T-Mobile's Starlink Satellite Service Officially Launches With iPhone Support

The "T-Satellite" Starlink satellite work that T-Mobile has been investigating for the past respective months is present retired of beta, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced today.


Satellite-based connectivity is disposable for T-Mobile subscribers, but it is besides an enactment for Verizon and AT&T users. T-Mobile's offering uses implicit 650 Starlink satellites to let users to nonstop substance messages erstwhile they are retired of scope of a cellular oregon Wi-Fi connection.

T-Mobile says that its outer services enactment with much than 600 smartphones, including iPhones. If you person an iPhone 14 oregon later, you tin usage T-Satellite, though these devices already person Apple's built-in outer functionality that works with Globalstar satellites. You volition request iOS 18.3 oregon aboriginal to motion up.

The T-Mobile outer work is constricted to texting with iMessage and SMS, and information is not supported. Apple's built-in outer work supports sending and receiving messages, sharing determination via Find My, connecting with exigency services, getting satellite-based upwind updates, and arranging roadside assistance via satellite. Apple does not yet complaint for immoderate of its Satellite functionality.

T-Satellite is escaped for Beyond 5G and Go5G customers, portion T-Mobile users with different plans tin get the work added to their plans for $10 per period utilizing the Manage Add-Ons enactment successful their accounts. AT&T and Verizon customers tin get T-Satellite for $10 per period by contacting T-Mobile lawsuit support. The $10/month pricing is simply a limited-time promotion, and T-Mobile intends to rise the terms to $15 per period successful the future.

‌iPhone‌ users who motion up for T-Mobile's outer work and link to a Starlink outer volition spot a tiny "SAT" icon successful the presumption bar
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