T-Mobile used one of the biggest events of the year, Super Bowl, to declare that he is opening his T-Mobile Starlink beta service for all in the US. No, seriously, everyone can sign up.
First, what is T-Mobile Starlink? It is a service made in partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink service (and uses their satellites) to bring cell coverage up to 500,000 square miles in the US that is currently not covered by any cell tower. . You do not need a phone with satellite connectivity, the phone you have now will probably work well. And you don’t need to do anything to use Starlink – if you are signing up for beta, your phone will automatically connect to a satellite when the cell coverage regularly goes out of cell coverage.
Once connected with Starlink, you will be able to send and receive text messages – it also includes group texts and reactions. But for now only text messages, sending photos, using voice calls and data will be added to later service.
If you are in America, you can sign up for T-Mobile Starlinks here (business and first respondent can use this link). Once accepted, you will be able to use service for free by July. And this is not just for T-Mobile Customers AT & T and Verizon customers can sign up for beta and use it for free till July!
Once once the test period is over, the GO5G will continue to use the T-mobile subscriber on the next plan for free (this includes business users on the first response agencies on the GO5G business next and the first response agencies on the T-Priority plans). Other T-Mobile customers will be able to add service to their current plan for $ 15/month-but if you sign up this month, you will get a promo price of $ 10/month. AT&T and Verizon customers will be able to continue using T-Mobile Starlinks even after the test period ends at a slightly higher price of $ 20/month.
Beyond regular texts, T-Mobile Starlinks will broadcast anyone on any carrier wireless emergency alert (Wea), if they are out of regular cell coverage. These alerts can be important for hikers if the weather takes unexpected bends for worse. T-Mobile is first preferring respondents and emergency situations-for example, it temporarily enabbed Starlink service to connect people after Hurricane Helen and Milton and recently during the wildfire of Los Angeles.
“The T-Mobile Starlink is the first and only space-based mobile network in the US that automatically connects to your phone so that you can still connect where no cellular network reaches. It is a huge technical achievement and a full game changer for all wireless users. We are still in the early days – I do not want to overheip the experience during beta test – but we are officially putting ‘no bar’ on notice. Dead zone, your days are counted on the United Nations holder, ” Mike Sewart, Chairman and CEO, T-Mobile said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlw6zovmpli
By the way, T-Mobile is clearly allowing AT & T and Verizon clients to play with their new satellite systems. However, AST Spasmobile has participated to offer an alternative satellite-to-phone service with AT&T and Verizon (with others). Recently, AST and Vodafone regularly performed the first video call via satellite data on 4G/5G phones. More satellite providers are also gearing up for launch, for example Amazon has a project Kuper (you must have heard of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, which aims to compete with SpaceX).
