FCC Gives SpaceX Starlink DTC Green Light

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[@Glenpollard76]

LOVE YOU BRO AND YOUR CONTENT

[@thh383]

what will the cost od DTC be?.....

[@kstaxman2]

Always SpaceX coming up with a way to do what has seemed impossible.

[@Mproud661]

Australia’s biggest phone provider Telstra will hate this! Optus here is commonly known to be bad outside of the citys. But this will cover everywhere which will blow everyone away. I’m questioning if capacity will be a problem once everyone starts to move to Optus. I also live in a brick house so hopefully the service gets though and outages are common with Optus in my regional town

[@davidmendonca5992]

Thank you for keeping track of this and sharing the info.

[@philipdunham3342]

I cant wait!! I live outside of Bangor Maine and this is basically the end of civilization. 20 minutes out of sketchy 5G in Bangor we have no cell service. At home i use Star Link, (#2). This will be such a game changer throughout all of rural New England. TYSM for all your info and conversations. Phil Dunham, Eddington ME.

[@PlayItForTradition]

good to hear the progress for DTC for all...

[@davidsuzukiispolpot]

This will be fantastic when it comes to Canada. We can go long distances on logging roads where there is no cell connection for very long periods.

[@oralmyers4526]

Great content as usual. Keep up the good work. 🚀🚀

[@royrobbins2214]

Joe, I switched to T-Mobile about 2 years ago. We have 2 Home Internet systems and 2 cell phones. I just switched my Wi-Fi off and checked my mobile speed. I'm get 911mb down and 19.1mb up. Unbelievable fast speeds. one of the Home Internet systems, along with Starlink is in my motorhome. Very happy camper.

[@royrobinson4636]

Hi Roy 😁 That's impressive, I don't even get those speeds with Starlink Residential. My current average is about 200Mbps down and 20 Up. The fastest download speeds I've seen here were in the low 300's.

[@johnmunaretta5290]

I just got Starlink internet and love it I had really bad internet from my phone company 6 megs down and just 3 up I had it for years with no other choice until Starlink came along ! My cell phone signal is bad here to hopefully will be better for me soon Go Starlink! And thanks for your videos here for keeping us informed about Starlink !

[@JLOFlix]

Great news!!

[@ZonaJim]

I love to hike and camp in very remote areas of the Rockies. I'm excited for this technology. I can let my family know I'm safe, and I can seek help if needed.

[@slackerdude1958]

Always enjoy your content

[@roccofasulo376]

Thanks!

[@jcristina]

So very kind.. Thank you so much!! Many blessings!

[@Starship007]

Military will love this. No more lost planes or hikers. No more dead zones

[@jcristina]

🚀

[@DJ-Illuminate]

Question. How will T-Mobile handle this? Will they be rolled into Starlink or stay a partner? Does the technology leapfrog over T-Mobile's infrastructure and if so when?

[@jcristina]

Guess T-Mobile will provide as an added service either paid or free.

[@iPossum]

@@jcristina Good question…with DTC becoming available for all carriers, will it be worth switching? If there is parity in charges and service, I’ll still likely kick Verizon to the curb harder than a game winning field goal kicker with the game on the line!😂

[@iPossum]

And any preferred “perks” for existing Starlink subscribers?

[@tjmiracle6579]

I imagine a world where a call from planet to planet is possible 🚀🚀🚀

[@kathypfeiffer1196]

Have been wanting to switch from my currant carrier to T Mobil. Am off grid, and truly need the emergency signal connection as am alone and 69 yrs old.

[@jcristina]

Might be time.. I will be too... Sick of AT&T

[@STF68]

Love my T-Mobile and I got the over 55 price plan.

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

I think this will help alot.

[@bharm6974]

Thanks for tracking this. I am a T-Mobile subscriber and it's generally good but pockets are horrible. 3/4 of a mile from my house in suburban Houston (in any direction) I can get UC 5G and at least 300Mbps connection. At my house, 1.5Mbps. It's hard to even hold a phone conversation, if not for WiFi routing of the calls. I stayed with a son in the Salt Lake valley in Utah. In his basement, I was getting 850Gbps up and down! It was like a dream. I am hoping that DTC will eventually help erase these extremely steep curves of signal and make it more uniform.

