Starlink-powered ‘t-satellite’ Service Is Now Live On T-mobile

T-Mobile’s outer work is now disposable to group crossed nan US — and not conscionable T-Mobile customers. On Wednesday, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that nan Starlink-powered work is officially out of beta, though it only supports matter messaging and location-sharing for now.

The caller outer sum action is called “T-Satellite,” and it’s presently disposable arsenic a standalone subscription. It’s being offered astatine $10 per period for a “limited time,” earlier expanding to $15 per month. It besides comes included for customers connected nan carrier’s $100 per period Experience Beyond aliases older Go5G plans.

Your instrumentality will automatically link to T-Satellite if you’re successful an area pinch nary cellular coverage. As agelong arsenic location isn’t a dense magnitude of unreality sum aliases trees blocking your position of nan sky, you should beryllium capable to nonstop and person matter messages, including to 911, arsenic good arsenic stock a nexus that temporarily tracks your location. T-Mobile’s support page says nan expertise to nonstop pictures is disposable connected “most” Android phones, and nan institution plans connected adding support for much devices soon.

T-Mobile is besides aiming to alteration sound messages and will yet let devices to link to “satellite-optimized” apps, which it previously said could include AllTrails, Accuweather, and WhatsApp. The much than 650 Starlink satellites utilized by T-Mobile screen nan continental US, Hawaii, parts of confederate Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The bearer says it’s moving connected offering outer connectivity while overseas and successful world waters arsenic well.

Apple presently offers nan expertise to nonstop texts and emergency messages from nan iPhone 14 and later for free, but it plans to yet complaint for it (there still aren’t immoderate specifications connected price). Google besides added a outer SOS feature to nan Pixel 9 that’s free to usage for 2 years aft activation. While signing up for outer work done T-Mobile whitethorn look redundant, nan bearer offers support for much phones, and besides plans connected adding caller capabilities for illustration image and sound messaging.

In bid to usage T-Satellite, you’ll request to person an unlocked instrumentality pinch support for eSIMs and outer connectivity. Right now, much than 60 different phones tin usage T-Satellite, including nan iPhone 13 and up, Google Pixel 9, and nan Samsung Galaxy 21 and newer. You tin position nan afloat database of eligible devices on T-Mobile’s website.

Verizon launched its free outer messaging service pinch Skylo earlier this year, but dissimilar pinch T-Satellite, nan work is only disposable to Verizon customers who person newer devices for illustration nan Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9. AT&T is besides partnering pinch AST SpaceMobile to launch outer texting and voice capabilities.