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They figured it out for the free inflight wifi that allows messaging.

• yurishimo 4y ago
  That isn't anything special. Every smartphone can send SMS over wifi. You need to connect to the in-flight wifi to use the service. The router on the plane has a hole in the firewall that allows unpaid users to access the specific HTTP server to send and receive SMS messages. Absolutely nothing special about it.
  • rlt 4y ago
    Eventually this would be no different: Starlink can provide (firewalled) data service to iPhones to support messaging apps. Speculation is that initially there would be a small number of satellites periodically passing overhead, leading to the 30 minute send/receive times, and likely not supporting non-SMS messaging apps well.
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