Cottage
Seasonal places
A lake lot, hunt camp, or summer place where cable never showed up. The useful question is whether the kit lives there all year or comes home in October.
Canada · cottages, rural homes, RVs
Decide on Starlink before the long weekend, not during it.
Starlink Cottage Lab is a free guide for Canadians who want internet at a cottage, a rural house, or in an RV. It compares the plan families Starlink actually lists, then sends you to check the address. It does not promise coverage.
- Cottage weekends and seasons
- Rural and off-grid-adjacent homes
- RVs and time on the road
Who this is for
Three common Canadian setups. The right plan depends on whether the dish stays at one registered address or moves.
Rural home
When wired internet is thin
A house that has tired DSL, a congested fixed-wireless tower, or nothing but a phone hotspot. Compare what you already pay before you switch.
RV
Parks, highways, shoulder season
Starlink describes Roam for RVs, nomads, campers, and working on the go. Residential is a fixed-address plan and is not the travel plan.
Residential or Roam
This is the split Starlink prints on its Canada service plans page. Prices below are the monthly Canadian-dollar figures listed there on 9 October 2026. They are service prices, not a quote for your address.
Residential
Best for households, at one place
Starlink lists plug-and-play setup, weather resilience, unlimited data, and a 30-day trial. Help Center copy describes Residential as personal or household use at a fixed, land-based service address. In-motion use is not supported, and a Roam plan is required to use service at a different address or while travelling.
- 100 Mbps: $75/mo, select areas, download speed limited to 100 Mbps
- 200 Mbps: $115/mo, select areas, download speed limited to 200 Mbps
- Max: $150/mo, maximum available speeds and top Residential priority
Roam
Best for RVs, nomads, and campers
Starlink lists in-motion use, service in 150+ countries and territories, pause anytime with Standby Mode, and a 30-day trial. Read Starlink’s FAQ for limits on international travel, coastal coverage, and in-motion use. Standby Mode is described as emergency messaging and easy reactivation in dead zones for a small monthly fee. This guide does not guess that fee.
- 100GB: $75/mo, then unlimited low-speed data
- 300GB: $110/mo, then unlimited low-speed data
- Unlimited: $200/mo
Check your address on Starlink’s official Canada site for current pricing, hardware offers, and availability. The full table is on the Canada pricing page. Hardware cost is not listed here because it changes with the address.
Start with the place you actually use
Each guide stays with one situation, then points back to the same official plan list.
Long read
Starlink for Canadian cottages
Seasonal use, leaving the dish at the lake versus bringing it home, and what a clear view of the sky means under real trees.
Long read
Rural and off-grid-adjacent homes
When Starlink is worth a look next to cable, DSL, or fixed wireless, and what “off-grid-adjacent” still needs from the power system.
Long read
Starlink for RVs and mobile use
Why Roam is the travel family, what Starlink says about in-motion use, and why a Residential address will not cover the road.
What this site will not tell you
- It will not treat a province, a lake, or a highway as covered. Service and plan choice are address-specific.
- It will not invent a speed you will get at the dock. Caps on the 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps Residential plans are limits Starlink states, not a promise you will sit at that number.
- It will not invent a kit price. Hardware offers show up in Starlink checkout for the address you enter.
- The CA$140 figure is Marc Stevens’ referral offer: cash or Starlink service credit when you sign up through his link. It is not a hardware MSRP.
Reviewed 9 October 2026.