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		New mobile puck will allow smartphones to send texts via satellite (theguardian.com)
		14 points by albird on Feb 24, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

ericpauley on Feb 24, 2023 [–]

So this is basically an ad, right?

Devices like this already exist from Garmin and Spot; is there anything new here besides paid promotion?

T3OU-736 on Feb 24, 2023 | [–]

Came here to basically pose the same question: what is the fundamental difference from Garmin's InReach and similar?

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