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No Signal? No Problem – T-Mobile’s Starlink Satellite Service Launches to End Dead Zones

T-Mobile’s satellite service, T-Satellite, is now live nationwide and out of beta, making it the first major U.S. carrier to offer direct satellite coverage for ordinary smartphones. The service piggybacks SpaceX’s Starlink satellites and requires no extra antenna or app, automatically connecting when the phone can see the sky. T-Satellite relies on a constellation of over 650 Starlink satellites and initially supports SMS and location sharing, with MMS partially supported and iPhone MMS to follow. Intro pricing is $10 per month for a limited time, rising to $15 later, with top-tier plans such as Experience Beyond at $100/month and Go5G

23 July 2025

Eswatini’s Internet Access in 2025: 5G, Starlink & Surprising Coverage

Eswatini’s population is about 1.25 million in 2025, while mobile subscribers total about 1.6 million, roughly 134% of the population. MTN Eswatini holds about 21% of the mobile market and Eswatini Mobile about 64%, with the remainder served by fixed lines and smaller ISPs. About 99% of people are within 2G range and 95% within 4G range, but 4G geographic reach covers only about 82% of the country. MTN Eswatini 4G average download speed is about 4.6 Mbps, while fixed fiber networks like Eswatini.net reach around 46 Mbps. Starlink officially came online in late 2023, offering around 125 Mbps download

11 July 2025

5G · Coverage · Eswatini · Internet · Starlink

Beyond Cell Coverage: The Ultimate 2025 Guide to Satellite Texting Services

In late 2022, Apple launched Emergency SOS via satellite on the iPhone 14 series, enabling two-way emergency texting via Globalstar satellites. As of iOS 17 and later, iPhone 14/15 users in supported regions can share their location and send basic non-emergency texts via satellite, with two years of free service after activation before a paid plan. Garmin’s inReach Mini 2 provides global two-way texting via the Iridium network, with plans from about $15/month to $65/month and devices typically priced around $350–$450. ZOLEO uses the Iridium network for global messaging, costs about $200 for the device, offers plans from roughly $20

20 June 2025

2025 Guide · Connectivity · Mobile Communication · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:ASTS · NASDAQ:GRMN · NASDAQ:IRDM · NASDAQ:TMUS · NYSE:GSAT · NYSE:MSI · NYSE:T · Satellite Texting · Technology

Starlink Global Coverage and Availability Report

As of mid-2025, Starlink is available in over 110 countries and territories. In the United States, Starlink began with limited trials in August 2020 and the public beta “Better Than Nothing Beta” in November 2020, and now has nationwide commercial coverage including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with over 2.5 million subscribers as of early 2025. Canada went live in January 2021 after a late-2020 beta and now has broad coverage across all provinces. Mexico received a license in mid-2021, began service by November 2021, and by 2024 had over 160,000 subscribers, with the federal “Internet para Todos”

7 June 2025

Availability · Coverage · Global · Satellite Internet · Starlink

Starlink Satellite Internet FAQ

Starlink is SpaceX’s satellite-based broadband internet service, and by 2025 the constellation has launched over 7,500 satellites with about 6,750 active in orbit. The satellites orbit in low Earth orbit at roughly 550 km altitude, delivering typical download speeds of 50–200+ Mbps and latency around 20–40 ms. SpaceX began launching Starlink in 2019, and by early 2025 it served more than 5 million customers in 125+ countries. The residential Starlink kit costs about $599 in many regions, with US promotions as low as $349, and monthly service typically $90–$120, with occasional $0 hardware deals tied to multi-month commitments. There are

7 June 2025

Connectivity · FAQ · NASDAQ:TMUS · Satellite Internet · Space Technology · Starlink