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Fi Ultra Starlink pet tracker goes on sale with satellite failover

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge ·

Fi Ultra is the first pet tracker to use Starlink's direct-to-cell service, adding satellite connectivity when LTE is unavailable. It costs $19.99/month and covers the entire US via T-Mobile's T-Satellite network. The device launches today for $249.

Meridian48 take
Satellite pet tracking is a clever niche, but the real story is how Starlink's direct-to-cell service is quietly expanding beyond emergency messaging into consumer IoT.
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