T-Mobile expands Starlink texting service to cover Verizon and AT&T users
T-Mobile yesterday announced more details of its new service powered by Starlink and said Verizon and AT&T customers can use the satellite offering, too. The standard price will be $15 a month as an add-on for T-Mobile customers, and $20 a month for people who don’t have T-Mobile as their primary carrier.
While we’ve written numerous articles about the Starlink/T-Mobile collaboration over the past two and a half years, the service’s beta test and a Super Bowl commercial are raising awareness that it exists. In this article we’ll answer some questions you might have about T-Mobile Starlink (yes, T-Mobile Starlink is the official name of the service).
What is this thing anyway?
Over the past 13 months, SpaceX’s Starlink division has launched about 450 Direct to Cell satellites that can provide service to mobile phones in areas where there are no cell towers. Starlink is partnering with cellular carriers in multiple countries, and T-Mobile is its primary commercial partner in the US.
