Anyone with a compatible phone can now sign up to use T-Mobile Text to 911 through satellite in the 500,000 square miles of the U.S. not reached by traditional cell towers.
This past July, T-Mobile rolled out T-Satellite with Starlink, a service that connects compatible phones to 650-plus Starlink satellites orbiting the Earth more than 200 miles up in space. Now, along with Text to 911 services available via terrestrial cell towers, wireless users in remote areas without traditional coverage can reach emergency services nearly anywhere with a view of the sky.
Placing a Text to 911 via T-Satellite is just like sending a normal text message – pull up the phone’s native messaging app, enter the message, enter 911 in the phone number field and hit send.For details, visit t-mobile.com/coverage/satellite-phone-service.
