In late November, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally gave T-Mobile and SpaceX the green light to use the latter's Starlink satellites to provide connections to the former's customers. T-Mobile kicked off a beta program for the satellite service two days back but not all modern phones will be compatible.

T-Mobile and SpaceX will use a satellite-to-cell constellation to bring connectivity to dead zones. T-Mobile is now accepting applications to allow a limited number of customers to test its satellite-powered messaging before it rolls out for all customers.

In its announcement, T-Mobile says that all customers with a compatible phone and voice plan are eligible for the beta test but as folks at Android Authority note, not all phones qualify at the moment.