<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Starlink Availability USA: Blog</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/</link><description>Guides to Starlink demand surcharges, sold-out areas, availability and speeds in the US.</description><item><title>How a county gets published: the n ≥ 5 and n ≥ 20 rules</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/county-publish-threshold/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/county-publish-threshold/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a county gets Starlink surcharge or speed numbers on this site: 5 reports or 20 tests in a rolling 6-month window, what a published cell shows, and why.</description></item><item><title>How the Starlink Availability USA dataset is built, start to finish</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/how-dataset-built/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/how-dataset-built/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Every step from an anonymous Starlink surcharge or speed report to a published county number: form checks, outlier holds, human review, thresholds and the CSV.</description></item><item><title>How the Starlink waitlist works, step by step</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/starlink-waitlist/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/starlink-waitlist/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Does Starlink have a waitlist? How the deposit works, why there&apos;s no date, the 7-day confirmation email, refunds, and what the US status is as of October 2026.</description></item><item><title>How to avoid a Starlink demand surcharge, legitimately</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/avoid-demand-surcharge/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/avoid-demand-surcharge/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>There&apos;s no code that waives a Starlink demand surcharge. The honest levers that can lower it, the tricks that backfire, and how to decide: wait, pay or switch.</description></item><item><title>How to change your Starlink service address after a move</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/change-service-address/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/change-service-address/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Step-by-step: change your Starlink service address on desktop or in the app, what to check first, why it can fail, and when a move brings a demand surcharge.</description></item><item><title>How to check for a Starlink surcharge before you order</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/check-surcharge-before-ordering/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/check-surcharge-before-ordering/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The only place a Starlink demand surcharge shows is checkout. How to get a real quote at your address, what to write down, and where to stop before paying.</description></item><item><title>How to read the Starlink availability map, and what it leaves out</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/availability-map/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/availability-map/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What Starlink&apos;s availability map tells you about your address, what it doesn&apos;t show (surcharge, local speeds, obstructions), and the order to check things in.</description></item><item><title>How to run a Starlink speed test that counts</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/speed-test-that-counts/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/speed-test-that-counts/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Run a Starlink speed test you can compare: what to pause, which test to use, why three runs, which time band, the obstruction check, and what to record.</description></item><item><title>Is Starlink available in my area? A step-by-step check</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/available-in-my-area/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/available-in-my-area/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Check if Starlink is available at your address in four steps: the map, checkout, a surcharge check and a sky check. What each answer means and what to do next.</description></item><item><title>Is the Starlink demand surcharge one-time, or can it come back?</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/surcharge-once-or-recurring/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/surcharge-once-or-recurring/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Starlink&apos;s demand surcharge is one-time, never monthly, but a new service line, a move, a plan switch or a retail replacement kit can bring it back.</description></item><item><title>Reading p25, median and p75 on a Starlink speed page</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/speed-percentiles/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/speed-percentiles/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What p25, median and p75 mean on a Starlink speed result, why we show them instead of an average, and how to compare them with Starlink&apos;s plan speed ranges.</description></item><item><title>Sold out vs waitlist vs not available: three Starlink states</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/sold-out-vs-waitlist-vs-unavailable/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/sold-out-vs-waitlist-vs-unavailable/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Starlink sold out, waitlist and not available mean different things. How to tell which one you&apos;re in, what each means, and the right next step for each.</description></item><item><title>Starlink congestion charge vs demand surcharge: the same fee?</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/congestion-charge-vs-demand-surcharge/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/congestion-charge-vs-demand-surcharge/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Starlink congestion charge and demand surcharge are one fee under two names. Where each name comes from, and the charges people mix them up with.</description></item><item><title>Starlink not available at my address: reasons and next steps</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/not-available-at-address/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/not-available-at-address/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Starlink says it&apos;s not available at your address? The likely reasons, how to tell sold out from not yet active, the Roam-only case, and what to do next.</description></item><item><title>Starlink reactivation quote higher than expected: a calm checklist</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/reactivation-quote-high/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/reactivation-quote-high/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Resuming Starlink and the quote shows a demand surcharge? Six checks before you confirm, the two Starlink help pages that disagree, and when to open a ticket.</description></item><item><title>What “sold out” means on Starlink: capacity, not stock</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/starlink-sold-out-meaning/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/starlink-sold-out-meaning/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Starlink “sold out” or “at capacity in your area” means Residential is full at that location, not a hardware shortage. What it means, US status now, what to do.</description></item><item><title>What triggers a Starlink demand surcharge? One flowchart</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/demand-surcharge-triggers/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/demand-surcharge-triggers/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The four events that trigger a Starlink demand surcharge, the one condition behind all of them, and the edge cases: moves, Standby, plan switches.</description></item><item><title>Why “not enough reports yet” is an answer, not a gap</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/insufficient-data/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/insufficient-data/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why a hatched county on our Starlink surcharge and speed maps shows no number until 5 reports (or 20 speed tests), and why a guessed number would be worse.</description></item><item><title>Why our Starlink report form never asks for your street address</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/no-street-address/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/no-street-address/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Our Starlink surcharge and speed report form takes your county, never your address. Why county is enough, why ZIP3 only, and what we never collect or share.</description></item><item><title>Why Starlink speed varies by location: causes ranked by evidence</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/speed-varies-by-location/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/speed-varies-by-location/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why Starlink is faster in one place than another: peak demand, local capacity, plan caps, obstructions, Wi-Fi and location, each with how well it&apos;s documented.</description></item><item><title>Why the Starlink map says available but checkout says sold out</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/map-available-checkout-sold-out/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/map-available-checkout-sold-out/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Starlink&apos;s map shows service but checkout says sold out or offers only a deposit? The likely reasons, which are documented, and the steps to sort it out.</description></item><item><title>Why using a friend&apos;s address to dodge a Starlink fee backfires</title><link>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/friends-address/</link><guid>https://starlinkavailabilityusa.com/blog/friends-address/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Using a friend&apos;s address to avoid a Starlink demand surcharge risks your service and often brings the fee back. What Starlink&apos;s rules say, and better options.</description></item></channel></rss>