[@scottnoll5139]

Great info Joe, thanks!

[@drfirechief8958]

As a kid, this was so futuristic as to just dream about. Now it's here! Plus, I grew up to be a firefighter and communication is imperative. So the ability of people in need as well as rescuers to communicate is completely amazing. One of the worst feelings in an emergency is being alone. Now, with very little modern tech, you're never alone. Outstanding!💩

[@endofdays7568]

This is groundbreaking it will make spacex trillions

[@jcristina]

IoT alone..

[@wayne8113]

Thanks Joe

[@DJ-Illuminate]

My thought is to sell any stock you have in cell phone companies as well as cable companies.

[@jcristina]

110% good advise.. ;)

[@X5493-c7p]

I’d go further and say if you own stock in a rival company to any of Elon’s companies then you should consider whether that’s wise 😁 Disclaimer not financial advice

[@olebloom1641]

Having grown up with no phones, or party lines, this is amazing.

[@jcristina]

likewise

[@arnoldsmith5754]

i grew up with crank telephones our number was 11r21 circuit 11 2 longs and a short ring i even called from Vietnam in Dec 1968 it was a ring down to Key Ohio cost 55 dollars for about 5 minutes but it was better than the cassette i sent from 101 airborne i thought it was quiet but all you could hear was choppers and gunfire in the background, oops

[@Rob-zombied-b3q]

Great show...good news!

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@rlsingle00]

🚀

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀🚀

[@hoffbd1]

We switched to T-Mobile because of DTC. Looking forward to seeing it work. Is there a way to tell when you are using DTC vs just a cell tower?

[@endofdays7568]

Good no phone spotty service

[@jcristina]

Oh ya!!!!!

[@stevemonroe8138]

Great info! Thanks for all you do.

[@benzetasilva]

☕ from Brazil.

[@WhoReallyCares917]

Another good one!!

[@jcristina]

Thanks again! 🚀🚀

[@Gilikemail]

Michigan has a lot of cellular dead zones outside of the major cities. On my way to and from work, there are about 5 miles worth of no cell service. If I get a flat tire, or hit a deer, or go in the ditch in one of these areas, I have to walk miles just to call for help. I switched to TMobile because of your mention of this coming. I'm really looking forward to calling for help no matter where I am.

[@TitanIV_Pad_Rat]

Another great video thank you

[@doug1olson]

I’m looking forward to it. I have T-Mobile and as we travel around there are sometimes no signal. Thanks for the update!

[@DuncanInnes1956]

Can’t wait for this to come to New Zealand. Starlink has made a big difference to internet connectivity but my cellphone still only gets two or three bars of reception …. So even an SMS service would be good.

[@MichaelRach-hc7in]

Thanks 🇦🇺👍

[@arnoldsmith5754]

very good advice and all your help are appreciated

[@MrJoe8K]

So 3 1/2 minutes into video and he finally gets to the point

[@jimmchale8750]

Accidentally learned that you can get text on airplane via DTC last week. I am on T-Mobile for my mobile connection. I accidentally forgot to put my phone into airplane mode and it started receiving texts at 30K and was not connected to the plane's Wi-Fi. So they must be testing it at times.

[@jcristina]

That’s amazing! LOVE IT!!!! Thanks for the heads up.. Wonderful information. 🚀

[@iPossum]

Let the good times roll!

[@jimmchale8750]

I am on a Samsung S24 ultra...so that's not the situation.

[@timothymaggenti717]

Nice, thanks for the info, hope you and your family had a awesome thanksgiving

[@jcristina]

Happy holidays!

[@jamesdtagliarenijr5760]

Thanks for the info Joe!

[@Nosaesoh]

🇦🇺 😱 my head hurts from thinking how this is done

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀🚀

[@PeteMiller]

DTC potential was one of the reasons that I chose to switch to T-Mobile, aside from my former cell provider SUCKING #$$ (went from 5-bars almost everywhere 6 years ago to 1-bar [at best] many places INSIDE a very large metropolitan area).

[@andybonneau9209]

What effect will DTC tech have on privacy? Will this new layer make it more difficult for Big Brother to track and monitor citizens?

[@jcristina]

It always about the person/company and not the device.. So it will depend.

