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We may have to wait for the full roll-out to get a better idea of quality.

The service is provided by BlueBird satellites from Vodafone’s partner (and SpaceX rival) AST SpaceMobile.

A satellite over the earth next to hands holding as phone making a satellite video call with a man in Wales.

How much will it cost?

The big unknown of Vodafone’s satellite connectivity and rival systems is how much they’ll cost.

The need for satellite coverage, particularly video calls, depends greatly on where you live.

Making a historic direct-to-device satellite video call from a standard smartphone - YouTube

It’s possible that those services will eventually need a subscription, butApplehasn’t started charging yet.