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		woevdbz on Aug 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphon... How does the radio link budget work from the cell phone to the satellite? (I understand downlink can work with powerful tx at the satellite end but most cell phones transmitters are much lower power)

shaklee3 on Aug 26, 2022 [–]

this is why he said it could take 30 min to get a text out. it's essentially noise/a very low bit rate on uplink.

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