{"id":202823,"date":"2024-12-30T20:28:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/elon-musk-has-done-it-iphones-and-android-smartphones-can-now-use-his-satellites-to-make-calls-anywhere-on-earth"},"modified":"2024-12-30T20:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:28:05","slug":"elon-musk-has-done-it-iphones-and-android-smartphones-can-now-use-his-satellites-to-make-calls-anywhere-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/elon-musk-has-done-it-iphones-and-android-smartphones-can-now-use-his-satellites-to-make-calls-anywhere-on-earth","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk has done it: iPhones and Android smartphones can now use his satellites to make calls anywhere on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/elon-musk-has-done-it-iphones-and-android-smartphones-can-now-use-his-satellites-to-make-calls-anywhere-on-earth2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>After revolutionizing global internet access, Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink is poised to take smartphone connectivity to the next level. The ambitious satellite service will soon enable users to make calls from virtually anywhere on the planet, all without the need for specialized hardware.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Starlink, a division of <a href=\"https:\/\/jasondeegan.com\/elon-musk-and-spacexs-rocket-have-created-a-never-before-seen-hole-in-the-earths-atmosphere-according-to-a-russian-study\/\"><strong>SpaceX<\/strong><\/a>, has announced its plans to introduce <strong>Direct-to-Cell<\/strong>, a groundbreaking feature that uses its vast satellite network to allow voice calls on regular smartphones. What sets this apart is its simplicity\u2014there\u2019s no need for modifications to your device. As long as your phone is <strong>LTE-compatible<\/strong>, you\u2019re ready to connect.<\/p>\n<p>This innovation could fundamentally change how we think about mobile communication. Imagine being able to make calls from the remotest corners of the Earth\u2014whether you\u2019re deep in a rainforest, sailing in the middle of the ocean, or trekking across deserts\u2014with no cell towers in sight. Starlink\u2019s satellite system makes this scenario entirely possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After revolutionizing global internet access, Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink is poised to take smartphone connectivity to the next level. The ambitious satellite service will soon enable users to make calls from virtually anywhere on the planet, all without the need for specialized hardware. Starlink, a division of SpaceX, has announced its plans to introduce Direct-to-Cell, a [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2019,1512,2028],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elon-musk","category-mobile-phones","category-satellites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}