Family rescued from wildfires in Maui thanks to iPhone’s Emergency SOS via Satellite
Family rescued from wildfires in Maui thanks to iPhone’s Emergency SOS via Satellite
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Family rescued in Maui thanks to iPhone's satellite feature
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You just know this is going to get mentioned at Tim Cook's next iPhone keynote.
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For sure - they did the same thing for the Apple watch. Twice, actually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRwkZWowI8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOHj5kGU4fY-
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Is the satellite function free to use? I haven’t read into it and it’s super convenient for its use cases but also seems like it would cost a lot to maintain contracts and backend for the feature.
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Yes, it is free. But the only thing you can use it for is contacting emergency services.
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It’s free for 2 years.
Then you get the full Tim Apple treatment.
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