Carol Worries About Me and So We Have Emergency Satellite Texting with Satellite Text Messaging to Follow

By BD Bondy

Carol Worries About me

And because of that, Apple is introducing a new feature to their phones. Satellite texting is supposed to be introduced with iOS 18, sometime in September. Messages via satellite will automatically prompt users to connect to the nearest satellite right from the Messages app when they are out of reach of cellular service. This will allow iPhone users to send and receive texts, emoji, and tapbacks over iMessage and SMS.  It’s expected to be free initially  

If you are on a version in the IOS 16’s, depending on where you live, then you may have noticed that SOS messaging is available via satellite. Where I go hiking, usually by myself, I don’t often have cell service, so being able to send an SOS via satellite makes Carol feel a bit better.

You can read about iPhone emergency satellite texting HERE.

Android is working on this feature as well, but they are a little behind. You can read more about them HERE. 

What all this suggests is that we will eventually be going to satellite for our calling as well. Considering the number of satellites up there already, and the amount companies are trying to launch, it looks like this will start in the next few years. In a way, this is great, as it will mean connectivity nearly anywhere. On the downside, well, where do I begin? So I won’t.

If you have cell service, then you have internet service, as the two go hand in hand. You can see where this is going, right? WiFi service will be ‘converting’ over to cell service. Or, the two services will merge to be a more blurred and non-specific connectivity service.

My opinion is rightfully worthless, so I’ll continue on with what seems to be the inevitable. Having satellites as communication relays certainly suggests better connectivity almost anywhere. If you have access to the sky, then, in theory, your phone should be able to connect. This may very well happen before Abiquiu gets fiber.

In fact, flying cars may happen before Abiquiu gets fiber. In fact, flying cars are already being used in China, read about that HERE.