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Coverage? App Update – Now Includes Boost Mobile/Dish Coverage
The 2025 update to our Coverage? app now includes the Boost/Dish network.
Starlink Tweaks Plans Again: Residential Lite in the USA, 50GB Roam Standard Dish Activation & $200 Regional Discounts
One thing we have come to depend on with Starlink is that their plans continually get tweaked and changed. This time the changes are positive, if you qualify for them, but that isn’t always the case. Starlink Plan Changes Video Overview “Residential Lite” Service Available in US Starlink has added a new cheaper option […]
2025 Cellular Mobile Internet Update: 5G Is Mainstream, X65 Modems Coming To Routers, 5G Advanced Evolves Towards 6G
In our last massive 5G industry update in late 2023, we noted that 5G was finally ready for primetime now that a new generation of more future-proof 5G modems had become available for cellular routers. Now, in early 2025, 5G has evolved even more – to the point where 5G gear should be the default […]
T-Mobile Announces Starlink Direct-to-Cellular Service Pricing & Expands Beta to “Everyone” Regardless Of Carrier
T-Mobile and SpaceX announced a partnership in 2022 to “eliminate dead zones” by piggybacking a cellular payload onto a subset of Starlink satellites. The goal is to beam down a 4G signal that would be compatible with regular, everyday cellular phones without needing special hardware. The initial announcement was overly optimistic about schedules (typical for […]
Starlink Alerts Customers that Grandfathered Residential +Portability Plan Is Coming to an End
Almost exactly two years after Starlink abruptly stopped offering a portability feature that combined aspects of the Residential and Roam plans, Starlink is officially sunsetting the Residential + Portability plan for good. Portability was an add-on feature to residential plans that Starlink ceased offering in February 2023. Portability was a $25 add-on feature to the […]
UPDATE: What the Failure of Starship Flight 7 (and 8!) Means For Starlink – V3 Satellites Coming
SpaceX’s Starship is the largest rocket ever built, and when the system is fully operational and rapidly reusable it will be capable of delivering more cargo into orbit vastly more affordably than anything before. It absolutely dwarfs SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and even towers over historic giants like the Saturn 5 that took humans […]
T-Mobile Announces Beta Test For Starlink Direct-to-Cellular Satellite Service
T-Mobile and SpaceX have a partnership to provide limited cellular service from space, and the FCC recently approved this direct-to-cell (D2C) service for commercial use. T-Mobile is launching a beta test for this capability in early 2025 and plans to expand service as more satellites with direct-to-cell capability are orbited. This is NOT Starlink high-speed […]
New Official Starlink Accessories – Including DC Power & Roof Rack
Starlink recently added several new accessories to its official store, and there are some exciting new options to explore, especially for nomads. One of the most highly sought-after accessories for some Starlink users is an official DC option for the Starlink Standard hardware. Users have been asking for a DC option since the first round […]
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