T-Mobile's satellite service lifts off, and it's open season on rivals T-Mobile's Starlink-to-cellphone service is now out of beta – and the company is using the opportunity to woo customers from other providers by offering à la carte satellite services to AT&T and Verizon customers. Mike Sievert, T-Mobile CEO, announced the official launch of what's now called T-Satellite in a post on X …
I have it and its useful when at my cabin in Vermont. However as usual they implemented it poorly. Unlike, say, wifi you can't switch it off if you want, and it's a huge power drain. So I find my Galaxy S24+ burns through it's battery in hours, and takes forever to charge, because the phone has to broadcast at full power all of the time. Another example of software written by people who don't use it, and inadequate testing. Just add a fucking switch so I can turn it off if I don't care but allows me to turn it on when I do. They still get their $10/month.
Would the uk billion pound investment to get mobile coverage to the (claimed) 5% not-spots be better directed to satellite?
"Claimed " because over the last month I've been getting poor or zero signal on both sims ,different networks in a large uk city, central and suburban, much worse than hertofore.
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