T-Mobile tells a user that they are now connected to the Starlink satellite service. | Image Credit – 4RTKBA, Reddit
This particular user though doesn’t have the new connections menu on their phone yet. They haven’t revealed if the service is functional on their phone now, but regardless, this is an important milestone, and a sign that the program will kick off officially any minute.
Some other users say that they have received a text telling them that T-Mobile is getting things ready and they might be one of the first to experience the service.
Others have received messages telling them they have been accepted into the beta program. | Image Credit – darkwhale109, Reddit
A T-Mobile employee had previously revealed that the beta trial would kick off in late January or early February.
T-Mobile and Starlink have the technicalities in place to deploy the service. After all, they enabled it during hurricanes and also activated it in Los Angeles at a minute’s notice to keep those affected by the devastating wildfires connected.
Meanwhile, there’s no sign of the rollout of a similar service for AT&T and Verizon users, but the two carriers have also inked partnerships with satellite companies to bring space-based connectivity to their users, so progress is probably being made behind the scenes or so we hope.
