Blocking Starlink access in iOS 18.3

Forbes is completely worthless when it comes to any information regarding Apple. I don’t believe I’ve seen another outlet that exhibits more anti-apple bias.

No thank you! I want nothing that is linked to Musk!!!!!

We all want to know how to block starlink in IOS 18.3? Do we need to move away from iPhones and everything Apple altogether? We definitely didn't sign up for this!

Yep, totally would take my freaking

chances.

There is NO connection to StarLink (or any other satellite service) in Sequoia

Might be time to move to a Samsung… I want nothing to do with Leon. Did Apple announce this somewhere, and I missed it???

I don’t want starlink on my phone so I blocked all updates until there’s an option to not have it.

Kurtosis12 wrote:

The only thing I'm frustrated with is your lack of knowledge but you keep posting like you know what you're talking about. You don't.

Dunning-Kruger Effect.

No, the actual test study was the invisible bank robber in Pittsburgh, PA. It’s someone that knows a very small amount of something and then thinks they’re an expert. The graph looks like this.

Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessment.

As an AT&T user I will not update my phone to 18.3 as long as it forces us to put anything related to Elon Musk. I’ll take my business elsewhere!

Already answered multiple times.

You can opt-out of Starlink and block it:

Go to Settings > Cellular > T-Mobile

Toggle OFF Satellite

This will block Starlink access in iOS 18.3

FYI, if you're not using T-Mobile as a carrier, there is nothing you need to do. You won't be able to access Starlink satellites anyways. Currently only T-Mobile offers this as a beta. It also requires registration with T-Mobile, so if you haven't done that, you can be sure that you're not connecting to Starlink in any way shape or form.

I feel Apple sold out. Anyone know anything about Android? We are thinking of moving over to Androids. Any thoughts? Pros and cons?

Johnathan Burger wrote:

Car Phones have been around since 1946.

Early in my carrier with AT&T I worked in a business office. We got calls daily from people who wanted a car phone. The typical wait for one in 1978 was 5 years (there were only so many channels available and you had to wait for someone to cancel their service). The cost was around $500/mo as I recall. Didn’t get many requests to be put on the waiting list. 😩

Zachyy wrote:

Lawrence Finch wrote:

xrayman394 wrote:

Thanks!

I strongly suggest NOT updating to 18.3 until we know more, we must try and learn more about this before upgrading.

Well. I strongly suggest that you DO update to 18.3 immediately. You are at much greater risk from the existential 28 security vulnerabilities that 18.3 blocks than you are from a hypothetical risk from a feature that most iPhone can’t even have, and that is off by default on those few iPhones that are eligible.

In fact I have just read that the number is 29 security vulnerabilities!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2025/01/29/ios-183-update-now-warning-issued-to-all-iphone-users/

I must have miscounted.