Referral code words, in plain English

A kit bought on starlink.com can go back within 30 days of the payment due date for a full refund.

That includes the first month’s fee.

See: FAQ

One monthly billing period. A referral needs two full ones to count for the referrer.

Pausing with Standby Mode doesn’t count toward them.

See: FAQ

A website that lists discount codes for thousands of shops, often generated automatically.

Their Starlink pages can’t point to a working promo code, because there’s no box to use one in.

See: Promo codes, Myths vs facts

A one-time fee in busy areas, set by your address and plan.

A code doesn’t remove it.

See: Promo codes

A service like bit.ly that hides the real address behind a short one.

You can’t see whether a shortened link goes to starlink.com or carries a code. Ask for the full link.

See: Check a code

A website name made to look like starlink.com, such as starlink-deals.example.

Never order or enter card details on one. A real code only works on starlink.com.

See: Check a code

A code you type into a box at checkout for a discount. Starlink’s US checkout doesn’t have one.

Discounts Starlink does offer either appear on their own when you enter your address, or come from a referral link.

See: Promo codes

A lower monthly price for a fixed period, offered to new customers in select areas.

It shows up on its own when you order on starlink.com for an eligible address. Changing plan or cancelling ends it.

See: Promo codes

A strip at the top of starlink.com saying you’re using a referral link.

Guides that walk through the program describe it. It’s your first sign the code came through. The exact wording can change.

See: Where to enter it

The RC-… string at the end of a Starlink referral link that ties your order to the customer who shared it.

It starts with “RC-” and is followed by groups of digits. Starlink’s terms treat the code and the link as one thing: the customer’s “Unique Referral Link”. On its own, the code has nowhere to go at checkout.

See: The code, Code vs link

The line on the order page that confirms the code is attached to your order.

Look for it before you pay. If it isn’t there, close the page and open the link again in the same browser you’ll order in.

See: Where to enter it

A starlink.com web address with a referral code built in. It’s the form of the code that actually works.

Opening it takes you to starlink.com with the code already in the address. Starlink’s steps for new customers start with opening this link.

See: Code vs link, Where to enter it

The existing customer whose code or link you use.

They get a reward from Starlink if your order qualifies. Starlink’s US example is $100. They can’t give you anything extra, and you don’t pay them anything.

See: How we make money

A one-time saving in places where Starlink has spare capacity. Its article currently lists only Mexico.

It’s applied by address, not by code.

See: Promo codes

Your month-2 invoice, where the referral credit is applied.

You pay month 1 in full. Starlink emails you once the free month is confirmed, and the bill preview in your account shows month 2 as free.

See: The code

Where the dish will be used. For a US referral, it must be in the US.

It must be in the same country as the address of the customer whose code you use.

See: FAQ

Starlink’s legal name for a customer’s personal link or code.

The Referral Program Terms define it as “the personalized hyperlink or code generated for a Referrer”, and say no other referral method counts.

See: Code vs link

The part of a web address after “?”. The referral code lives there as “referral=RC-…”.

Shorteners, some apps and copy-paste mistakes can drop it, which is why you check the address bar.

See: Where to enter it, Check a code