Earlier this 12 months, SpaceX despatched textual content messages by way of Starlink satellites utilizing T-Cell‘s community, hinting that the service was studying for a mass-market rollout.
Some T-Cell customers who downloaded the second Android beta 15 are reporting that they got the satellite messaging option on their telephones, per Android Authority. Thus far, solely Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 Professional customers have acquired the choice, so we marvel if the rollout is beginning with Pixel telephones.
You possibly can examine whether or not it is accessible in your cellphone by going to Settings, tapping on Community & Web, choosing SIMs, after which tapping on T-Cell.
Additionally, not all T-Cell plans appear to be eligible, with one Reddit consumer saying that the service shouldn’t be included with the Magenta MAX navy plan. That is hardly shocking, given T-Cell appears to be making an attempt to coax folks into migrating to one among its newer plans.
Since T-Cell and SpaceX have not formally launched the service but, it might be some time earlier than T-Cell customers are in a position to ship messages by way of satellite tv for pc. One of many coolest issues concerning the service is that it is not only for contacting emergency providers and can be utilized to textual content anybody. You may have to have a transparent view of the sky to make the characteristic work although.
