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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The fact that the latest phones include satellite comms, is pretty awesome.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I was just thinking that too. Will I ever use it? 99.99% chance no. But to realize I now have a device that could connect anywhere on earth? That’s pretty awesome. I remember back in the early 2000s, our company gave us a satellite phone while we were traveling internationally “for extreme emergencies only” that was something like $16/minute.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I do appreciate that when driving to/from my wife’s parents where there are a couple stretches lacking in cell service

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's strictly for emergencies. Afaik you have to hold your phone to the sky and be patient to get your text message out. .

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Exactly; if I’ve stopped in those remote mountain areas while driving through them I’ve probably had an emergency and the satellite might be my fastest way to get help.

    One of the areas is a ~43 mile stretch of I-87 in the Adirondacks without reliable service where the state put in radiotelephones every 2 miles along the highway, although it looks like that gap has started to be closed and the state started removing the phones 2 years ago.

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