30-day abroad limit now applies to existing Roam customers

What changed

Starlink’s help page “Traveling with Starlink Roam” opens with a policy notice:

“Existing customers will transition to the new policy on August 17, 2026.”

New customers who signed up on or after July 14, 2026 were already on it. From August 17, everyone is. The policy, as written on the page:

• Roam Unlimited: up to 30 days at a time outside your registered home country. Returning home resets the 30-day allowance.
• All other Roam plans (100GB and 300GB): use only within your home country or grouped region.
• Travel Registration is required before using Starlink outside your home country.

For US accounts, the grouped region is the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Travel inside that group doesn’t count as international. Mexico is not in it.

RV Mobile Internet also reported that existing Global Roam customers’ service ended on August 17, 2026, after the plan closed to new orders in July.

Before this change, Roam plans allowed up to two months abroad per trip, according to earlier press coverage.

Who is affected

• Snowbirds and full-timers who winter in Mexico, or drive the Baja.
• Roam 100GB and 300GB users who used to take the dish abroad. That’s no longer allowed without upgrading.
• Former Global Roam customers, who had to pick a new plan.
• Not affected: travel between the US and Canada, including the drive to Alaska, on any Roam plan.

What it means for you

If your trips stay in the US and Canada, nothing changes. If you cross into Mexico or fly abroad with your dish:

1. You need Roam Unlimited (or a Priority plan). On 100GB or 300GB you can upgrade from your account before you go.
2. Finish Travel Registration first. Starlink asks for ID before international use. Our data notes that billing continues if service is disabled because registration is incomplete.
3. Plan for day 31. The page lists three options: upgrade to a Priority plan, move your account to the new country if you’ve relocated, or return home to reset the clock. Local Priority allows up to 60 days of total international use, counting days already used on Roam Unlimited.
4. Know Mexico’s in-motion rule. Starlink’s Roam plans page says in-motion use on land is prohibited in Mexico. Park before you connect.

Our guide to taking Roam to Canada, Mexico or abroad walks through each step, and the Roam Unlimited page shows today’s price. If you see a “roaming period expired” message, our troubleshooting page explains it.

What stays the same

• Roam prices did not change with this policy.
• Inside the US and Canada, every Roam plan works as before, including in-motion use up to 100 mph where allowed.
• Ocean Mode and boating rules are separate and were not part of this change.

How we handled this report

The dates and rules come from Starlink’s own page, which we read again on October 6, 2026. The Global Roam end date comes from a press report and is labeled as such. We first posted this as a short note on August 17 and expanded it into a full article on October 6.