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Sounds like an EPIRB for the car would be a good investment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_position-indicating_radiobeacon_station https://en.wikiped

• zkms 9y ago
  Letting mobile operators build LTE base stations is a far better one; expecting people to buy/carry/test 406MHz beacons (as opposed to a cell phone, which they test by virtue of regularly using it) to call for a tow truck is folly. NIMBY objections to operators installing base stations really shouldn't override people's ability to summon appropriate (a car breaking down in extremely cold weather doesn't need a full-on SAR response, but it does need a response) emergency services. Also if someone is using their phone in a national park, you can always walk the hell away from them; your laziness doesn't entitle you to prevent the buildout of cell service that can save lives.
  • Casseres 9y ago
    > you can always walk the hell away from them; your laziness doesn't entitle you Someone said they had a remote, dangerous drive, and all I did was offer a suggestion to help their safety. When I went backpacking alone in Yellowstone, I carried a PLB. When I sweated buckets working in the engine rooms on ships at sea, we had EPIRBs. I'm not going to retract my statement about investing in an EPIRB/PLB - a life-saving device. I don't see how my previous comment indicated any opinion on my part about the proliferation of cellular coverage. Getting angry at me was uncalled-for.