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Well, at least from the texters perspective.

Starlink hasnt revealed much about its first-ever space-relayed text beyond that the experiment was a success.

People lost in the woods, searching for help, hand holding mobile phone without cellular coverage, searching for the service or signal

A diagram of how Starlink’s network works

We also dont know exactly when the service will start rolling out.

But this recent success of its orbiting cell towers is a major leap towards completely eliminating cellular dead zones.

Weve already seen how impactful satellite messaging has been in the latest iPhones.

A diagram showing how a message is relayed from a ground netwrok to Starlink’s satel;lites before beaming back down to a phone on Earth.

A diagram of how Starlink’s network works

It takes time for new phone hardware to get to everyone though.

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