Just six days after launching its first batch of Direct to Cell satellites, Starlink has successfully sent and received a text message between two unmodified smartphones on the ground – spelling the beginning of the end for cellular dead zones.
Most normal modern phones can’t communicate with satellites and those that can – like the iPhone 15 – can’t use satellites like they can cell towers. Often satellites can only be accessed for emergency services, and you have to aim your phone up at the satellite for the message to send.
