--- title: "SpaceX Lifts Artificial Starlink Speed Cap After Wave of User Complaints" description: "SpaceX lifted the artificial Starlink speed cap for residential users after a wave of complaints on social media. Previously, the speed for active customers had dropped to 10 Mbit/s without warning." date: 2026-09-13T07:08:29.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/spacex-lifts-artificial-starlink-speed-cap-after-user-complaints tags: [spacex, starlink, satellite-internet, internet-speed, data-limits] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # SpaceX Lifts Artificial Starlink Speed Cap After Wave of User Complaints ![Starlink antenna from SpaceX after the artificial speed cap was removed](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/13/spacex-otmenila-ogranicheniya-skorosti-starlink/spacex-otmenila-ogranicheniya-skorosti-starlink-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - SpaceX lifted the artificial Starlink speed cap for residential users after a wave of complaints on social media. - The speed for some active customers dropped to 10 Mbit/s without warning, making it difficult even to view web pages. - The company had previously planned a 1 TB/month limit in 2022 but abandoned it in May 2023, keeping unlimited data for the Standard plan; strict limits apply to the Priority plan. Leading space technology company SpaceX has reversed its decision to throttle Starlink satellite internet speeds for residential and satellite users. According to ixbt.com, the company took this step following a backlash online and mass protests from subscribers: artificial restrictions for high-traffic users have been removed. The fact of the reversal is also confirmed by the publication Zamin.uz, which reported that SpaceX dropped its speed limits amid customer complaints. ### Sudden Speed Drop Without Warning According to reports from ixbt.com, the conflict arose after satellite internet speeds for residential users were sharply reduced without any prior notice. Despite the terms of service, which imply no restrictions, the speed for some active customers dropped to 10 Mbit/s, even though they had been using the service without any problems until then. For many subscribers, such a sudden drop made it difficult even to view ordinary web pages. ### Wave of Dissatisfaction on Social Media Dissatisfied customers widely shared their complaints on the Reddit forum and other social networks. It was precisely this public resonance that drew the company's attention to the emerging problem and forced SpaceX to reconsider its decision. In the end, the company demonstrated its willingness to listen to its customers' demands and to lift the introduced restrictions. ### History of Attempts to Introduce Limits It is worth noting that this is not SpaceX's first attempt to reduce the load on the Starlink system. Previously, in 2022, the company planned to introduce a limit of 1 TB of high-speed traffic per month for residential subscribers. However, the effective date of this rule was repeatedly postponed, and in May 2023 the idea was abandoned entirely, with unlimited traffic retained for the Standard plan. ### Priority Plan and Stricter Terms Later, stricter restrictions were introduced for the more expensive Priority plan, where the speed could drop to 1 Mbit/s after the allotted volume was exhausted. This situation also caused confusion among users. The latest events once again showed that the company is ready to adjust its decisions under the pressure of subscriber feedback, although formally the different Starlink plans still imply different terms for providing high-speed traffic. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [SpaceX Dropped the Starlink Speed Cap After User Complaints – Zamin.uz, 12.09.2026](https://zamin.uz/ru/tekhnologii/220994-spacex-otkazalas-ot-ogranicheniya-skorosti-starlink-posle-zhalob-polzovateley.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΠ°Π· SpaceX ΠΎΡ‚ ограничСния скорости Starlink Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ± ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ (12.09.2026), совпадаСт с пСрвоисточником ixbt.com. - [Satellite Internet at 150 Mbit/s on Any Smartphone: SpaceX to Launch Mobile ...](https://www.ixbt.com/news/2026/08/05/150-spacex-starlink-mobile-2027.html) - Π”ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ совпадаСт с пСрвоисточником основы (ixbt.com), ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ конкрСтная ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒΡ Π² спискС источников посвящСна ΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡƒ сСрвису Starlink, Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΎΡ‚ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅ Π»ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ²; использована ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ контСкст. - [SpaceX Lifted Starlink Restrictions for Poland](https://korrespondent.net/world/4902874-SpaceX-sniala-ohranychenyia-Starlink-dlia-polshy) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ источнику korrespondent.net - [SpaceX Returned Poland to the European Roaming Zone](https://tass.ru/ekonomika/28011583) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ источнику tass.ru ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Why did SpaceX lift the Starlink speed cap? **A:** The company lifted the artificial speed cap after a wave of dissatisfaction and mass complaints from users on Reddit and other social networks, which drew attention to the problem. ### Q: How low did the internet speed drop for active customers? **A:** According to ixbt.com, the speed for some active customers dropped to 10 Mbit/s without warning, making it difficult even to view ordinary web pages. ### Q: Had SpaceX introduced traffic limits before? **A:** Yes. In 2022 the company planned a limit of 1 TB of high-speed traffic per month for residential subscribers, but in May 2023 it abandoned this idea, keeping unlimited data for the Standard plan. Stricter restrictions apply to the Priority plan, where the speed can drop to 1 Mbit/s after the volume is exhausted.