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In remote Australia, mobile blackspots are more than an inconvenience\u2014they\u2019re a safety risk. Telstra is tackling that with Telstra Satellite Messaging, the nation\u2019s first satellite-to-mobile text service.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Now, users can send and receive texts even when outside the reach of mobile towers. It\u2019s designed for farmers in the back paddock, hikers off-grid, or road-trippers stuck with a flat tyre.<\/span><\/p>\n

After months of field testing across the country, the service is now live for customers who have a Samsung S25 phone, with support also just added for some iPhone models.\u00a0 Support for other devices is being rolled out over time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently limited to SMS (yes, emojis too), the service is expected to expand to calls and data in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In remote Australia, mobile blackspots are more than an inconvenience\u2014they\u2019re a safety risk. Telstra is tackling that with Telstra Satellite Messaging, the nation\u2019s first satellite-to-mobile text service. Now, users can send and receive texts even when outside the reach of mobile towers. It\u2019s designed for farmers in the back paddock, hikers off-grid, or road-trippers stuck with a flat tyre. 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