As the T-Mobile Starlink Beta is live, Samsung Galaxy smartphone users can now experience satellite services on their devices.
T-Mobile collaborated with SpaceX’s Starlink to introduce a new satellite-based mobile service called T-Mobile Starlink, which aims to deliver connectivity in areas where traditional cell towers don’t reach, covering over 500,000 square miles. The service is currently in public beta and permits users to send and receive text messages through satellite. T-Mobile is looking forward to expanding the service to include picture messages, data, and voice calls in the future.
Starlink Satellites to get linked with the T-Mobile network
T-Mobile elaborates how this service will work; it uses specially configured satellites with direct-to-device (D2D) capabilities orbiting the Earth over 200 miles up in space and traveling at over 17,000 miles per hour to deliver connectivity to phones.
T-Mobile’s Starlink is a new satellite-based service that aims to remove mobile dead zones. It will deliver cell signals directly to phones by equipping Starlink satellites, starting with text messages. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert states that it is the first and only space-based mobile network in the US that automatically connects to smartphones.
Noticeably, the service is currently in the beta phase; T-Mobile assured that it will deliver efficient connectivity in areas where traditional cell towers can’t reach. There’s no limitation; any smartphone user can take part in the beta program if their device is compatible. Currently, in the Galaxy lineup, only the Galaxy S25 series is compatible with this series.
T-Mobile Starlink is the first and only space-based mobile network in the U.S. that automatically connects to your phone in areas no cellular network reaches. The beta program is open for Verizon and AT&T customers also, and they can register for free access until July this year.
T-Mobile Starlink satellite availability & cost
Noticeably, T-Mobile customers on other plans can receive a $5 monthly discount on T-Mobile Starlink by signing up now with the Early Adopter Discount. Apart from the discount, the service will cost $15 per month starting March 1, but early adopters have a chance to reduce this to $10 per month.
On the comparison side, Verizon is also gearing up to introduce its direct-to-device satellite service, which is currently available for emergency sharing on the Galaxy S25 series. Meanwhile, AT&T is also actively working on its satellite service in collaboration with AST SpaceMobile to one day offer voice, data, and video services in remote, off-grid locations.
