In all of these circumstances, technology will most likely be restricted initially. T-Mobile claims that its system will provide text and even photo messaging, but phone calls and internet will not be available until later. According to Huawei’s description of the technology, the Mate 50 phones will only be able to send messages via satellite, not receive them. In all of these circumstances, satellite-based texting attempts to give an emergency link in areas where there is no signal to send out important messages, rather than a method to keep up with group conversations when you are out of cell range. In any event, we’ll have to wait a bit longer for the functionality in the US Since Huawei’s smartphones aren’t offered here.
