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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by richrichardsson on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:37AM (#26177417)
> this is pretty easily found on the site

Is it though? Perhaps it's because it's not available in Croatia, but there is nothing on the front page that mentions price, and it's not in the FAQ either.

Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by herpderperator on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:54AM (#26177516)
In my experience, if you enter the desired service address it is the very next thing that's displayed.
Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by itronitron on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:12AM (#26178086)
thanks, after putting in the service address all I see is a $99 deposit and no mention of a monthly or annual fee...
Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by richrichardsson on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:51AM (#26178346)
Ah, that explains it, the button says "Order Now", which scared me off as I wasn't interested in actually ordering but was curious about the price.

I really dislike this kind of (almost dark) pattern. TIDAL also is not showing you the cost until you start down the sign up process, it's quite frustrating if what you really want to do is compare service costs.

Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by TheCraiggers on Thursday February 18, 2021 @08:36AM (#26179624)
Since they use regional pricing, doesn't it make sense that it would require a service address before they can show you the price?

Besides, it's not like if you click that Order Now button that it instantly places an order and a SpaceX kit drops from space in your front yard seconds later. There's a few more steps before that happens, like payment info.

Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by richrichardsson on Friday February 19, 2021 @03:39AM (#26190927)
Valid points. I do think something like "Enquire" would be better though. With regards TIDAL they knew enough to tell me that I can't get it in Croatia based on IP (so I signed up using a UK debit card via a VPN to circumvent that nonsense).