a cutaway: night sky with a satellite, cell towers on the surface, a person in a basement holding up a flip phone

can you hear
me now?

you: underground, zero bars.
the towers: trying their best.
the satellite: on its way.

hold to raise the phone when the satellite is right above you. green bars are real. grey bars are a tower lying. your arm gets tired, so do not hold it up all night.

HOLD anywhere to call

phone no. (the CA drops at launch) $HEARMENOW
carrier SPCXX official SpaceX xStock · pair on stonkfun Xs3oZwbHvqis4NYcf4YKWmEia2eC84wSiVrcYcTqpH8

the keypad dials after launch. no number yet.

a satellite with a flip phone. paired with SPCXX. not affiliated with SpaceX, Starlink, Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile. the line is from an old phone ad, the bars are from orbit.

dialing...