[@CJohn-x9k]

❤ awesome

[@jcristina]

🚀 Oh ya!

[@robertclark7305]

I will be changing to T-Mobile after my 2 year expires in February. At the cost I pay now for bad V service, I hope T-Mobile is better. I hate not having the ability to at least text.

[@jcristina]

Likewise

[@BruceRusk-nl7qr]

Wow. This is pretty cool. 😊

[@jcristina]

Oh ya!! 🚀🚀

[@lkeil84]

I remember being so excited about the possibilities of Starlink being a new boat owner. How someday I would just have internet on my boat anywhere I was at. The reality hit....yes, you can have it as a mobile service, but it would cost extra. Then you were limited to 10 mph unless you paid more. Then if in the Bahamas it would cost even more, like $250 a month on top of $600 for the dish. So in 3 years for 3 months in the Bahamas I would spend about $1000 per year for those 3 months. I just cannot justify tripple the price for a 5% gain. I found that a mobile hotspot needing a $30 piece of equipment and a $90 a month service fee was connected 95% of the time wherever I went with no speed limitations. In the US I have 50gb hotspot on my phone, so not a problem. I fear that this will start tp be adding cost to my phone. Pretty soon my phone will cost $250/month for all this connectivity worldwide. If that is the case, I still will not use it. If Starlink was $120/month like stationary, I would definitely have it on the boat. I just cannot see where there is any additional cost to SpaceX for my roaming service and they only charge more for it because they can, not because it it is more costly for them. And how much bandwidth gets used on a boat anyway? Less than at home I bet.

[@henrybarnes8437]

Thanks!!!

[@jcristina]

Appreciate it

[@StuSull]

Brilliant 😊

[@honeybadgers1996]

This is a great news! I suppose there is no special setup on the phone when you need to communicate using DTC? Do you think those people who got stuck on the roofs were also able to use this DTC system during the hurricane Helene? If so, this information needs to get out globally since majority of people have no idea that system is available on their phones in case of emergency. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀 Really amazing!

[@Cyberhome1972]

Being able to make a phone call anywhere in the world without roaming charge will be the norm in the future. Looking forward to it in my lifetime.

[@roccofasulo376]

I know you live in a rural area in south Florida. I also live in a rural area in Citrus County. I have Spectrum Internet Service. They’re ok as long as I’m in house or on patio. Other than that they suck if I’m out in my stand alone shop about 60’ away from home where I get very little or no service. Hopefully Starlink will solve my internet problem. Thanks for all you information 👍

[@jcristina]

It certainly will.

[@Runboy7426]

Fireside! 🔥

[@roncox2777]

Very cool

[@Craigorock]

I'm in the Philippines well this work

[@jameskloer4657]

for the cell phone companies!

[@letseatsteak]

What kind of connectivity icons did you have when connected to Starlink DTC? Just curious.

[@jcristina]

Two bars of cell service with cell turned off.

[@GaryMangin]

Definitely the way as the future sounds good just wonder how pricey

[@claudenormandeau9211]

Nice

[@Travelers1357]

👍🚀📡

[@mark1sown]

Nice work ❤🎉😊

[@dugdugan3043]

Sounds good

[@jcristina]

Oh ya

[@patriciaort9172]

🎉🎊 Yay!

[@jcristina]

Thanks for being here

[@dennislock9943]

Has there been any discussion when it will be available in Canada? We get service through Roger’s but no voice or data.

[@robertsmart5600]

👌

[@davidfofi3572]

🔥

[@blackwolfacres2759]

Is there any speculation as to the other carriers, Verizon, etc being brough on board?

[@joneyjimms1598]

Sounds great. Long overdue. Now beam me up.😅

[@Tartandon_the_Piper]

😎

[@JUNIORSAYLES]

👍👍

[@roccofasulo376]

👍

[@jlanetman]

From everything I see DTC will be a major competitor to cell providers in the near future. Apple is exploring this technology and cell carriers are running out of spectrum because of home internet product. Keep in mind Starlink plans to upgrade to 1 gigabit service in the next couple of years. Remind me why we need one of the major carriers?

[@mikedurham4448]

👽

[@markmiles4359]

So this is only going to be available through T-Mobile. I guess I'll check back in a couple of years.

