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This seems more like a feature that should be regulated into existence. Satellite providers that offer coverage to handheld devices should be compelled to, fre
by mjevans 2y ago
This seems more like a feature that should be regulated into existence.
Satellite providers that offer coverage to handheld devices should be compelled to, free of charge, relay _emergency_ requests that are in the correct format to the relevant authorities with as much information as possible. On the same note, abuse of that service should be a crime worth going after. Not a 'parent with kids that played with all the buttons' goes to jail level thing, but no one should be going out of their way to activate it either.
That way, just like any phone can contact emergency services, even without a plan, so too could they use that part of the new service. A service which might offer data and messaging for NON emergency use as well (that one paid for by the consumer directly).
- pretext-1 2y agoThis is exactly what’s already happening, without any regulation. I doubt they’ll ever charge for emergency calls, this would only give bad PR. I think we’ll get more information about the paid plans from Apple really soon, possibly during the September keynote. Google seems to be about 2 years behind: introducing emergency calls now, Apple did that 2 years ago. But it’ll come. That’s why Apple said free for the first year (and later extended for another year), because they weren’t ready yet to open it up more (for non-emergency communication, which will cause _a lot_ more traffic).
- charles_f 2y agoYou can already get that with a Garmin inreach and similar devices - but for a monthly fee. But satellite comms are extremely expensive, I don't see how you would compel iridium whose whole business is precisely comms in non covered areas to abandon their revenue