[lizknope]

Satellite phones have existed for decades. They are expensive and data speeds are slow but if you are talking about for emergency use then a satellite phone is smaller, cheaper, and more practical than Starlink.

If you need high speed data in the middle on nowhere then Starlink is great

[lxgr]

For emergency communications (i.e. calling SAR or maybe getting a doctor's opinion on whether you should), satellite messengers do just fine, and they're much cheaper. Newer iPhones even have this built-in!

Data speeds are measured in a handful of bits per second, though.