text messaging
noun
: the sending of short text messages electronically especially from one cell phone to another
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That would be a vast improvement over Starlink's current direct-to-device offering of 17 Mbps, which is currently only capable of supporting emergency text messaging.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Hackers on Monday hijacked a mass text messaging service, pushing hundreds of thousands of scam texts to people who subscribe to alerts from New York state, a Catholic charity and a political organizing group.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
This may include using email, Zoom, FaceTime, text messaging, and more!
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Importantly, the cellular Starlink service can deliver more than just text messaging, but also transmit data to mobile apps and power video chats—including Apple apps.
—PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Hackers on Monday hijacked a mass text messaging service, pushing hundreds of thousands of scam texts to people who subscribe to alerts from New York state, a Catholic charity and a political organizing group.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
This may include using email, Zoom, FaceTime, text messaging, and more!
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Importantly, the cellular Starlink service can deliver more than just text messaging, but also transmit data to mobile apps and power video chats—including Apple apps.
—PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Text messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20messaging. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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