Starlink back after downtime in US: Here's how Elon Musk's satcom service outage affected users
Starlink
, has been restored in the US after an outage that affected several users. According to the website downtime platform, DownDetector, the disruption affected nearly 1,000 users who filed reports about the same.
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As per DownDetector, the majority of affected users, 86%, cited "network issues," while 14% reported a "total blackout" of the internet service. As per the website, the outage started at 11.21 am IST and peaked with 956 users reporting issues with the service. However, the reports went down soon and were resolved around 12.36 pm IST. The highest reports were from these US cities -- Seattle, San Francisco, Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago and more.
What users said about Starlink outage affecting them
During the outage, one user took to the comment section on Downdetector's Starlink page to write:
'Anyone having very weird stutters in online multiplayer games?'
'I can't even play cod,'
another user claimed in the comments.
A third user wrote:
'Starlink works rather poorly compared to the claims.'
'I can't connect to any of my mobile games on wifi, and yesterday I could,'
a fourth user added.
Meanwhile, a fifth user noted:
'Who is having really slow wifi speed's for downloading games or anything else?'
Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX, provides high-speed internet through a network of satellites in Earth's orbit.
Positioned 550 km above Earth, these satellites enable services like streaming, gaming, and video calls—even in rural or remote areas where cable or fibre connectivity is limited. The system relies on satellite communication with ground stations and user terminals that require a clear view of the sky.
In the US, the Residential Lite plan is priced at $80 (nearly Rs 6,800) per month and offers unlimited data, though at a lower priority during peak times.
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To get started, users must purchase the standard Starlink kit with a one-time payment of $349 (nearly Rs 29,700).
For those who travel often, Starlink also provides roaming plans beginning at $50 (almost Rs 4,200) for 50GB of data, along with an added cost of $299 (nearlty Rs 25,400) for the Starlink Mini Kit.
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