For a boat the calculation just shifted: the default new-customer path now carries a recurring hardware cost on top of the subscription, forever. On a vessel you refit yourself, owned hardware you can mount, ground, and repair on your terms beats drip-priced kit — so if marine connectivity is on the project list, buying the antenna outright at retail is now the deliberate move, not the default.
The story — Starlink introduced a €10/month “kit fee” for new residential customers (spotted by users, confirmed worldwide: US, Canada, UK, France, Australia, Mexico, Germany). The standard antenna was previously included free with a 12-month contract. You can still avoid the fee: declare you own an antenna and buy it at retail (e.g. MediaMarkt) instead. (heise)