Chris Velazco
Starlink, T-Mobile open their satellite texting test to all. Here’s how it works.
T-Mobile announced it was throwing open the doors to its satellite messaging beta test — powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink — for free until July 2025. The twist? You don’t even need to be an existing T-Mobile customer to try it. “If you see the sky, you can connect,” said Mike Katz, T-Mobile’s president of marketing, strategy and products, in an interview.
Is your internet service unreliable? There may be fiber in your future.
Fiber-optic internet (often just known as “fiber”) can be staggeringly faster than the DSL, cable or satellite internet connections that many Americans rely on. It’s also pretty uncommon, relatively speaking.
The definition of broadband internet may change. Here’s why.
After years of the same old thing, the rules of broadband internet may finally get rewritten.