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Your older iPhone just got free satellite service for another year – here’s why

This isn’t the first time that Apple has extended the free two-year trial.
Apple is providing another year of free satellite access for older iPhones. Access can be critical in remote areas without Wi-Fi or cellular. Apple has already extended the free trial twice in the past. Apple currently offers its satellite service as a free trial to users of the iPhone 14 and up. But that free access is supposed to expire two years after you activate your phone. Now the company is extending that coverage for older iPhones. In a footnote…
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