[@TBlockMusic]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@Mick.Porter]

Do many of you remember back in the day? Welcome to the world of Dick Tracy's wrist communicator.

[@JohnWallace74]

Good video. Thanks for the information. Apple iPhones have had satellite texting capabilities since iPhone 14 (over 2 years now). I guess Elon Musk is just now making it available to all of the Android phones now . I’m not impressed by DTC. I’m still wondering just how many Star Link customers will max out Star Link . They seem to be hitting this maximum limit every few months.

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀🚀 Thank you for being here!!!! Blessings

[@JohnWallace74]

@@jcristina God be with you, your family and loved ones.

[@ClarksAddress]

Well darn. I'm about to buy new phones and renew in February with Verizon. Should I do it, or move to T-Mobile? I would think that something this revolutionary and important would come to all service providers, but I could be wrong. I also live in South FL and would love this feature for disaster communications. Thoughts?

[@AscendingSpace]

I think primary function of DTC would be to verify the location of the caller ID. The STIR/SHAKEN protocol, while effective, cannot definitively confirm the true origin of a call. By providing this additional layer of verification, DTC can fix for good issues caused by spoofed caller ID numbers over the past two decades.

[@Starship007]

Investors funded first transatlantic and transpacific cables for the stock market to connect all the world markets, speed was important. Many private investors for Starlink saw all the additional advantages space could offer over land. Musk also owned his own reusable rocket company which was icing on the cake. Musk has stated his rocket company makes 4 billion/year but Starlink revenue could be 40 billion/year.

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Starlink is the GOLDEN EGG to MARS!

[@ricwestdoesitwork]

🎉👍🏼

[@mattm5001]

Currently in the Philippines, no T-Mobile here. When will it be available outside the US ? What if anything shows up in settings (iPhone) or how do you see on the phone to show that you can send a txt even though you don’t have signal to cell? Is there an icon that shows satellite availability?

[@timothylindsay3244]

Jay, on which publicly traded companies does SpaceX/Starlink depend? eg. T-mobile? And, which are the sole or most critical suppliers of products or services? Also, does Starlink have plans to expand to service providers other than T-mobile for their DTC and IOTs services? Love your videos.

[@mikeperry2561]

Makes me wonder if Lora/lorawan IOT activities will move towards a system similar to DTC. I could see that happening.

[@MarisolMarquez01]

🎉

[@Mr09260]

Elon Musk a born and Bred South African has certainly caused a rumpus worldwide over the years

[@jcristina]

Yes

[@thh383]

his mother is canadiam!!

[@scottgremko4426]

👍❤🎉

[@iPossum]

All sounds great but I gotta ask…when the switch gets flipped on, and every monkey with a cell phone is now accessing the service, will it be able to perform as expected, or will we be thrown in to the buffering zone?

[@SuperUbuntudude]

I am counting the days that I can drop my cell phone carrier here in Canada and move onto Starlink. Hopefully it'll be a reasonable price that would be the only thing that would hold me back.

[@jcristina]

🚀

[@donaldhiles_k9sgz428]

😊

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀

[@Pablo-l2z]

I have Caravan with Starlink in Australia with the Caravan. If I put a turn it on cost me $195 for the month. I turn it on at the end of the month. It’s cheaper. I wish you could pick the dates.

[@MikeNie1]

Hypothetical question. Why can't T-Mobile (or any other carrier) just add a Starlink front end into the phone? If the satellites have enough transmit and receive performance to communicate with a phone on the ground, why not do so on their own frequencies, instead of cell bands. The other carriers would have no argument of interference on cell bands if they are not using them. Then the other carriers would have to be honest and say "We oppose it because we will lose customers." Yes, different frequencies, but in a line of sight, it should not make much difference. Once connected via Starlink, it could use services the same as via WiFi calling.

[@rockinredheadUK]

🐺🌴🍺🍷

[@chikuvyas7917]

Yo

[@jcristina]

🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@natelaperriere3981]

any Idea of if this will work with T-mobile parterns? I have GCI as T mobile doesn't have towers up here in Alaska. I use T mobile towers when i go south, so I'm wondering if it will work with Starlink

[@RickPettit-g3z]

😮

[@jcristina]

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[@RickPettit-g3z]

Great coverage!!! Great commentary, love your style! Thanks again

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