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A comment on Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its satellite network capacity. Parent comment

Re:Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its satellite ... by bombcar on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:06PM (#32756876)
This is it right here! The "emergency" part is a feel-good on top of the real service, which is location updates every X time even when off in no cell service land.
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Re:Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its satellite ... by manderley on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @06:39PM (#32758101)
"every X time" meaning as often as you're willing to point your phone at a satellite and wait a few minutes for your location to transmit?
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Re:Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its satellite ... by bombcar on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @08:39PM (#32759464)
That I don’t know - I could see it trying to send a signal every five minutes and hoping some get through.
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Re:Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its satellite ... by Brusco_RF on Thursday September 08, 2022 @11:53AM (#32767398)
I doubt it. Thats a great way to murder your battery in the wilderness
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