Tag Archives: Satellite Connectivity

FOX Weather Switches to T-Mobile’s SuperMobile Plan for Storm Coverage

FOX Weather is switching to T-Mobile as its main wireless provider, equipping all its reporters with the carrier’s SuperMobile business plan. The move aims to keep weather teams connected even when they’re reporting from disaster zones or remote areas hit by hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe weather. According to T-Mobile’s announcement, SuperMobile combines three key features that regular wireless plans don’t offer: prioritized network access that … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Satellite Service Proves Popular with Rival Carrier Customers

T-Mobile’s satellite texting service is getting plenty of use from an unexpected group: people who don’t even have T-Mobile plans. New data shows that AT&T customers are taking advantage of the service in bigger numbers than anyone predicted. According to PhoneArena, usage data from Ookla reveals that AT&T subscribers account for 34% of Android users connecting to T-Satellite between December 2024 and September 2025. That’s a surprisingly … [read full article]

T-Mobile Expands Satellite Data to Include Apple’s Most Popular iPhone Apps

T-Mobile iPhone users can now use six popular Apple apps even when they’re completely cut off from cell towers and Wi-Fi, thanks to a major update to the carrier’s satellite service. The expanded functionality works through T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service, which beams internet connectivity directly from space using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. According to PhoneArena, the newly supported Apple apps include Maps, Messages, Weather, Music, Compass, and … [read full article]

Labor Groups Launch T-Mobile Boycott, Targeting 10,000 Customer Cancellations

A coalition of labor and activist groups launched a boycott campaign against T-Mobile today, calling on customers to cancel their service in protest of the carrier’s business partnerships and policy changes. According to PhoneArena, the boycott kicked off at 5 PM Pacific Time on September 10th, led by organizations including the Communication Workers of America and Tesla Takedown. The groups are pushing for at least 10,000 T-Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile Expands Emergency Fleet and Satellite Services for Hurricane Season

T-Mobile has significantly expanded its disaster response capabilities just in time for hurricane season, adding more emergency vehicles, drones, and satellite connectivity options to help keep people connected when storms knock out cell towers. The carrier’s biggest addition is T-Satellite, which lets you send text messages including emergency 911 texts through satellites when regular cell service goes down. According to T-Mobile’s announcement, nearly 94,000 people used … [read full article]

Not All Phones Will Get T-Mobile’s New Satellite Data Feature – Here’s What You Need to Know

google-pixel-10 T-Mobile customers have been eagerly waiting for satellite internet to arrive on their phones, and the wait is finally over – sort of. The Un-carrier has started rolling out satellite data support, but there’s a catch that might disappoint many subscribers. Right now, only Google Pixel 10 phones can actually use T-Mobile’s satellite internet feature. If you’ve got any other phone, you’ll need to wait a bit longer – or in some cases, you might be … [read full article]

Satellite Texting Is About to Be a Big Deal

You know that sinking feeling when your phone shows zero bars just when you need it most—whether you’re off-grid, on a remote highway, or just unlucky in your apartment? Satellite messaging services, like T-Mobile’s T-Satellite, are aiming to change that; and it’s not just a backup plan anymore. It’s becoming a serious business. As reported by PhoneArena, industry analysts at Gartner predict that low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite … [read full article]

Samsung & Motorola Users Can Now Send Images via T‑Mobile’s Satellite Service

T‑Mobile has quietly upgraded its satellite messaging service to support picture, audio and short video messages from compatible Samsung and Motorola devices—no more plain‑text only.  As reported by PhoneArena, supported phones on T‑Mobile’s network can now send and receive multimedia messages (MMS) even in areas without cell coverage. This new capability, powered by T‑Mobile’s Starlink‑backed T‑Satellite service, was [read full article]

Starlink Glitch Hits Just Hours After T‑Mobile Service Launch

T‑Mobile rolled out its new satellite-based messaging service powered by SpaceX’s Starlink this week. But hardly was the celebration over when Starlink went offline for about 2½ hours—just hours after the launch . According to PhoneArena, Starlink acknowledged that the disruption stemmed from a failure in key internal software systems controlling the network. The outage affected tens of … [read full article]