Starlink's Ocean Mode is billed at $6 per GB while it is switched on. Here is what that means for a 3-week crossing, what really uses data at sea, how to keep the meter down, and who should skip it. We have not tested it offshore.
Mini and Standard share the same 110° view and the same IP67 rating, so the real difference offshore is power: 25–40 W versus 75–100 W. Here is the amp-hour math, the mounting and failure modes, and what to keep when the dish can't see sky.
Roam Devices' Hub can ride your Starlink Wi-Fi for free — battery, GPS, anchor watch, wired bilge and shore-power inputs included. The honest question is what happens the night the dish loses power. Here is how I am stacking the monitor on a family cruiser that already budgets Starlink.
Roam Unlimited still works for US/Canada seasons. Personal Maritime is the plan that removes the 30-day abroad clock — if Starlink accepts your papers. Here is the eligibility friction, the 40-to-60 ft change, and how I am choosing for a family boat that will not fly home every month.
PredictWind's original DataHub still does the jobs that matter on a family cruiser. The Pro is faster, has built-in LTE, and is Starlink Direct-to-Cell ready — at roughly double the hardware price. Here is when I would spend the upgrade money, and when I would not.
On August 17, Global Roam died and Roam Unlimited shrank to 30 days abroad at a time. For a family boat that will not fly home every month, that is not a pricing tweak. It is a plan rewrite. Here is how I am re-speccing Starlink for a circumnavigation with four kids.
Starlink will carry 95% of our bits across the Pacific. This is about the other 5% — and why I'm happy to pay $1,800 a year for a device I hope never leaves its Pelican case.
