Starlink has expanded in recent months, providing its service in more ways than ever before. The network becomes somewhat more strained and crowded as more and more individuals sign up for its service. It now appears that Starlink is putting into action a data limit as a means of reducing network congestion.

The Verge reports that starting in December, the Starlink service will have a data restriction. Residential users will begin using a 1TB bucket of "Priority Access" data the following month. Anytime between the hours of 7 am and 11 pm that the internet is accessed, Priority Access data will be used. Users will experience reduced data speeds during peak hours once the data is used up. Customers will have the option to purchase Priority Access data, but it will cost 25 cents per GB, and the bucket will be refilled at the beginning of each month.

Most consumers shouldn't be much impacted by this, according to Starlink, which claims that less than 10% of its users actually reach this threshold each month. The business will also be extending its service to other regions of Alaska and Canada, with a particular emphasis on the Northern regions, in addition to a new data cap. In the first half of 2023, Starlink does have plans to extend its service to further places in the region that aren't now serviced.

Starlink will still be a decent alternative despite data limitations for certain people as it may be their only option. The organization currently provides services for airplanes, maritime vehicles, moving vehicles, and more, although its first service only served fixed places. Therefore, Starlink should be a perfect answer if you require a different type of internet connection since your current provider is unreliable. Just keep in mind that it will cost a bit extra.