It’s getting harder to stay patient now. That was in 2022 T-Mobile announced that it has partnered with SpaceX to use the company’s Starlink satellite constellation to provide direct cellular connectivity capabilities to its users. In December, the two finally announced a pilot program and it now appears to be underway. Reddit user 4RTKBA says so They’ve been selected for the Starlink beta, which is important since there are only limited slots. They say they received a text message yesterday saying they were connected to the service. They have a Galaxy S24 Ultra, so it’s no surprise The phone qualifies, considering there were reports of the phone getting a new “satellite networks” option just last month.

T-Mobile tells the user that they are now connected to Starlink satellite service. | Image credit – 4RTKBA, Reddit

Although this particular user doesn’t have the new contacts list on his phone yet. They haven’t revealed if the service is working on their phones now, but regardless, this is an important milestone, and a sign that the program will officially launch any minute.

Some other users say they are I received a text message letting them know T-Mobile He sets things up and they may be among the first to try the service.

Others received letters telling them they had been accepted into the pilot program. | Image credit – darkwhale109, Reddit

A A T-Mobile employee had previously revealed that the beta would begin in late January or early February.

T-Mobile Starlink has the necessary technical procedures in place to deploy the service. After all, they enabled it during hurricanes as well It was activated in Los Angeles within a minute to keep those affected by the devastating wildfires connected.

Meanwhile, there is no sign of a similar service being rolled out AT&T and Verizon users, but the two companies have also signed partnerships with satellite companies to provide satellite connectivity to their users, so progress is likely being made behind the scenes or so we hope.