The nuance of this news is that it is a for a standard consumer mobile device. It is not intended to replace coverage in areas where telcos exist, rather to sup

The nuance of this news is that it is a for a standard consumer mobile device. It is not intended to replace coverage in areas where telcos exist, rather to supplement in times of spotty coverage or emergencies. >@Elon: This service works in partnership with wireless providers, like what @SpaceX and @TMobile announced. In your scenario you would likely be sending text/sms based communication as a primary priority (ie. coordinates, instructions) with MMS as a secondary luxury. If you are permanently or frequently in an area without telco service you would want to make use of specialized hardware which is optimized for starlink communication. For example, here is video of Elon using starlink for video conferencing which demonstrates not only high upload speeds, but also quick swapping between satellites without disconnect. https://youtu.be/tKqJ5-kkUGk?si=RVilCEke7J3zXoQK&t=367 https://youtu.be/tKqJ5-kkUGk?si=RVilCEke7J3zXoQK&t=367