It’s been active for less than two weeks, but Telstra’s Satellite Messaging service has been a hit with customers who have already sent or received more than a million messages.
The service, which uses the Starlink’s Direct to Cell low earth orbit satellite network, was first available 10 days ago for Telstra customers with Samsung Galaxy S25 series smartphones.
As of last weekend, iPhone users were also able to use Satellite Messaging.
Telstra customers can access the service when they are outside of the range of the cellular.
When the device says No Service – they will see a satellite symbol appear at the top of the screen and will be able to send and receive text messages.
More smartphone compatibility will be announced in the coming weeks.
Telstra says it will publish the latest list of eligible devices on its website.
