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… and the SpaceX service works with any ordinary modern phone. Not just the latest iPhone with special hardware.
by Reason077 3y ago
… and the SpaceX service works with any ordinary modern phone. Not just the latest iPhone with special hardware.
- yreg 3y agoWell it requires a 5G phone. And Apple's service is not just the latest iPhones.
- Reason077 3y agoNot 5G. The Starlink service uses 4G LTE. Will work with pretty much any phone made in the past decade or so.
- pests 3y agoIt's not special hardware. They are just utilizing the underlying capabilities of their the Qualcomm broadband chip. Anyone else using the same chip can add satellite functionality too.
- Reason077 3y agoIt is definitely special hardware. Besides the Qualcomm chip, there’s a dedicated satellite antenna built in to supported iPhones. To add satellite functionality, other brands would also need to add satellite antennas to their phones. SpaceX service, on the other hand, works with pre-existing 4G/LTE phones of any brand, with no special hardware requirements.