SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to stock Android phone

Re:SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to st... by huppeldepup on Sunday March 03, 2024 @03:11AM (#39579332)

minor fyi. Had to look up how to get lat/long on an iphone without internet access. It’s in the default compass app.

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Re:SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to st... by plugin-baby on Sunday March 03, 2024 @04:10AM (#39579561)

Where? Mine has zero options now - just displays the compass, with the level in the middle.

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Re:SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to st... by watermelon0 on Sunday March 03, 2024 @04:30AM (#39579652)

Seems it's not available everywhere, for some reason.

> Note: Your coordinates and elevation may not be available in certain countries or regions.

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Re:SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to st... by Terretta on Sunday March 03, 2024 @06:59AM (#39580302)

Article opens iPhones of several generations since iPhone 3G to discover how they do GNSS positioning.

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Re:SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to st... by plugin-baby on Sunday March 03, 2024 @02:38PM (#39583708)

Thanks, this article pointed me in the right direction. Coordinates were missing for me because locations services were disabled for the Compass app.

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Re:SpaceX just achieved speed of 17Mb/s from satellite to st... by Traubenfuchs on Sunday March 03, 2024 @04:35AM (#39579680)

Google Maps and Apple Maps show it when you set a marker. You don‘t need internet.

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