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CONQUERING
DEAD ZONES

Text everywhere with satellite.

Shop phones

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.

One giant leap for

connectivity.

Watch legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the iconic
Test Man help Verizon conquer dead zones with the
power of satellite.

One giant leap for connectivity.

Conquer dead
zones, right
from
your phone

On iPhone

With iOS 18, customers with iPhone 14 and later can a 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.
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On Android

Customers on select devices can access emergency messaging and location-sharing without a cellular or Wi-Fi signal. And later this year, you’ll be able to send and receive SMS messages via satellite, too.
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America's
largest
network
just
got better

"Largest network" based on total postpaid phone connections publicly reported by Verizon,T-Mobile, and AT&T,
Q3'24. 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.