We hope you have been following our updates regarding direct-to-cell rapid evolution. 

Here are a couple of developments that warrant us reaching out to you just a week after the previous, scheduled update. 

Starlink, in partnership with a New Zealand's cellular service provider One NZ, launched free direct-to-cell texting service across the country a few days ago. It works as intended.

T-Mobile, Starlink's partner in the US, opened registration for "direct-to-cell" beta testers in the US. This will allow users to send and receive texts when outside of cell tower coverage. We urge all Oceansiders who are T-Mobile subscribers to sign up ASAP via T-Mobile's registration link.

We strongly encourage Oceansiders to act now. 

If you indeed get selected, we would appreciate you keeping our team posted on how this service works for you. This would help OAP's Improving Cell Reception team in prioritizing our efforts to bring better mobile connectivity to Oceanside.