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T-Mobile’s “T-Satellite With Starlink” Messaging Service Launching July 23rd, Limited Satellite Data Support Coming In October
At a live streamed event yesterday to celebrate being crowned the “Best Mobile Network” by Ookla (the SpeedTest.net company) – T-Mobile shared an update on its cellular network, including a major update on the T-Satellite service that is currently in public beta. T-Mobile and SpaceX announced the partnership that now powers T-Satellite in 2022 to […]
T-Mobile Revamps Lineup of Mobile Internet Hotspot & Router Plans – 100GB for $50/mo
T-Mobile recently made some changes to its lineup of data-only plans, including improving one of our Top Pick plans. T-Mobile Mobile Internet Video 100GB Plan Changes The 100GB Mobile Internet plan for $50/month has been a top pick since it released in 2020, and has undergone several iterations over the years. But the biggest […]
Peplink Releases The SpeedFusion Connect App, Bringing SpeedFusion Bonding And VPN To iOS and Android Smartphones – For Free!
Router manufacturer Peplink has launched a new SpeedFusion Connect App that lets those connecting via iOS or Android phones experience some of the reliability benefits of Peplink’s SpeedFusion Connect bonding technology. This is a great tool for those with Peplink routers to tap into the reliability of SpeedFusion when away from their home networks. Peplink […]
Starlink Launches New Performance Kit With The Potential For Gigabit Speeds, Replacing Flat High Performance Dish
Starlink has released a new performance-oriented user terminal, one that is expected to replace the Flat High Performance dish. The new dish is simply called the “Performance” dish, and it has some significant upgrades over the Flat High Performance – making it the new flagship of the Starlink lineup. Performance Dish Video Story The […]
SpaceX’s Starship Experiences Third Consecutive Failure – Implications For Starlink?
SpaceX’s Starship development program is having a bad year – yesterday experiencing its third major failure in a row. Yet another “Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly” without meeting key test objectives is a major embarrassment for SpaceX – and this stumble will potentially slow down the development of the massively upgraded Starlink V3 satellites. The test flight […]
2025 Satellite Mobile Internet Update: Starlink, Kuiper, Direct To Cellular, and More!
We have tracked satellite internet options for nomads from the very start here at the Mobile Internet Resource Center, and things have sure come a long way since our days of using a surveyor’s tripod to tediously aim a huge HughesNet dish between the trees to get online from the most remote campsites. Now, you […]
Calyx Institute’s New Sprout Membership – With BYOD SIM for Unlimited T-Mobile Data
The Calyx Institute is a non-profit organization that includes T-Mobile based data plans with their memberships – a perk they are able to offer due to old terms negotiated by Clear Wireless and Sprint (who T-Mobile acquired). There are other non-profit organizations offering these plans, like PCs for People, at even lower costs – but […]
Amazon’s Starlink Competitor Project Kuiper Blasts Off – At Last!
We have been tracking Project Kuiper since 2019, when Amazon first revealed its plans to build a global broadband satellite internet constellation designed to rival SpaceX’s Starlink. Amazon is claiming that it is setting out “to build the most advanced and the most modern communications system in the world” and “the most advanced satellite network ever […]
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