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I'm new to the T Mobile community switching over from US Cellular. The reason for switching is because of the rumored US Cellular buyout, and also interested in the upcoming Starlink communication making it possible to have talk/text pretty much anywhere. Although I don't have the connection I had w/US Cellular the T Mobile Gateway is much faster. I wounder if T Mobile has any plans to utilize the US Cellular towers ? I defiantly would help the coverage in my area increasing T Mobile's customer base. Thanks to all that reply!

syaoran · Answer

I do think T-Mobile will use a lot of the US Cellular towers to fill in places where T-Mobile has no coverage or covergae that can be improved.&nbsp; It probably won't be an immediate switch over because T-Mobile will need potentially convert those towers over to a deployment more friendly with the rest of the T-Mobile network.&nbsp; Some of the Sprint towers took the better part of 2 years to come online under T-Mobile.&nbsp;

syaoran · Answer

Starlink should be out.of beta in July od this year.&nbsp; You can sign up for the beta and hope you get in.
 T-Mobile Starlink Satellite Phone Service: A New Era in Connectivity https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/satellite-phone-service&nbsp;
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heavenm · Answer

Our Newsroom article talks a lot about the agreement to acquire UScellular and how we plan to improve coverage and service experiences. It's all very exciting! Check it out:&nbsp;T‑Mobile to Acquire UScellular Wireless Operations and Deliver Exceptional Value, a Superior 5G Experience and Unparalleled Benefits to Millions of Customers - T‑Mobile Newsroom

bill56 · Answer

First, thanks for the reply! That makes perfect sense. I the meantime we can use internet and hopefully sooner than later Starlink

bill56 · Answer

According to the Rep that signed us up Sunday, with the plan we have we are enrolled? I know I've seen the satellite image pop up on my phone a couple of times so hopefully that's a positive sign...