Satellite connectivity
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By Michael L Hicks Published
Go off-grid safely HMD's satellite dongle has a 3-day battery life and lets you message or share your location with family in dead zones, or signal an SOS as needed.

By Nickolas Diaz Published
Come one, come all Starlink exec announced a major development for its direct-to-cell service.

By Brady Snyder Published
Bye, dead spots The FCC says supplementing cell towers with satellites has "critical public interest benefits."

By Jerry Hildenbrand Published
Look to the sky Verizon has gone down for millions, including people in areas affected by Hurricane Helene. It couldn't happen at a worse time.

By Michael L Hicks Last updated
Satellite 2.0 The Garmin InReach Messenger is an expensive satellite relay that lets you send texts, photos, or voice messages to family in areas with no cell signal.

By Michael L Hicks Published
Sunday Runday Plenty of athletes love LTE smartwatches. But they're fated to stay a niche product, the same way satellite phones are.

By Brady Snyder Published
Off-grid updates Google is steadily preparing satellite connectivity support in Android, and the latest implementation of it will make Google Maps location updates more reliable off-grid.

By Nickolas Diaz Published
Keep it steady Google's code seemingly spilled what users can expect from Android's satellite SOS UI.
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