Opt out of Elon musk

rilesbarkley wrote:

Can we opt out of this starlink update. I have zero interest in anything musk rat. If not I am going to go with another phone company cause this is bs

PLEASE read this --> The Starlink Myth - Apple Community

In reading it you'll learn there is nothing to Opt-Out of, if you:

1. Aren't with T-Mobile and even if you are you would have had to Opt-In
2. Apple isn't partnered with Starlink to begin with

This is a complicated issue. While Apple is touting new satellite services, there are many other satellites besides Starlink. Apple has not announced any integrations with Starlink. But that doesn't mean that Apple devices won't work with Starlink now or in the future.

Apple's published documentation for Connecting to a satellite with your iPhone does not mention Starlink, but it does specifically say that Apple's satellite services are provided by "third-party network providers". So that could obviously include Starlink.

Furthermore, that same documentation specifically says that, "During certain disaster situations, your carrier may provide cellular connectivity to iPhone models using their satellite capability even if you have turned them off for everyday use and “SAT” doesn’t appear in the status bar." So you may be connected via Starlink and never know about it.

I understand that some people may not want to have any association with Starlink because of recent political events or because of Starlink's status as a military asset. If you have concerns, please send feedback to Apple. I also encourage you to send feedback to your cellular data provider as well. This kind of feedback could give Apple and other companies incentive to choose other providers for satellite services.

Then go with another phone. Oh wait! Android phones already had Starlink connectivity before iPhones so please tell us which phone you will go to. Investigate before making idle threats. Your political rage has blinded you to the facts.

Bottom line? You are already opted out. You have to opt in to use Starlink and only on certain carriers.

There is no “Starlink update”.

Apple has not partnered with Starlink. T-Mobile in the US has. If you don’t use T-Mobile, there is nothing to opt out of.

If you do, don’t opt into the beta. Once it’s out of beta, you can opt out of the service if you’re still using t-mobile.

Only people who are using a small number of carriers and separately opt into the Starlink service will be connected to it.

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