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Telstra satellite texting: Telstra Satellite (Satellite Messaging + Select Satellite Apps)
Australia · Network: SpaceX Starlink Direct to Cell · Status: live
Price & plans
Included on Consumer and Small Business Telstra Upfront Mobile Plans (JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys Upfront plans excluded); enterprise: Adaptive Mobility plan with Satellite Messaging add-on. Plan eligibility differs for Select Satellite Apps.
Launch
2025-06 (Satellite Messaging) (source)
Coverage
Most outdoor areas of mainland Australia and Tasmania plus immediate offshore areas; excludes the Radio Quiet Zone in WA and remote offshore territories/islands.
What works
| Text | yes (SMS to Australian and international numbers) |
|---|---|
| Picture audio messages | unknown |
| Apps | yes (Select Satellite Apps, on a smaller set of phones) |
| Data | limited (select low-bandwidth apps only; counts toward plan data) |
| Voice | no (no traditional voice, no in-app audio/video calls) |
| Emergency | no (cannot call or text Triple Zero 000) |
Satellite apps
Google Maps, Apple Maps, AllTrails, Caltopo, Apple Compass, Apple Find My, Google Find, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal, Apple Messages, Google Messages with Gemini, X, Apple Fitness, Google Fitness, AccuWeather, Google Weather, Apple Weather, My Telstra
Supported phones (63)
Phones bought through Telstra are listed; BYO compatibility may vary. Samsung phones also need a compatible service-provider software version (TEL/XSA). Samsung Galaxy phones that support Satellite Messaging get Select Satellite Apps with One UI 9.0.
| Phone | Text | Photos/media | Apps/data | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 13 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 13 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 13 mini | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 14 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 14 Plus | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 14 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 15 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 15 Plus | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 15 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 16 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 16 Plus | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 16 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 16e | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 17 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 17 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 17e | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 18 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone 18 Pro Max | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| iPhone Air | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 10 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro XL | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 10a | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 11 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 11 Pro | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 11 Pro XL | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 9 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro XL | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy A17 5G | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy A36 5G | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy A37 5G | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy A56 5G | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 FE | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S24+ | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S25+ | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S26 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S26 FE | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy S26+ | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover7 Pro | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 | yes | unknown | no (not on Select Satellite Apps list) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | yes | unknown | yes (Select Satellite Apps) | Telstra-purchased phones; BYO may vary |
Sources (checked 2026-10-17):
https://www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/mobile-technology/satellite-to-mobile
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