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During the country\u2019s largest annual sporting event, T-Mobile introduced the next big thing in wireless, T-Mobile Starlink to tens of millions of football fans. Now in public beta, this breakthrough service, developed in partnership with Starlink, uses straight-out-of-a-sci-fi-movie satellite and mobile communications technology to help keep people connected, Verizon, and AT&T customers in the more than 500,000 square miles of the country unreached by any carrier\u2019s earth-bound cell towers.<\/p>\n
T-Mobile Starlink uses specially configured satellites with Direct-to-Cell capabilities orbiting the Earth 200+ miles up in space and traveling at over 17,000 miles per hour to deliver cell phone signals, text messages for now with picture messages, data, and voice calls coming later to and from locations traditional cell towers can\u2019t reach (aka mobile dead zones).<\/p>\n
\u201cT-Mobile Starlink is the US’s first and only space-based mobile network that automatically connects to your phone so you can be connected even where no cellular network reaches. It\u2019s a massive technical achievement and an absolute game changer for ALL wireless users,\u201d <\/em>said Mike Sievert, President and CEO, of T-Mobile<\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019re still in the early days, I don\u2019t want to overhype the experience during a beta test, but we\u2019re officially putting \u2018no bars\u2019 on notice. Dead zones, your days are numbered at the Un-carrier.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n T-Mobile Starlink: Seamless Connectivity and Emergency Alerts<\/strong><\/p>\n The beauty of the service is its simplicity: users don\u2019t need to do anything out of the ordinary. When a user\u2019s cell phone gets out of range of a cell tower, the phone automatically connects to the T-Mobile Starlink network. No need to manually connect. Messages are sent and received just as they are today on a traditional network, even group texts and reactions. And it works on most smartphones for the last four years. It\u2019s not limited to a few smartphones or operating systems.<\/p>\n To double down on keeping all people connected, T-Mobile Starlink also broadcasts Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) nationwide to anyone in range of the signal and with a compatible device.<\/p>\n Satellite-based WEA service helps ensure everyone, even outside of terrestrial coverage, as long as they are in the range of a T-Mobile Starlink satellite can receive critical, potentially life-saving messages directly to their phone. Whether in remote areas like hiking trails or in areas impacted by severe weather or natural disasters, more people now have access to the WEA broadcast when they need it most.<\/p>\n The beta is free until July at which point T-Mobile Starlink will be included at no extra cost on Go5G Next (including variations like Go5G Next 55+), T-Mobile\u2019s best plan. Business customers will also get T-Mobile Starlink at no extra cost on Go5G Business Next, first responder agencies on T-Priority plans, and other select premium rate plans. T-Mobile customers on any other plan can add the service for $15\/month per line. Through February, T-Mobile customers who have registered for the beta can secure a $10\/month per line Early Adopter Discount, 33% off the full price.<\/p>\n T-Mobile is allowing AT&T and Verizon customers to try out T-Mobile Starlink satellite service on their existing phones. With T-Mobile Starlink, every compatible smartphone can turn into a satellite phone. During the beta period, Verizon and AT&T customers can experience T-Mobile Starlink text messaging for free, and once the service launches in July, it will be available for $20\/month per line.<\/p>\n