ijeff ( ijeff@lemdro.id ) M to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 years agoAndroid Central: We didn't really want satellite phones after all, did we?www.androidcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up123
arrow-up123external-linkAndroid Central: We didn't really want satellite phones after all, did we?www.androidcentral.comijeff ( ijeff@lemdro.id ) M to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squarergb3x3 ( rgb3x3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoI don’t know, if you’re getting yourself in that kind of situation, you should know you’re going to be beforehand, so just get a satphone. But I guess it’s better to have it and not need it.
minus-squarepgetsos ( pgetsos@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoGetting lost while hiking is not that extreme though. It could happen to anyone. Or getting in an accident while skiing for example or whatever
minus-squareZikeji ( Zikeji@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoIt can also aid after a disaster such as a hurricane when cell networks go down, although technology is coming a long way to reduce that disruption.
I don’t know, if you’re getting yourself in that kind of situation, you should know you’re going to be beforehand, so just get a satphone.
But I guess it’s better to have it and not need it.
Getting lost while hiking is not that extreme though. It could happen to anyone. Or getting in an accident while skiing for example or whatever
It can also aid after a disaster such as a hurricane when cell networks go down, although technology is coming a long way to reduce that disruption.