T-Mobile Business Internet vs Starlink Business

Two business internet tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	T-Mobile Business InternetT-Mobile	Starlink BusinessSpaceX
In one line	5G fixed wireless internet with a 5-year price guarantee	Satellite internet for sites without cable or fiber
Starting price	From $35/mo	From $55/mo
Six-person team	$35/mo	$55/mo
Plans	Unlimited Business Internet (5G fixed wireless, typical 91-361 Mbps down, 21-38 Mbps up): $35/mo, no voice line needed; billed monthly, no annual contract, no yearly-billing price; 5-year price guarantee on the base price, taxes and fees excluded; AutoPay terms not stated for this plan; $35 device connection charge at sale; Wi-Fi 7 gateway or business router included with no equipment fee (return it or pay up to $750); regulatory and telco recovery fees up to $2.60/line plus taxes; static IP, mesh nodes, remote management and professional installation are upgrades with no published price; up to $800 in bill credits toward a previous provider's early termination fee; price and 5G availability vary by address; SuperBroadband (5G plus Starlink backup, 99.99% uptime credit) from $250/mo on a 36-month commitment	Per location (one dish per plan), billed monthly with no contract and no yearly option: Local Priority 50 GB $55/mo, 500 GB $155/mo, 1 TB $280/mo, 2 TB $530/mo; extra priority data $25 per 50 GB or $125 per 500 GB; once priority data runs out, unlimited data at up to 1 Mbps down and 0.5 Mbps up. Hardware cost $349 one time (self-install, no install fee listed; the page does not name the kit, and the rugged Performance Kit price was not shown). Global Priority for ocean and global use from $250/mo. Prices shown as 'starting at' with no promo or autopay discount; service availability depends on address; 30-day full refund. Local-currency prices differ: from £30/mo in the UK, CA$75/mo in Canada, A$84/mo in Australia
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	One location per line; static IP extra	One location per plan; public IP included (not static)
Integrations	Static IP, mesh Wi-Fi nodes, remote management, Starlink backup (SuperBroadband), business voice lines	Extra data blocks, Performance Kit, Global Priority, multi-site dashboard
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan	Every plan
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Phone: 24/7	Phone: 24/7 in the US and Canada, in English · Web form: 24/7, all year
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for T-Mobile.	We found no public status page for SpaceX.
Fit: Retail shop	72	45
Fit: Restaurant or café	65	40
Fit: Service business	75	50
Fit: Agency or studio	58	35
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	75
Fit: Online store	60	40
Why people pick it	Self-install in under an hour No annual contract, 5-year price guarantee	Works almost anywhere with a clear sky view Month to month with a 30-day refund
Where it falls short	Upload typically 21 to 38 Mbps No uptime guarantee on the standard plan	50 GB plan slows to 1 Mbps after the cap Hardware bought up front
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices