T-Mobile’s satellite service now available in USA for over 40 Samsung phones

T-Mobile has announced that its Starlink-powered T-Satellite service is now out of beta and available for over 60 phones. 41 of those phones are from Samsung. If you have one of those Galaxy phones and live in the USA, you can now use it for emergency texting and calling in areas where conventional cellular networks aren’t available.

Just as it was promised last month, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced the general availability of the company’s T-Satellite service, which is powered by SpaceX’s Starlink, in the USA. It can be used to call and text where cellular networks aren’t available. This service currently works on 60 phones, and 41 of those are Samsung Galaxy devices.

All the compatible Galaxy phones are listed below.

During its months-long testing, over 2 million people tested T-Satellite, and the company had over 30,000 daily active users. T-Mobile claims that more messages were received than were sent using its two-way satellite connectivity service. In the backend, it uses Starlink’s constellation of 650 low-Earth-orbit satellites that act as a cell tower.

When this satellite-based service is active and in range, you will see a SAT icon in the phone’s status bar. Since satellites are moving, there could be short gaps in the connectivity. However, your Galaxy phone will continue trying to send your messages until it succeeds. It is available in continental USA, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and some parts of southern Alaska.

T-Satellite is included in T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond and Go5G plans. Moreover, it is also available for T-Mobile’s Experience Go customers who were beta-testing this service. For others on T-Mobile’s network, the plan costs £10 per month. Those who aren’t using T-Mobile’s network can also subscribe to T-Satellite for the same price for a limited time.