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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
How would it work? Similar to satellite TV? Would it only work between satellite-enabled phones or could you text to someone whose phone relies on cell towers alone?
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It would work like a regular cell phone, except you can only text via satellite when you are out of range of cell towers. So people connected to cell towers will be able to communicate to and from you via text even if you're on satellite. They'd reply to your phone number just as if you were on a cell tower.
Also, if what I'm seeing on other phones is correct (like on Apple's iPhone), you may have to point it in a certain direction towards the sky for it to actually send and receive texts (an app would guide you where to point it). And the time it takes for the texts to fully upload or download would be more than normal cell towers.