SpaceX is replacing some of its oldest routers for free. Affected Gen 1 users will receive an email. The Router Mini is an upgrade over the Gen 1 in almost every way. Have you been a Starlink customer ...

If you own a Starlink Gen 1 router, Elon Musk’s SpaceX might replace it for free. SpaceX, in an email to customers, warns that Gen 1 routers will soon be extinct. The routers were bundled with ...

In November 2025, Starlink announced that it would phase out its first-generation (Gen 1) Wi-Fi routers that came bundled with initial Starlink internet connections. Subscribers still using the Gen 1 ...

Early users of Starlink received a perplexing email in November 2025, notifying them that SpaceX would no longer be supporting software updates to their first-generation router. To address this ...

The FCC’s sweeping ban applies to the sale of virtually every new Wi-Fi router. Without regular updates, yours might turn into a pumpkin by 2027. Joe Supan Senior Writer Joe Supan is a senior writer ...

The ban is sweeping, as virtually every consumer router on the market today is made overseas. However, the FCC also said that previously approved WiFi routers can still be operated and sold. An FCC ...

Find out if your router is banned, when to expect firmware updates and what the latest news on the Federal Communications ...