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Starlink's Direct to Cell is open to 'any' telecom company, says SpaceX exec

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch on December 4 sent 20 satellites into orbit as part of Starlink's direct-to-cell service with T-Mobile. The company's senior director of satellite engineering, Ben Longmier ...

Starlink, T-Mobile open their satellite texting test to all. Here’s how it works.

We’ve all had dead-zone drama — moments when we’re far enough afield that we’re out of reach to the people we need or to the ...
Digital Trends

T-Mobile satellite-to-phone service opens for all, and free until July

Two years ago, T-Mobile inked a deal with SpaceX to enable network connectivity via the Starlink constellation of satellites. Late in 2024, the carrier opened registrations for beta testing its direct ...
HotHardware

T-Mobile Is Looking For Users To Beta Test Starlink Satellite Cell Service, How To Apply

T-Mobile is aiming to be the first US wireless carrier to provide service from space, and you could help test this new satellite-enabled service. The carrier's partnership with SpaceX is taking shape, ...
Ars Technica

T-Mobile users can try Starlink-enabled phone service for free during beta

T-Mobile today said it opened registration for the “T-Mobile Starlink” beta service that will enable text messaging via satellites in dead zones not covered by cell towers. T-Mobile’s announcement ...
Engadget

T-Mobile opens beta test signups for its Starlink satellite cell service

T-Mobile and Starlink are marching forward with their plan to offer cell service via the latter's satellites. The companies received FCC approval for the project last month, and now the provider is ...
Business Wire

T-Mobile Opens Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service Beta Launch

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS): What’s the news: Coming on the heels of FCC approval, T-Mobile has opened registration for a beta program for T-Mobile Starlink, a ...
The Verge

T-Mobile is looking for Starlink satellite-to-cell beta testers

T-Mobile and SpaceX will launch the free beta program early next year. T-Mobile and SpaceX will launch the free beta program early next year. is a former news writer for The Verge. T-Mobile is letting ...
CNET

SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Start Using Starlink for T-Mobile Cell Service

T-Mobile and SpaceX are getting closer to launch. In posts to X on Tuesday, SpaceX directors confirmed that their Starlink satellite broadband program has now been approved by the Federal ...
New Atlas

Move over, Starlink, there's a new satellite-to-cell service in town

Most people with cell phones might not ever experience what it feels like to suddenly find yourself in a dead zone. If you have, maybe you find solace in those brief interruptions without ...
Business Wire

T-Mobile Opens Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service Beta Launch

With more than 300 direct-to-cell satellites in orbit, T-Mobile and Starlink continue the march towards eliminating mobile dead zones, readying to beta test the service early next year BELLEVUE, Wash.