Orig title: We Tested the Off-Grid Radio That Scares Cell Companies

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[–] 2 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

Tired of seeing rubbish like this. Nobody is scared

Even worse, here in Australia, companies are trying to market these things as a safety device to hikers on Facebook.

There is even a 4g product being marketed as unlimited coverage (it is not, as most of Australia does not have cell networks)

DO NOT RELY ON PRODUCTS LIKE THESE FOR HIKING.

Get a plb and a satellite messenger (if you want real-time tracking).

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    In my home country of Canada one of the two duolopolies in telecom (Rogers/Shaw) added satellite texting now thanks to spaceX version satellites. So for pretty much the entire country as long as I have a view of the sky (even with trees) I can text people.

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