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US and Canada only.

• alphabettsy 4y ago
  At launch.
  • pinum 4y ago
    >International travelers who visit the U.S. and Canada can use Emergency SOS via satellite So the international versions do have the hardware. That's good to know. >except if they bought their phone in China mainland, Hong Kong, or Macao. Emergency SOS via satellite isn't offered on iPhone models purchased in China mainland, Hong Kong, or Macao. No comment.
    • ktta 4y ago
      Maybe because China has it's own system called BeiDou? https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Huawei-unveils-Mate-50-phone-that-links-with-China-s-own-GPS-system https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Huawei-unveils-M... Interesting picture I found on another HN thread, posted by walrus01. See if you note something interesting https://www.globalstar.com/Globalstar/media/Globalstar/Images/Coverage%20Maps/Globalstar-Coverage-Voice-and-Data-Gen1.png https://www.globalstar.com/Globalstar/media/Globalstar/Image...
      • mhh__ 4y ago
        Is BeiDou for positioning only? This needs more than location to work
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      • netsharc 4y ago
        A quick DDG says satellite phones are banned in China[1], I wonder if it's legal to take the new iPhone there. [1] https://apollosat.com/docs/countries-where-satellite-phones-are-banned-or-restricted/ https://apollosat.com/docs/countries-where-satellite-phones-...
• boruto 4y ago
  In India gov has ban on satellite devices from abroad, i was wondering how this would work. this answers it.