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Can I Opt Out of the new Starlink Program?
I love T-Mobile, been a customer for about a decade but I do not want my money going towards Starlink. Is there any way to opt out of it?
I would hope all customers revolt and demand that T-Mobile not work with Starlink. If they don't, I'm taking my business elsewhere even though I love T-Moible otherwise and have been a customer for 15+ years.
I cannot believe I wasn't aware of T-mobile working with musk/starlink until just now (I must be avoiding news a little too well these days). Well this supersedes the current problem I am having with my phone. Now I will be looking to switch service providers. Thank you for probably the last time, T-mobile Community!
You may need it when natural disaster hits your area and need to call for help when towers are down.
what help? he ended FEMA...
They have competitors. Just like TMobile has competitors that are not in bed with Musk.
As far as satellite service alternatives go, AT&T, and apparently Verizon, have announced partnership with AST SpaceMobile. The service should offer more than just texting, even the ability to have video calls. However, there is no price or rollout date that I know of with either AT&T or Verizon.
Another alternative would be something like the Garmin InReach which starts at around $15/month but requires a separate device costing a few hundred dollars.
Personally I'm not going to boycott T-Mobile. I don't have a satellite compatible phone, as mine is too old, and I don't have the GO5G plan either. I am interested in satellite texting for emergencies, but all this politics and the world melting down and this early period of testing satellite on smartphones I guess means I'll wait and see how things turn out. I have no idea who the CEO of AST SpaceMobile is or how he or she compares to Elon Musk.
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