The T-Mobile Starlink beta allows you to be among the first to experience satellite-to-mobile connectivity for free. By joining, you’ll help us shape the future of this service by testing it and providing valuable feedback.

T-Mobile Starlink beta will begin with text-only messaging through your phone’s native messaging app. This means you can send and receive standard text-based messages, including texts to 911. In the future, T-Mobile Starlink will also include picture messaging, data services and voice calling

The free beta will continue until T-Mobile Starlink launches in July of this year.

Anyone – on any carrier – can register to participate in the beta. We’ll admit people on a rolling basis, so we encourage everyone to sign up as soon as possible.

While you are waiting, we will provide regular updates. We have already started adding customers into the beta and will continue to add more people over time. You’ll receive a notification with all the details you need when you are admitted to the beta.

Nothing! When no other service is available, your phone will automatically connect to T-Mobile Starlink. You’ll see the network name “T-Mobile SpaceX” when connected. For more details, please refer to our support page.

Check out our coverage map to see where T-Mobile Starlink satellite coverage is available. We are also collaborating with our global roaming partners and SpaceX to offer satellite services to our customers when traveling abroad or in international waters in the future.

The beta is free for all. When T-Mobile Starlink launches in July, it will be included FREE on our best plan – Go5G Next – and available on other plans for $15/month.

Verizon, AT&T and other customers can get T-Mobile Starlink without switching to T-Mobile for $20/month after the beta ends in July.

T-Mobile Starlink is the first and only space-based mobile network operated by a mobile provider in the US! We’re the only wireless provider to combine our mobile network with a satellite network, and that combination delivers benefits like broad availability, automatic connection for a ‘just works’ experience on most modern smartphones for anyone on any carrier, and a roadmap to deliver picture messaging, data services and voice calling in the future.

So many things:

• T-Mobile Starlink is available to anyone on any carrier. Other carrier services are limited to their customers only, to the extent they are available.
• Our partner, Starlink, is the undisputed leader in satellite technology. With over 550 satellites in orbit, it is the world’s largest satellite-to-mobile constellation. Others have a small fraction of that many satellites in orbit.
• Our service uses T-Mobile network technology so that T-Mobile Starlink automatically connects to most smartphones launched in the last four years – regardless of OS. Other services don’t use any carrier network technology, don’t auto-connect, and are restricted to a specific OS and fewer devices.
• We worked closely with Apple and Google to make T-Mobile Starlink the default satellite connection on their smartphones.
• Our service is live in beta today with thousands of customers using it now – and more being admitted all the time. Other carrier services hardly even exist and have no customers
• We have a roadmap to go beyond text messaging to deliver picture messaging, data services and voice calling as well as roaming with other Starlink partners around the globe and coverage in international waters in the future.

Most smartphones from the last four years will work with T-Mobile Starlink.

Satellite networks work differently from traditional cellular networks, so to ensure the best possible experience, smartphones need to be satellite optimized. We’re collaborating with our handset partners to optimize as many smartphones as possible, starting with newer devices.

These devices will work with T-Mobile Starlink (this list will be updated regularly):

• Apple iPhone 14 and later (including Plus, Pro & Pro Max, & e)
• Google Pixel 9 (including Pro, Pro Fold, & Pro XL)
• Motorola 2024 and later (including razr, razr+, edge and g series)
• Samsung Galaxy A35, A36, A36 SE, A53, A54
• Samsung Galaxy S21 and later (including Plus, Ultra and Fan Edition)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and later
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and later
• REVVL 7 (including Pro)

NOTE: Please update to the latest version of iOS or android software to use T-Mobile Starlink.

On satellite networks messages may take a few seconds to several minutes to send or receive, depending on satellite availability and connection conditions. The time to send messages will decrease as the satellite constellation grows.

Your phone will continue trying to send the message in the background until it is successfully delivered, even if there is a delay. 

Yes! While T-Mobile customers enjoy the best benefits, non-T-Mobile customers can still sign up for T-Mobile Starlink beta and get free access until the service launches in July.

Rest assured we’ve got you. We’re admitting beta testers on a rolling basis over the coming months, so keep an eye out for email updates.

Currently, our service is not available in these locations, except for parts of southern Alaska including Sitka, Raspberry Island, Yakobi Island, and more. We are actively working on expanding coverage in the future. Stay tuned for updates!

• Go5G Next customers: No action needed—T-Mobile Starlink will be included in your plan at no extra cost.
• T-Mobile customers on other plans and non-customers will be notified 30 days prior to being charged for the service. If customers no longer want the service, they can remove the feature in Manage Data & Add Ons

o   $15/mo – plans other than Go5G Next

o   $10/mo – Customers who locked in $5 Early Adopter discount in February

o   $20/mo – Non-Customers