Starlink’s testing a brand new satellite tv for pc web service it says will allow you to “join from virtually wherever on land on the planet,” in response to a message some Starlink customers have obtained. The SpaceX-owned firm calls it “World Roaming Service” and says it’ll value $200 monthly along with the bottom $599 Starlink Package.

The service, which makes use of “Starlink’s inter-satellite hyperlinks (aka area lasers) to offer connectivity across the globe,” comes with a fairly large caveat. In its message to customers, Starlink notes that you must count on “Starlink’s typical excessive pace, low-latency service intermixed with transient intervals of poor connectivity, or none in any respect” however that this may “enhance dramatically over time.”

It’s additionally not instantly clear how Starlink will comply with via on its promise to offer web from practically wherever. Starlink remains to be ready on regulatory approval in varied nations, together with India, Pakistan, and Cambodia, and is totally unavailable in others. Regardless of this, PCMag studies that Starlink is providing the World Roaming service to some customers outdoors the firm’s protection areas, reminiscent of Greenland.

Whereas Starlink already lets customers journey with their dishes (nicknamed “Dishy”), the World Roaming service sounds prefer it may include fewer limitations. The prevailing $135 monthly Starlink RV plan, for example, lets customers equip their RVs with Starlink’s {hardware} for web entry whereas touring, and comes with the choice of a good pricier dish for web entry on the go. Nevertheless it’s solely out there in sure components of the globe, and web entry isn’t prioritized like it’s for residential prospects, leading to slower speeds.

Starlink makes the World Roaming plan sound like a extra untethered approach to journey the globe whereas utilizing the corporate’s satellite tv for pc web. Similar to the RV plan, customers can pause the World Roaming service at any time. We nonetheless don’t know whether or not Starlink will give precedence web entry to customers who join the plan, although, and, as famous by Starlink, customers outdoors the US are “accountable for appearing because the Importer of File for the Starlink Package.” This implies prospects should make sure the Package complies with native legal guidelines and laws, in addition to pay customs duties and import taxes.