T-Mobile and SpaceX have been working on bringing Starlink satellite connectivity to customers for a while, and it’s flipping on the feature early to help.

T-Mobile has opened up emergency texting over SpaceX's Starlink satellite network for areas affected by Southern California's fires.

SpaceX is providing free Starlink internet terminals and service as LA wildfire response, along with Direct-to-cell texting for T-Mobile.

T-Mobile and SpaceX have activated their satellite-based texting service for T-Mobile users impacted by wildfires in Los Angeles. T-Mobile is also offering free unlimited talk, text, and data for customers in specific unaffected areas of Los Angeles County (Altadena,

Satellite-based texting is no longer limited to a select group of devices. T-Mobile and Starlink have announced a partnership that brings satellite messaging capabilities to any smartphone on T-Mobile’s network,