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How different is a Satellite Phone from a Smartphone? Know how it works

Smartphone and satellite phone are both modern means of communication, but the way they work is different. While a smartphone depends on the normal telecom network, a satellite phone works by ...

Here's How You Can Turn Your Cell Phone Into A Satellite Phone

Satellite phones help when you have no signal, but they're expensive. Fortunately, accessories from Motorola and Thuraya can ...
Android Authority

Android 15 formally rolls out satellite messaging: Here's how it works

Satellite connectivity is coming with the rollout of Android 15. The new feature will allow you to send and receive messages without a mobile or Wi-Fi connection. If you’re in a city, you likely won’t ...
AOL

How to use iPhone emergency SOS satellite messaging feature to reach 911: Video tutorial

Being in an emergency without a way to contact your family or 911 is a scary thought. Big weather events can wipe out homes, phone lines and powerlines, making the usual cellular or Wi-Fi networks ...
PC Magazine

Here's How the Samsung Galaxy S25's Satellite Feature Works on Verizon

We go hands on with satellite provider Skylo, which also tells us about its strategy to power satellite-to-phone services amid growing competition from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile. When he's not ...
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The Pixel Watch 4 is the first smartwatch with satellite SOS messaging — here’s how it works

Of all the shiny new features announced on the Pixel Watch 4 during the August 20 Made by Google event, I’m most excited for emergency satellite communications, borrowed from last year’s Google Pixel ...
AZ Central

T-Mobile is offering free satellite service. Here's how it works

QUESTION: Is there any reason I shouldn’t sign up for T-Mobile’s free satellite service if I have Verizon? ANSWER: If you’ve ever been in a remote area with no cell service, you know the limitations ...
The Washington Post

Starlink, T-Mobile open their satellite texting test to all. Here’s how it works.

We’ve all had dead-zone drama — moments when we’re far enough afield that we’re out of reach to the people we need or to the people who need us. Those days are, finally, numbered. In a splashy ad that ...
ZDNet

Verizon is giving these Android phones a free connectivity upgrade - here's how it works

Satellite texting is all the rage now, with virtually every carrier scrambling to support it. Unlike other providers that rolled out satellite texting through beta or test programs, Verizon is ...
CBS News

iPhone users can send texts via satellite when cell service is down. Here's how.

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...
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Google’s Satellite SOS is available at launch on Pixel 9 series, how it will work

One of the big new features of the Google Pixel 9 series is Satellite SOS, a feature that will be available at launch, but might not work exactly how you think. When is Satellite SOS launching on ...