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T-Mobile Customers Can Now Use Satellite Connectivity in Canada and New Zealand

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite connectivity is now available for T-Mobile users who are traveling in Canada and New Zealand.

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T-Mobile users have previously had access to cellular connectivity through roaming agreements in Canada and New Zealand, and now T-Satellite connectivity is included. Canada satellite coverage is enabled through Rogers Satellite, and in New Zealand, satellite coverage is provided by One NZ. Both Rogers and One NZ have agreements with Starlink provider SpaceX.

T-Mobile updated its website to mention satellite roaming last week, and the company says that support for other locations will be coming in the future. T-Mobile is working with global roaming partners and SpaceX to expand T-Satellite.

T-Satellite is available to T-Mobile subscribers in the continental U.S., Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and parts of southern Alaska. It is also now available in Canada and New Zealand, with a coverage map available on the T-Mobile website.

Rogers and One NZ customers can also use T-Satellite when traveling in the United States as part of the new partnership.

T-Mobile's satellite connectivity launched in July 2025 after several months of beta testing, and it is compatible with the iPhone 13 and later. In October 2025, T-Mobile added support for using satellite data with some third-party apps, an option not available with Apple's built-in satellite feature on the iPhone 14 and later.

Like Apple's satellite option, T-Satellite kicks in when users do not have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection available. A view of open sky is required to establish connectivity, but there is no need to manually hold an iPhone to the sky to connect as there is with Apple's implementation.

T-Satellite works on Apple iPhones, and it can be used alongside the native satellite connectivity. Satellite service is included in T-Mobile's Experience Beyond plans, and is priced at $10 per line for other T-Mobile plans.

Smartphone users without T-Mobile service can sign up for T-Satellite for $10 per month.

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Top Rated Comments

ThomasJL Avatar
6 hours ago at 08:40 pm
It's a disappointment to hear that T-Mobile is partnering with Elon Musk. I refuse to spend money on anything connected to him.

That said, I realize the extreme importance of sattelite connectivity for emergencies in areas with no cellular coverage, so I hope Apple somehow plays a role in influencing the near future of sattelite coverage, and does so without partnering with Starlink nor anything else connected to Musk.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 hours ago at 04:25 pm

idk, I'm in NZ and when One NZ announced we get satellite from SpaceX I immediately went and disabled it on my phone. I think I'd have to be dying in the middle of nowhere to reenable it
That's literally what it's for. Do yourself a favor and don't look up the personal lives of the inventors of every single technology you rely on...I have some bad news for you about cars...and not just the electric ones...
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
7 hours ago at 07:34 pm

Congrats on eschewing incredible technology because of your political leanings.
You think it's political? Not at all. I think he's a terrible person in general - how he treats his workers for instance. I don't wish to support anything he makes. I also wouldn't buy a Tesla. So I don't get to use the 'incredible technology'? So what? It's my choice.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SBlue1 Avatar
3 hours ago at 11:32 pm

Do yourself a favor and don't look up the personal lives of the inventors of every single technology you rely on...I have some bad news for you about cars...and not just the electric ones...
Why, what did Carl Benz do wrong?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 hours ago at 06:42 pm

idk, I'm in NZ and when One NZ announced we get satellite from SpaceX I immediately went and disabled it on my phone. I think I'd have to be dying in the middle of nowhere to reenable it
Congrats on eschewing incredible technology because of your political leanings.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 hours ago at 04:24 pm

T-Mobile users are more likely to give Elon the middle finger.
And thanks to his extensive network of satellites, he can now see it from Canada and New Zealand.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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