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Your Smartphone Can Now Text via SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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הסמארטפון שלך יכול כעת לשלוח הודעות טקסט דרך לווייני Starlink של SpaceX – כל מה שצריך לדעת

עידן חדש של קישוריות לוויין-לטלפון במשך עשרות שנים, ביצוע שיחה מחוץ לטווח אנטנות סלולריות דרש נשיאת טלפון לווייני מגושם. כיום, זה משתנה. הסמארטפון היומיומי שלך יכול כעת להתחבר ישירות ללוויינים עבור שירותים בסיסיים כמו שליחת הודעות טקסט, הודות לרשתות לוויין-לטלפון המתפתחות. Starlink
ספטמבר 3, 2025

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