T-Mobile US Inc.’s tie-up with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for texting and data usage off the grid will cost customers $15 a month after a free testing period, the carrier said Sunday.

T-Mobile starts trial of Starlink service for its customers and others with full roll-out from July for $15 per month.

T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered direct-to-cell satellite messaging service is now open for anyone in the US to try for free — including people who aren’t T-Mobile customers. The service will be limited to text messaging at first but the company hopes to have some apps and even limited multimedia support ready by the time it goes live this summer.

T-Mobile's Starlink Direct-to-Cell beta is now open to everyone in the US, including Verizon and AT&T customers. This expands access from its initial limited rollout to T-Mobile subscribers and Pixel 9 users.