You can purchase additional data for the following plans through your account on the Starlink website or in the app:
- Roam 50GB
- Roam Unlimited (if enabling ocean mode)
- Local Priority
- Global Priority
Below are instructions for how to opt-in, opt-out, and manage your data for each of those plans.
Roam 50GB: Add more Roam data
Opt-in:
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select your service line, then under "Data," toggle on "Roam.”
- App: Tap the Person icon, then "Subscriptions", select "Data Usage," and toggle "Roam" on.
Note: Additional data is billed-per-GB, will appear on your next invoice, and continues in future billing cycles until you opt-out.
Opt-out:
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select the service line you want to modify, then under "Data", toggle "Roam" off.
- App: Tap the Person icon, then "Data Usage," and toggle "Roam" off.
Roam Unlimited: Ocean Mode
Enable:
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select your desired service line, then under "Data," enable "Ocean Mode.”
- App: Tap the Person icon, then “Data Usage,” and enable "Ocean Mode.”
- Ocean mode is billed-per-GB and begins immediately once enabled. It will remain enabled until you toggle it off in your account.
- Ocean mode provides higher network priority than Roam data. While it is intended for use on water, you can enable ocean mode while on land (billed-per-GB) and receive higher priority service compared to Roam data.
Note: You will need ocean mode to connect on international waters (beyond 12 nautical miles from land). Ocean mode data will appear on your next invoice and continues in future billing cycles until you disable. See Can I use Starlink on the ocean? or What are the Roam service plans? for more details on this feature.
Disable:
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select the service line you want to modify, then under "Data", toggle "Ocean Mode" off.
- App: Tap the Person icon, then "Data Usage," and toggle "Ocean Mode" off.
Local and Global Priority: Add Data Blocks
On Local and Global Priority plans, you can manage your data in 2 ways:
Adjust your recurring monthly data amount (takes effect next billing cycle)
Choose how much data you get each month, in blocks of 50GB or 500GB. Changes take effect at the start of your next billing cycle.
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select the service line you want to modify, then under “Data” edit your Monthly Data.
- App: Tap the Person icon, then “Subscriptions”, select the service line you want to modify, then under "Data Usage" edit your Monthly Data.
Add data for this billing cycle (takes effect immediately)
Manually add more data when you need it (One-Time Top-Up), or have data added automatically when you run out (Automatic Top-Up).
- One-Time Top-Up: Add 50GB blocks as needed.
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select the service line you want to modify, then under “Data” add a One-Time Top-Up.
- App: Tap the Person icon, then “Subscriptions”, select the service line you want to modify, then under "Data Usage" add a One-Time Top-Up.
- Automatic Top-Up: Automatically adds 50GB blocks when you run out of data on your current data block.
- Web: Go to "Subscriptions", select the service line you want to modify, then under “Data,” enable Automatic Top-Up.
- App: Tap the Person icon, then “Subscriptions”, select the service line you want to modify, then under "Data Usage" enable Automatic Top-Up.
For more information, see What are Local Priority and Global Priority service plans?
General notes on additional data:
- You will receive an email and push notification when you have consumed 80% and 100% of your data. Make sure you are opted-in to receive Data Usage notifications in the app.
- Pricing for additional data blocks may differ from past purchases and will reflect current rates at the time of purchase.
- Once opted in, you’ll be billed for extra data used beyond your plan’s allotment until you opt out, including in future billing cycles.
- Track data usage in your account. Your bill may show less data than the Data Tracker, as Starlink subtracts data used for backend operations (e.g., software updates).
Important note for opting in after an ocean, continent, or location restriction has been enforced:
If you have a custom network setup or configuration (VPN, content filtering, third-party routers, etc), this may block access to your Starlink account to Opt-in or upgrade for additional Priority data while connected to the Starlink network. You will need to remove your customizations or connect to a different network to access your Starlink account. Additional details can be found in the Starlink Fair Use Policy.
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