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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by black3r on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:34AM (#32606574)
iMessages aren't converted to SMS on Apple's servers side. It's a fallback on the phone's side. When you're on a WiFi but with no cell coverage, you can send an iMessage but can't send an SMS.
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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by londons_explore on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:07AM (#32607755)
But, for such a satellite phone service, Apple totally could make a SMS to iMessage gateway, or even just a web interface where non-apple users could log in and see that someone had sent them an iMessage.

Obviously Apple will make the process as painful as possible to encourage buying iPhone.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by skimo8 on Saturday August 27, 2022 @10:39PM (#32625283)
This isn’t entirely true. If you have WiFi calling enabled, you can also send SMS over WiFi if the carrier supports it. I use this extensively when traveling internationally.
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