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Re:Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPh... by tpmx on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:06PM (#32756871)
Well, this is the first time a mainstream phone gets satellite service.
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Re:Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPh... by kube-system on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:10PM (#32756939)
That is true and this may set a new precedent, but connectivity requirements in the past were always placed on carriers before, and never phone manufacturers.
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Re:Emergency SOS via satellite is included for free with iPh... by matt_attack on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @08:25PM (#32759327)
Phone manufacturers didn't offer services before. In this case Apple is the carrier (much like a MVNO) for the service.
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