Hurricane Milton: T-Mobile, Starlink unlocks satellite texting in affected region. Here’s how it works.
T-Mobile customers impacted by Hurricane Milton will get free emergency satellite texting thanks to Starlink. On Tuesday evening, SpaceX, which owns Starlink, shared that it has activated its Direct to Cell satellites for T-Mobile carriers in Florida, which is expected to bear the brunt of the hurricane. “We have now enabled basic texting (SMS) for…