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T-Mobile Details Satellite Service

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Jun 23, 2025, 2:19 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social
updated Jun 23, 2025, 2:44 PM

T-Mobile has released the final details of its T-Satellite service. The company also revealed a new award it received, and announced a new perk for customers. Following a successful beta test period that saw millions of messages sent, phase one of T-Satellite will launch July 23. This phase will offer SMS and MMS messaging in cellular "dead zones" across the US. T-Satellite will be included in T-Mobile's premium plan (Experience Beyond), and will be available to everyone else — including customers of other networks — for $10/month. Starting October 1, a second phase will introduce limited data service. Data will be available only via select apps that have been specifically optimized for satellite data using existing Google and Apple APIs. At launch, this will include popular messaging, mapping, weather, and other outdoor-focused services. (Including AccuWeather, AllTrails, "Apple", "Google", WhatsApp, and X.) Also starting October 1, T-Mobile will enable 911 texting via T-Satellite for everyone, including customers of other networks, regardless of whether they subscribe to T-Satellite. T-Satellite offers cellular coverage for existing phones in "dead zones" of the land-based network, using a new generation of SpaceX Starlink satellites. 657 of these cellular-capable satellites are already in orbit. T-Mobile also shared that Ookla has awarded T-Mobile the title of overall "Best Mobile Network" in the US, based on new crowd-sourced test data from the past six months. Finally, T-Mobile is adding a new perk for most T-Mobile customers: free DashPass from DoorDash.

source: T-Mobile

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