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Re:Apple has a secret team working on internet satellites by starpilot on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:45PM (#21849677)
Satellite beacons using the Iridium network are getting more popular with outdoor recreationists. The inReach https://explore.garmin.com/en-US/inreach/ works incredibly well, well worth the money if you do harder trips in the backcountry.
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Re:Apple has a secret team working on internet satellites by Robotbeat on Saturday December 21, 2019 @09:32AM (#21851313)
Right. And now you'll be able to do the same thing with just a service add-on. All of a sudden, your potential service base is huge, literally billions of devices.
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