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You did not know past Indonesia uses blackberry all use satellite service hiaz
Those who wants to use pay simple

A Weibo user has tipped (via GizChina) that the upcoming Huawei Mate 50 smartphone will come with support for satellite connectivity when the cellular network isn’t available. The satellite connectivity will be used to communicate via short message service (SMS) in a situation where a cellular network isn’t an option.

For this, the company has reportedly opted for the Beidou Satellite System. It is being reported that because of this new feature addition, the launch of the upcoming flagship smartphone from Huawei has been delayed.

Not satcomm but SMS via Beidou. According to the video below (0:29), receiving a Beidou sms msg is free while sending cost RMB 29 cts per msg.
Even for China Satcomm, voice calls shouldn't be expensive as reported in a Jan 2020 news (link below), the annual subscription fee of RMB1000 comes with 720 mins of call time!



Self-made 5,999-yuan sat phones hit Chinese market
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202001/1...8426d.html