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2. SPOT Satellite Messenger - Wikipedia

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   SPOT Satellite Messenger. SPOT is a GPS tracking device that uses the Globalstar satellite network [1] to provide text messaging and GPS tracking (depending on the subscription type purchased). [2][3] It has a coverage area that includes a large portion of the planet, with the exception of extreme northern and southern latitudes and parts of ...

3. Satellite phone - Wikipedia

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   Satellite phone (Inmarsat) in use in Nias, Indonesia, in April 2005 after the Nias–Simeulue earthquake. A satellite telephone, satellite phone or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to other phones or the telephone network by radio link through satellites orbiting the Earth instead of terrestrial cell sites, as cellphones do.

4. Apple will let you send text messages via satellites in space ...

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   Messages via satellite is a new feature for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 coming in iOS 18 that will allow you to send iMessages, you guessed it, via satellite. Apple already offers its Emergency ...

5. Iridium Communications - Wikipedia

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   These devices can send and receive text messages with any cell phone number, email address or another inReach device, as well as to provide location sharing, navigation and direct communication options to emergency services. ZOLEO satellite communicator uses global Iridium network when cellular or Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable.

6. Satellite emergency notification device - Wikipedia

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   Satellite emergency notification device. A Satellite Emergency Notification Device or SEND is a portable emergency notification and locating device which uses commercial satellite systems rather than the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system. An example of this device is SPOT. The devices use an internal GPS chip to gather location information.

7. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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   Text messaging. A text message using SMS – the 160 character limit and difficulty of typing on feature phone keypads led to the abbreviations of "SMS language". An iMessage conversation. Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two ...