I believe it’s SMS and SOS only through the messenger app. You have to subscribe through the app during signup for a a certain number of messages during subscription.
I don’t see why not. Satellite phones exist (they’re illegal to carry into countries like India though) and they can call and SMS from just about anywhere in the world. If the restrictions are satellite-side, they definitely won’t.
I suspect you’ll be paying normal rates for satellite SMS if they do restrict you and you figure a way around it. Going by this random Google search result, a satellite SMS is rated like 0.6 minutes. With a minute price of about $1.30 per minute, that would be about $0.78 per SMS.
I bet you could use it anywhere, but you wouldn’t carry a conversation over it.
Sounds like they’re trying to parity match what iOS is doing now with emergency situations
I doubt they’re gonna let you use it willy-nilly.
The one android phone with it currently (CAT S75) does let you use it for anything, but it requires an additional subscription.
I believe it’s SMS and SOS only through the messenger app. You have to subscribe through the app during signup for a a certain number of messages during subscription.
If they don’t ‘let’ you use it ‘willy nilly’, someone can make a fork of Android that does, as Android is open source.
I don’t see why not. Satellite phones exist (they’re illegal to carry into countries like India though) and they can call and SMS from just about anywhere in the world. If the restrictions are satellite-side, they definitely won’t.
I suspect you’ll be paying normal rates for satellite SMS if they do restrict you and you figure a way around it. Going by this random Google search result, a satellite SMS is rated like 0.6 minutes. With a minute price of about $1.30 per minute, that would be about $0.78 per SMS.
I bet you could use it anywhere, but you wouldn’t carry a conversation over it.
Good, I’d prefer to use it wiley-kylie