Starlink turns cell phones into satellite phones

[MountainDude]

I interpret this to mean that if you get this service, you won't need subscriptions like Garmin InReach.
Only available on T mobile (why?).
Thoughts?

SpaceX Starlink to Launch First Direct-to-Cell Internet Satellites

Starlink internet could soon be beamed directly to consumers' smartphones from space

themessenger.com

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

Because Starlink and T-Mobile crafted a deal to use a portion of the spectrum licensed exclusively to T-Mobile for this service.

Their competitors are not happy.

SpaceX says it’s ready to test sat-to-phone system with T-Mobile

SpaceX told the FCC in a recent filing that it’s excited to begin testing its direct-to-cellular satellite phone system with T-Mobile and the National Science Foundation ahead of a commercial launc | SpaceX told the FCC in a recent filing that it’s excited to begin testing its direct-to-cellular...

www.fiercewireless.com

AT&T argues that SpaceX should not be allowed to use the PCS G Block licensed to T-Mobile through an STA and says the proper venue is through an experimental license from the Office of Engineering and Technology, which is the same process that authorized similar testing for Lynk Global and AT&T’s partner, AST Space Mobile.​

 

[Pinecone]

Of course not. The juggernaut of SpaceX/Starlink and T-Mobile is going to roll over them.