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Text anywhere
with satellite

As a Verizon customer, you can send and receive
texts
from
places you never thought possible.

Satellite connectivity requires select new model phones
with
updated software.
Must be outside w/line of sight to
satellite;
might not work in parts of Alaska.

Fit for your phone

On iPhone

With iOS 18, customers with iPhone 14 and later can send and receive Messages via satellite to send and receive texts, emoji, and Tapbacks over iMessage and SMS when outside cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.
Try iOS18

On Android

Customers on select devices can access emergency messaging and location-sharing without a cellular or Wi-Fi signal. And next year, you’ll be able to send and receive SMS messages via satellite, too.
Learn more