. The same $250 charge also popped up on San Diego and Phoenix orders.
SpaceX hasn’t explained the increase. But last year, it began rolling out $100 congestion charges for select areas where the network had become strained from too many users.
The congestion charge still allows users to sign up for a Starlink residential plan, as long as they pay a premium. In other US cities, SpaceX has revived the waitlist, forcing interested customers to wait until more capacity is added.
SpaceX continues to grapple with capacity constraints. It has imposed a dramatic speed cap for subscribers on the Priority plan and threatened to block Roam customers if they use the service in a "sold out" area for more than two months.
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