Spark launches satellite service

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Aucklandjafa

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#3482616 20-Apr-2026 18:58

boosacnoodle:

Last thing to check is Settings > Mobile > Satellite and see if that is enabled or not. If it is, log a fault with Spark.

Yep, can confirm it's on. Weirdly, it's greyed out on the on position - no option to turn off.

andyb

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#3482630 20-Apr-2026 20:17

Aucklandjafa:

Yep, can confirm it's on. Weirdly, it's greyed out on the on position - no option to turn off

comparing the above to mine, the difference is the location services blurb. Are they enabled?

andyb

Aucklandjafa

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#3482634 20-Apr-2026 20:38

Huh, sure enough it’s no longer greyed out. Will check it out next time!

andyb

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#3482638 20-Apr-2026 21:14

Aucklandjafa:

Huh, sure enough it’s no longer greyed out. Will check it out next time!

happy days!

andyb

boosacnoodle

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#3482639 20-Apr-2026 21:23

That's so strange! Searching on Google for "To use your service provider's satellite network, turn on Location Services." returns no results. You are lucky customer #1 !

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