No Direct Satellite View Needed: Cellular Starlink Phone Gets Signal in Your Pocket | PCMag

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SpaceX’s upcoming cellular Starlink service won’t always need a clear view of the sky to receive a signal. The satellites can communicate with a phone even while it’s in your pocket, according to Ben Longmier, a SpaceX senior director for satellite engineering.

Longmier has been testing SpaceX’s direct-to-cell Starlink service, which the company already confirmed works inside. On Sunday, Longmier elaborated in a tweet, saying: "I do most of my testing inside and my dinner table. It’s near a window."

"SpaceX DTC [direct to cell] also works in a pocket facing away from the [satellite] and inside a Tesla. I really thought the human body would attenuate more signal,” he added.

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