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Honestly, if the coverage is good and it doesn’t cost too much, this would get me to upgrade years before I was planning. I live in an area with frustratingly b
by atty 5y ago
Honestly, if the coverage is good and it doesn’t cost too much, this would get me to upgrade years before I was planning. I live in an area with frustratingly bad coverage from all providers, and if we ever go on a hike or something a little further out of the city, we get no service at all about 30% of the time. I’d like the extra peace of mind for any potential emergencies.
- Causality1 5y agoEmergency satellite beacons are fairly inexpensive, assuming emergencies are your only use case.
- atty 5y agoNot the only use-case. It would also be nice to just have some limited communication abilities in areas pretty close to our house where we currently have non-negligible dead zones. But thank you, I’d never heard of those before.
- theshrike79 5y agoThe Garmin Inreach is a hiker staple, at least in my part of the world. You can activate a GPS-located SOS and send messages home to check in.
- nerfhammer 5y agoI've wondered why they don't implement LoRA, if they want another type of radio network. You could message other iPhones even if none of you have a cell signal. Low power, doesn't need a big antenna.
- hesdeadjim 5y agoI frequently mountain bike alone in areas without reception. I bought a PLB1 so I have an “oh shit” button if something goes wrong (or I run into someone else in a similar situation). No monthly fee was the huge selling point to me. I could care less if I can text or pair my phone. I feel massively safer having this beacon in my pack. It also makes a great, albeit expensive, gift for friends who are similarly active.