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Re:Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Ne... by crowcroft on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @08:13AM (#42864530)
What satellite internet provider should people use instead?
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Re:Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Ne... by inemesitaffia on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @08:47AM (#42864824)
Globalstar or Iridium which are SpaceX partners
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Re:Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Ne... by brianwawok on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @09:55AM (#42865553)
You mean the ones that are 10x higher in orbit and iPhones can’t communicate with?
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Re:Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Ne... by lxgr on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @11:42AM (#42867365)
No, the ones that are in very similar orbits and are already communicating with mobile phones today.

Geostationary communication directly to phones is also possible, by the way, assuming the satellite has a big/directional enough antenna. Here's one from 2011: https://www.cnet.com/reviews/terrestar-genus-at-t-review/

Google's Pixel uses (I believe) the same satellite today too, among others.

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Re:Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Ne... by inemesitaffia on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @10:14AM (#42865827)
globalstar is the emergency SOS apple partner on newer phones. with the right antennas and spectrum you can do great things.
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