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> Well, so far they only promised to. Apple’s solution works today. Consumers are using it. This is mentioned in the article.
by daydream 4y ago
> Well, so far they only promised to.
Apple’s solution works today. Consumers are using it.
This is mentioned in the article.
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- pests 4y agoApple's solution is making use of special features in the radio package. The post states unmodified phones.
- bee_rider 4y agoStill, the fact that Apple has figured out the weird RF voodoo already makes it seem like a less ridiculous proposition.
- pests 4y agoQualcomm is the one who has figured out the weird RF voodoo you speak of. Apple is just consuming that.
- markus_zhang 4y agoIs there any tech manual out there? Would love to see how it works.
- tshaddox 4y agoI always assumed the main thing with satellite messengers was that they transmit with much higher power. Not that such a system is easy to design, but the “voodoo” mentioned previously was more about achieving compatibility with an existing RF system at much longer ranges than the system was designed for.
- shaklee3 4y agoit's not rf voodoo. it's a highly spread signal at an extremely low nitrate. this has been common for communications satellites for a very long time.
- kalupa 4y agoexcept the article mentions specifically that Apple is partnered with Globalstar, not Starlink, for their emergency services functionality
- la64710 4y agoAnd except that it actually saved someone’s life
- spookthesunset 4y agoApples solution is in SOS emergency situations only. It is extremely limited in what you can transmit—which near as I can tell is just a well defined message format.
- makeitdouble 4y agoApple’s solution is to have you find the signal and manually point to it to send a very small payload on a very slow link. If we’re looking for existing technology, current actually working GPS phones would be a better showcase of what’s possible.
- bombolo 4y agoYou know how slow unassisted GPS is?