ORLANDO, Fla. – T-Mobile customers affected by Hurricane Milton will be able to send SMS texts over Starlink satellites, according to The Verge.
“We have now enabled basic texting (SMS) for those on T-Mobile phones in hurricane affected areas,” SpaceX says. “Text messages have already been sent and received. You can text loved ones, text 911 and continue to receive emergency alerts.”
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According to The Verge, if your phone connects to a Starlink satellite instead of a usual antenna, you will see one or two bars of service, and the network name will be “T-Mobile SpaceX.”
If messages do no initially send, try again.
SpaceX says the service works “best outdoors” and “occasionally works indoors near a window.”
In addition to the thousands (>10k) of Starlink kits we are delivering in response to Hurricane Helene, the @Starlink team and @TMobile activated our Direct to Cell satellites to provide emergency alerts for all phones and carriers of those in affected areas.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2024
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