Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPhone 14 Pro for 2 years

Re:Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPh... by happyopossum on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:55PM (#32756723)

Despicable? This is a huge investment for Apple (look at Globalstar’s SEC filing for details), it’s free for 2 years, and we don’t even know what (if anything) it will cost after that. But you’re confident it’s “despicable”.

That smacks of some serious entitlement man…

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Re:Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPh... by malfist on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:18PM (#32757058)

I hate apple because of vendor lock in and nonsense with their walled garden. But seriously, GP is deluded.

Satellite emergency services has never been free, even if you buy an garmin device for this, they don't operate if you're not paying your monthly bill.

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Re:Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPh... by pxeboot on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @08:08PM (#32759156)

There were many Personal Locator Beacon's that worked without a subscription. They were more popular before the inReach, but still available.

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