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T-Mobile rolls out satellite texting support to select iPhone users

T-Mobile rolls out satellite texting support to select iPhone users

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Earlier this month, T-Mobile started testing messaging via Starlink satellites with select Samsung users. The latest iOS 18.3 update brings the satellite texting feature to eligible iPhone users on T-Mobile. Interested users can sign up for the beta on T-Mobile’s website. In 2022, Apple partnered with Globalstar to enable its Emergency SOS via satellite …

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Telstra-Starlink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Telstra-Starlink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Major telco Telstra has signed a new deal with Elon Musk’s satellite network Starlink, allowing customers to send a text message from almost anywhere in Australia – including rural and regional dead zones. Under the deal announced on Thursday, Telstra customers will be able to use Musk’s low-earth orbit satellites to communicate with other users across Australia. It marks a …

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Telstra-Starlink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Telstra-Starlink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones

Major telco Telstra has signed a new deal with Elon Musk’s satellite network Starlink, allowing customers to send a text message from almost anywhere in Australia – including rural and regional dead zones. Under the deal announced on Thursday, Telstra customers will be able to use Musk’s low-earth orbit satellites to communicate with other users across Australia. It marks a …

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