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krishkal
Newbie Caller
31 days ago
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Starlink vs Apple Satellite service

Hi, I recently enrolled in the Starlink Beta. I tried it out for the first time on my iPhone 16Pro today at a rural park with no cell coverage. Both the Apple native satellite service, and the Starli...
  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    30 days ago

    Go to Settings, Cellular, Network Selection, turn off Automatic, and it will start searching for networks.  T-Mobile - Starlink will appear but you will only be able to successfully connect to it if no other cellular network is available. 

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krishkal
Newbie Caller
30 days ago

Do you know how I manually select this on the iPhone? Thanks!

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syaoran
Transmission Titan
30 days ago

Go to Settings, Cellular, Network Selection, turn off Automatic, and it will start searching for networks.  T-Mobile - Starlink will appear but you will only be able to successfully connect to it if no other cellular network is available. 

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    krishkal
    Newbie Caller
    30 days ago

    Thanks, I will try that the next time.