T-Mobile’s Starlink Mobile Offers Roaming in Canada, New Zealand

T-Mobile’s implementation of Starlink Mobile, T-Satellite, is expanding beyond the US, enabling subscribers to roam and receive satellite connectivity in dead zones across Canada and New Zealand. 

Until now, the satellite-to-phone service has been restricted to the continental US, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and parts of Alaska. But in an update to the T-Satellite website, T-Mobile writes: “Now T-Satellite has your back in places towers can’t reach, including Canada and New Zealand.”

(Credit: T-Mobile)

The support page for T-Satellite says the carrier is offering roaming through Canadian carrier Rogers and New Zealand operator One NZ, both existing SpaceX partners. It adds: “We are collaborating with our global roaming partners and SpaceX to offer T-Satellite to our customers traveling in even more places.” 

We also reached out to T-Mobile, which noted: “Yes, the support page is accurate and has all the latest information on international T-Satellite availability.” 

The coverage map for T-Satellite now includes areas in Canada. (Credit: T-Mobile)

The roaming feature adds extra appeal to T-Satellite/Starlink Mobile, which lets you send text messages, use select mobile apps, and even make video calls in cellular dead zones. The service saw major hype last year, but interest and actual use may have cooled as T-Satellite transitioned from a free beta to an official perk costing $10 per month for customers, except for subscribers on T-Mobile’s most premium plans.

This week, T-Mobile’s CEO said T-Satellite’s usage has been lower than expected, with most use occurring in national parks without cell service. Satellite connectivity automatically activates when you enter a dead zone.  

T-Mobile hinted that roaming support was in the works after Rogers began offering its own roaming capability for Starlink Mobile earlier this month, allowing its subscribers to use the satellite service in the US. 

Last month, KDDI, another SpaceX partner, also appeared to be the first to offer the roaming support, making it available between Japan and the US for its own customers on the Au mobile carrier. KDDI has since said it plans to expand roaming further to Canada, the Philippines, and New Zealand.

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I’ve been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I’m currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country’s technology sector.

Since 2020, I’ve covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I’ve combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink’s cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I’m now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I’m always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

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