Starlink allows satellite connection in areas impacted by hurricanes: Musk
In a collaboration with T-Mobile, Elon Musk's Starlink is offering direct-to-cell service for areas impacted by Hurricane Milton.
Elon Musk says he has accelerated the rollout of Starlink to directly connect to cell phones.
This, after SpaceX said the FCC "rapidly approved emergency special temporary authority for coverage in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton."
"We have accelerated the rollout of Starlink direct to cell phone connectivity for areas affected by the hurricanes," Musk wrote on X early Wednesday morning. "This is being provided free of charge by SpaceX and TMobile to help those in need," he added.
If a phone connects to a Starlink satellite, it will have one to two bars of signal and show "T-Mobile SpaceX" in the network name, according to SpaceX.
"Users may have to manually retry text messages if they don't go through at first, as this is being delivered on a best-effort basis," the company wrote on X.
"The service works best outdoors, and occasionally works indoors near a window," SpaceX added.
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