Want to try the new Starlink satellite connection on your phone? Sign up to the T-Mobile beta and you can, for free, until July—even if you’re with another carrier.

That's why I carry my Garmin inReach whenever I leave the house for some far-flung adventure in the woods. Yet, while Garmin's had a stranglehold on the backcountry communications industry for years,

During the Super Bowl on Sunday, T-Mobile announced the public beta launch of its direct-to-cell program with Starlink. Customers can sign up, free of charge, until it moves out of beta in July. And you don't have to be a T-Mobile subscriber to try it out.