US Travelers Can Now Use T-Mobile's Satellite Service in Canada and New Zealand
You wouldn't think satellites zipping overhead would be bound by geographic boundaries, but T-Mobile subscribers have only been able to use the carrier's T-Satellite service in the continental US, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and parts of Alaska. Now, customers traveling in Canada and New Zealand can connect to the satellite service when they are out of cellular range.
According to T-Mobile's support page for T-Satellite, the new coverage areas are provided by partnerships with Rogers Satellite in Canada and One NZ Satellite in New Zealand. Both companies use SpaceX's Starlink network of low-Earth orbit satellites to enable texting and limited data from optimized apps, including voice calls using WhatsApp, for Rogers and One NZ subscribers in their countries.
T-Satellite works with most mobile phones made during the last four years and does not require special hardware to connect to the Starlink network. The service is included as a feature...
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