iPhones - How to send texts even with no cell service

For those without a subscription to the NYT, this link should be a *gift* article. 

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/us/milton-iphone-texts-satellite-emergency.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.GKW5.UugiwUqznXyp&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Now I’m off to read, thanks for posting this flanz As many of us, I’ve lost cell service many times while driving in remote area. Two summers ago I was driving along in an unfamiliar and isolated area of Oregon and took a wrong turn. I was pretty anxious for well over an hour when realized that I had no cell service. To top it off, I was running out of gas to the point that I was putting my car in neutral whenever I could. When I finally ran across a tiny little gas station I think I scared them with how giddy I was to be there.

Again, thank you.

I am upgrading my phone after harvest to an iPhone 16. This will be great. I often am in areas that I can't get coverage from any towers.

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