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author_name|Steve Dent, Handheld & Connected Devices, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

SpaceX and T-Mobile send the first text messages from orbiting Starlink satellites

January 11, 2024

Steve Dent

SpaceX sent and received its first text messages sent via T-Mobile using its D2D (direct-to-device) Starlink satellites launched just over a week ago, the company announced. First revealed in August 2022, the project aims to provide satellite internet connectivity to regular cell phones so that T-Mobile customers can stay online even when they’re in a…
Read more: SpaceX and T-Mobile send the first text messages from orbiting Starlink satellites
author_name|Igor Bonifacic, Handheld & Connected Devices, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

What is RCS and how is it different from SMS and iMessage?

November 17, 2023

Igor Bonifacic

For years, the iPhone’s two-tiered texting system has been a hot topic. iPhone-to-iPhone texts in the Messages app are blue, and enjoy full encryption and more robust media features, like animations. But messages to and from Android devices are merely …
Read more: What is RCS and how is it different from SMS and iMessage?
author_name|Kris Holt, Handheld & Connected Devices, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Apple extends free emergency SOS satellite access for existing iPhone 14 owners

November 15, 2023

Kris Holt

It has been a year since Apple enabled emergency SOS via satellite on all iPhone 14 units in the US. The feature lets users text emergency services for help when they don’t have cell service. The company is offering two years o…
Read more: Apple extends free emergency SOS satellite access for existing iPhone 14 owners
author_name|Kris Holt, Commodity Markets, Handheld & Connected Devices, Information Technology, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Qualcomm’s satellite texting plan is dead because phone makers aren’t interested

November 10, 2023

Kris Holt

Back in January, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite, a project that aimed to let Android users send texts via satellite when they don’t have cell service. It would have been the company’s answer to Apple’s emergency SOS fe…
Read more: Qualcomm’s satellite texting plan is dead because phone makers aren’t interested
author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

SpaceX will ramp up its launches in 2024 for Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service

October 21, 2023

Mariella Moon

SpaceX is planning to launch as many rockets as it can over the next two-and-a-half months in an attempt to fly 100 flights by the end of the year, company exec Bill Gerstenmaier recently told the US Senate Subcommittee on Space and Science. He also revealed that the company has an even more ambitious goal…
Read more: SpaceX will ramp up its launches in 2024 for Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service
author_name|Andrew Tarantola, Handheld & Connected Devices, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Starlink’s satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS

October 12, 2023

Andrew Tarantola

The launch of Starlink’s much-anticipated satellite cellular service, Direct-to-Cell, will reportedly begin rolling out for SMS in 2024, according to a newly published promotional site by the company. Eventually the system will…
Read more: Starlink’s satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS
author_name|Nathan Ingraham, Handheld & Connected Devices, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Apple discontinues the iPhone 13 mini, its last small phone worth owning

September 12, 2023

Nathan Ingraham

The writing was on the wall for the iPhone mini series last year, when Apple went to a bigger Plus size of the iPhone 14 instead of the mini model it offered for the iPhone 12 and 13. But now, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 13 mini entirely, a tough…
Read more: Apple discontinues the iPhone 13 mini, its last small phone worth owning
author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Amazon Prime members can now get pre-approved for new Boost Infinite plans

July 26, 2023

Mariella Moon

Amazon has teamed up with Boost Infinite, a wireless carrier owned by Dish Wireless, and has launched a storefront to make the latter’s SIM kits more accessible. While Amazon sells SIM cards from a variety of providers, this is a genuine tie-up that au…
Read more: Amazon Prime members can now get pre-approved for new Boost Infinite plans
author_name|Igor Bonifacic, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Cellular satellite test successfully beams 4G data from space to a regular phone

June 21, 2023

Igor Bonifacic

Earlier this year, AST SpaceMobile, with the help of AT&T, managed to connect an off-the-shelf Samsung Galaxy S22 to a satellite in low-Earth orbit to complete a two-way voice call. The announcement marked a major milestone for satellite-based cell…
Read more: Cellular satellite test successfully beams 4G data from space to a regular phone
author_name|Nathan Ingraham, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Telecommunication

Amazon is reportedly trying to offer Prime subscribers free cell phone service

June 4, 2023

Nathan Ingraham

Amazon might be planning to offer Prime subscribers a pretty significant perk: free cell phone service. According to Bloomberg, the company is talking with multiple US-based carriers about offering cheap — around $10 a month — or even free phone service to Prime customers. Right now, Amazon is supposedly negotiating with the three major US…
Read more: Amazon is reportedly trying to offer Prime subscribers free cell phone service

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