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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by darkengine on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @06:25PM (#29802441)
Satellite phone subscriptions aren't cheap, but chucking a Baofeng in the car pre-programmed with some repeaters along your route (CHIRP can do this) is free.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by omgitsabird on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @07:30PM (#29803120)
Example plans: https://discover.garmin.com/en-US/inreach/personal/#subscrip...
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by manquer on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @06:37PM (#29802595)
With starlink and eventual Tesla tie ups , sat phones should become much cheaper in the future.

Also many cars do come with sat system packages that are only emergency use and cheaper in this mode of operation.

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