ijeffM to [email protected]English • 8 months agoAndroid Central: We didn't really want satellite phones after all, did we?www.androidcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down18
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkAndroid Central: We didn't really want satellite phones after all, did we?www.androidcentral.comijeffM to [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarepgetsoslinkfedilink9•8 months agoI really hoped we would get it on Android as well. You may need it just once in your lifetime but it could be a life or death situation
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months 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-squarepgetsoslinkfedilink5•8 months 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-square@ZikejilinkEnglish4•8 months 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 really hoped we would get it on Android as well. You may need it just once in your lifetime but it could be a life or death situation
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.