Starlink: Your internet plan, paid separately to Starlink.
WXStar Data Service: 290 EUR + VAT/year, or included at no extra charge
with an active ADL service plan.
Neither includes the other. Hardware is purchased separately.
Last pricing and availability review: 11 November 2026. Regular monthly prices; introductory promotions excluded.
Exceeding a plan's speed limit can interrupt internet, without preventing all weather downloads. In our experience, WXStar's reconnect handling can still obtain weather during short online windows. Text messages can get through too; browsing and live calls will be interrupted.
Approximate monthly Starlink prices only — WXStar Data Service is separate. Prices and availability vary by account and country; public prices can differ from invoices. Check your account's regular price, not an introductory offer.
Scroll sideways on a small screen. Speed figures are published ground-speed limits, WXStar can still use short connections for weather above these speeds in our experience.
| Plan | Monthly price guide | Coverage / speed | Practical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standby (Basic Connectivity) |
5 EUR incl. VAT | No open ocean; see usage notes | Lowest-cost weather / occasional messaging with intermittent connectivity |
| Roam 100GB | About 45 EUR Public German price |
Land/coast; 100 mph (87 kt) | Weather / texts; intermittent above speed limit. 100 GB high-speed data, then low-speed data |
| Roam Unlimited | About 95 EUR incl. VAT Ocean Mode: US$6/GB extra |
Land/coast; ocean with paid option. 100 mph (87 kt) | Weather / texts; intermittent above speed limit. Low-data ocean option |
| General Aviation Local 50GB | About 150 EUR incl. VAT observed Advertised from US$200 + tax |
Land/coast; 300 mph (261 kt) | Normal in-flight internet within speed and coverage limits |
| General Aviation Global 50GB | From US$1,000 + tax advertised | Land/ocean; 450 mph (391 kt) | Normal in-flight internet including ocean, within speed limit |
| Aviation Regional 25GB | From US$4,000 + tax advertised | Regional land/ocean; beyond 450 mph | Business aviation; included for completeness |
Coastal coverage here means within 12 nautical miles of shore. Priority plans also have a 100 mph limit and currently offer little advantage for typical WXStar use.
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Activate Roam first, then pause into Standby where available. In your account: Subscriptions → Manage → Pause Current Service. Confirm the Standby option and charge; cancelling without Standby leaves you without data. The initial active plan costs extra — 5 EUR/month is the ongoing Standby example.
Residential/Priority plans may also support Standby, with country, hardware and offer exceptions. Roam is our usual starting point. A free pause without Standby provides no data.
Your registered account country affects available plans. Standby is unavailable in Austria; Aviation Local has not been offered on Spanish-registered accounts in our experience. Check Starlink's Local/Global availability list and your account before buying hardware.
In Austria, affected Roam/Priority customers can pause free, but get no data. A plan working in flight does not mean it is available to buy in every country.
We have had no customer reports of travel-duration rules causing problems in typical aviation use. Check Starlink's terms for extended stays abroad or prolonged use at sea.
Aviation offers active service or cancellation, not Standby, in our experience. Starlink's Business Aviation guidance describes cancellation as pausing, with service ending at the billing cycle's end.
Returning from Aviation to Roam/Standby may need a support ticket. Non-aviation options can disappear from the account after switching. Confirm the route back with Starlink before switching.
WXStar can use short online windows for compact weather downloads. Standby can also carry WhatsApp texts and other small transfers. We have observed roughly 45-second windows at 0.5–1 Mbps; speeds and connection windows vary. Messages may wait for reconnection; fresh weather cannot be downloaded while offline. See how WXStar uses the Starlink connection.
Starlink's Standby guidance describes Standby as basic connectivity rather than an in-motion service. Our recommendations are based on using WXStar in practice; Starlink's terms still apply.
Above Roam/Priority's 100 mph limit, our practical use is intermittent weather/messaging, not continuous browsing or live calls. More data or Ocean Mode does not raise that limit. Continuous internet needs a suitable Aviation plan; interruptions remain possible.
For the less-common offshore use case, Roam Unlimited with Ocean Mode may be the cheapest option for very little data beyond 12 nautical miles from shore. It does not raise the 100 mph limit; faster flying remains intermittent. Check with Starlink that your account and hardware allow this use in flight.
US$6/GB extra is publicly documented; check your account's rate. Billing starts when enabled and applies to all terminal traffic, not just weather. Ocean Mode stays enabled until you manually turn it off.
Ground speed, not airspeed. We have often observed about 10% margin before disconnection, but this is not guaranteed. Choose using the published limit, allowing for tailwinds. Above it, intermittent weather downloads may still work, not continuous internet. Knot equivalents are approximate.
Starlink sources: German service plans, aviation plans, Ocean Mode and in-motion use. Plan names, availability, prices and terms can change at any time.
The producer of the WXStar DIY Kit is WXStar UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Berlin, Germany. Golze Engineering is a dealer for this product.
