It’s hard to get through modern life without a cell phone. And cell service has gotten expensive. The average American shells out around $135 a month for it, according to a 2024 survey from the global ...

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T-Mobile is starting wide-scale beta testing for its satellite-to-cell service, powered by SpaceX's Starlink. The initiative aims to extend connectivity to remote areas across the United States, ...

The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary, emergency capabilities to provide their Direct-to-Cell satellite service in the wake of Hurricane Helene. In a post on ...

Since January, it's been launching cellular Starlink satellites to use them as orbiting cell towers that can beam data to phones on the ground. "Starlink's new system enables internet connectivity for ...

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My mother has been teaching college for more than 30 years. She used to get phone service through Sprint (which was acquired by T-Mobile in 2020). Her phone service was so bad, she once threatened ...

Subway tunnels are one of the few places in New York City where cell service at times is out of reach. Straphangers are a long way off from the MTA’s 2032 goal of cell connectivity in all tunnels, but ...

Wi-Fi is a standard offering on cruise ships these days, and the quality has greatly improved in recent years. Cruise mobile phone service allows guests to continue using their cell phones much as ...