Although not engaged in telecommunications, according to the current technical level, it should be impossible to communicate directly with satellites with ordinary mobile phones. Such a small mobile phone, omni-directional antenna, sends the signal to 30 thousand to 40 thousand kilometers away, which is too sci-fi The antenna of a real satellite phone is quite huge, and its transmitting power is much stronger. If you want to realize the video image transmission function of 3G, you must use lid.
As for you being in the countryside, you don't have to worry too much. At present, communication base stations cover a wide range, and there are base stations in many rural areas of the country.