Re:SpareOne: Emergency mobile phone powered by AA batteries
by chrisseaton on Sunday May 15, 2016 @07:40PM
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Surely nobody mistakenly thinks they have a satellite phone, and I've never heard the phrase 'going to space.' Do you really know people who believe that? Are you sure they aren't joking?
Re:SpareOne: Emergency mobile phone powered by AA batteries
by aninhumer on Sunday May 15, 2016 @08:17PM
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Nobody thinks they have a "satellite phone", they just don't know much about communications technology, and so going via space seems as sensible as anything else.
Have you seen the Louis C.K. bit the parent is referring to? It's a joke, but the joke is that people are annoyed with their phone being slow despite it "going to space".
Another problem with that is the current public perception often is that their phones contact space. I hear this over and over again. It is interesting. Drive by cell phone towers all day and still think your iPhone is "going to space" when it is loading slow. There is a Louis CK bit about this on Conan's show. I wonder if that kickstarted part of the misconception