Completely unrelated to this video, I like your hei hei chicken in the background. I have an hei hei plush character riding on my passenger side window in my semi truck! LOL. Great vid also! Thanks
Oh goodness.. we had no idea the origin of this little guy. We just both were smitten when we crossed paths. Thanks for giving us a clue, now we have to watch Moana again!
@@MobileInternetResourceCenter it’s not intended on dead zones the satellites is more for remote locations and it’s only hold a small amount of users on that a time these carriers will still need to build out new towers for coverage so there always going to be dead zones still
The carriers will indeed still be relying on towers for capacity - satellites are not meant to replace cell towers, but to fill in the gaps between them. The direct-to-cell tech that is coming online will allow for text messaging, and eventually phone calls and low bandwidth data anywhere with a view of the sky. So - no more dead zones. But towers will still be needed for high-speed broadband serving lots of users at once.
some commentators here seem to not know that satellite communications has been around for 50 years. only thing new about spaceX is the use of lower orbit satellites, as governments only in the last decade allowed their commercial use
It isn’t changes in government regulation that has made LEO satellites practical - it is primarily that the costs of building satellites and launch have come down so dramatically that it now makes economic sense to build LEO constellations with many satellites.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Can you sms/iMessage via satellite with an iPhone 14 (or newer) that does not have a SIM card/carrier plan? Ie no Verizon/AT&T ect?
Great question - we haven’t seen info on this either way.
This is definitely a huge update. RCS is also coming which is definitely huge as well.
Indeed - RCS support will hopefully ease some of the pain from messaging across the blue/green bubble divide. I am looking forward to it!
I know that it’s only a matter of time until my Tesla works with Starlink!
It works great , this is not complicated, and yes you can message friends
Completely unrelated to this video, I like your hei hei chicken in the background. I have an hei hei plush character riding on my passenger side window in my semi truck! LOL. Great vid also! Thanks
Oh goodness.. we had no idea the origin of this little guy. We just both were smitten when we crossed paths. Thanks for giving us a clue, now we have to watch Moana again!
Will this work out in the Ocean? Im going on a cruise.
Until the feature is released later this year - hard to know.
Messaging only in North America, there is a note in the news article.
At first. Just like the SOS feature, it will certainly be expanding your other territories over time.
@@MobileInternetResourceCenter Yes, I hope so😉.
"Remember to keep looking up" ;-)
Definitely I need an iPhone 😊
What countries will be supporting this satellite messaging?
USA at first, likely rolling out further afield at a steady pace after.
Would you say that adding Starlink direct to cellular will mean no more dead zones?!!
No it’s not going to be like that these carriers will still to build out new towers
Yes, that is exact marketing they are using - no more dead zones.
@@MobileInternetResourceCenter it’s not intended on dead zones the satellites is more for remote locations and it’s only hold a small amount of users on that a time these carriers will still need to build out new towers for coverage so there always going to be dead zones still
The carriers will indeed still be relying on towers for capacity - satellites are not meant to replace cell towers, but to fill in the gaps between them. The direct-to-cell tech that is coming online will allow for text messaging, and eventually phone calls and low bandwidth data anywhere with a view of the sky.
So - no more dead zones.
But towers will still be needed for high-speed broadband serving lots of users at once.
Plus apple will introduce more random delays and group texting problems when communicating with non iphones using the sms standard. Thanks apple!
SpaceX is doing video now
SpaceX and T-Mobile have not rolled out service yet at all - though they aim for text messaging late this year. Voice and data will both take a while.
some commentators here seem to not know that satellite communications has been around for 50 years. only thing new about spaceX is the use of lower orbit satellites, as governments only in the last decade allowed their commercial use
It isn’t changes in government regulation that has made LEO satellites practical - it is primarily that the costs of building satellites and launch have come down so dramatically that it now makes economic sense to build LEO constellations with many satellites.