The T-Mobile Starlink partnership is currently free and in beta – and it will stay that way until July, when the service that allows satellite texting in « dead zones » across the US is expected to go live for all.
The T-Mobile Starlink partnership is currently free and in beta – and it will stay that way until July, when the service that allows satellite texting in « dead zones » across the US is expected to go live for all.
If you’re wondering why there’s a beta, since we’re talking about SpaceX and T-Mobile – two companies that have vast experience with satellites and texting – well, this Reddit post shows that things can get tricky.
The post walks through real user experiences during the early beta phase, highlighting frustrating experiences, limited coverage in certain areas and some messages not going through at all. It makes clear that while the underlying tech is groundbreaking, there are still a lot of edge cases, signal challenges, and software quirks that need to be ironed out.
