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Everything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does(gizmodo.com)

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jay9@lemmy.world
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I didn’t realise android did free SMS over satellite when there is no cellular connection

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signalsayge@lemm.ee
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Looks like it’s been available on some android devices for at least a month. I don’t know about free though, I think it depends on your carrier. I know T-Mobile has been talking about supporting it using Starlink satellites.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/1ct1no1/satellite_messaging_option_appeared_on_my_pixel_7/ https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/first-spacex-satellites-launch-for-breakthrough-direct-to-cell-service-with-t-mobile

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peanutyam@lemmy.world
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But with the iPhone it’s free, and not carrier dependent and works outside of the United States for those of us in the rest of the world….

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jay9@lemmy.world
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For me the importance is that it’s free - I wouldn’t even pay $5 a month for a service that I’d use in very unlikely situations probably once or twice a year.

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lud@lemm.ee
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Isn’t the satellite thing just free temporarily?

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jay9@lemmy.world
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They said it’s free for 2 years with any new purchase of iPhone since iPhone 14; and now they’ve extended it for 1 more year. No one has had to pay for any of it yet - and it’s unknown if/when/how it’ll be a paid service

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