08-27-2022, 04:34 PM | #1 |
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T mobile and starlink
So it looks like T mobile phones will be able to connect to starlink satellites so there will be few of any dead zones. Not sure I'd squat here to tmo just for this as it remains to be seen how well it works since starlink can be unreliable at times and does nothing for service in non rural areas where T-Mobile is often lacking. What do you guys think?
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Having used three different satellite phones over the years, I wouldn't run out to change carriers until it is proven and on the market. The info that I saw said that they were only looking at text messaging and low-bandwidth data to T-Mobile phones. How it handles high-speed data and the latency problem with voice over satellites is still a huge unknown. I'd also personally be concerned with the radio power necessary for it to work via satellite sucking a handheld phone's battery dry in only a few hours.....
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I'm already T-Mobile. Could be interesting to use while fishing the open ocean, or up at the cabin in the mountains.
ALTHOUGH, both those places are often visited with the expressed intention of NOT being able to take a call/text. . .
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Yeah just for emergency use otherwise you can keep your phone off.
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I used to have the text-only link to weather data, so I would know if snow was coming.
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