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Verizon’s free satellite messaging service is now available

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Verizon ’s free satellite messaging service is now available to some Android smartphones.

It comes at no extra charge to Verizon customers, though you’ll need a Google Pixel 9 or Samsung Galaxy S25 series phone to take advantage of it.

The service allows people to send and receive text messages via satellite when they’re outside cellular range.

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55

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44

Neutral language

82

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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