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There is no technical issue; Starlink works great in international waters today. As for who will answer your call, that's an interesting question. What do exist
by modeless 2y ago
There is no technical issue; Starlink works great in international waters today. As for who will answer your call, that's an interesting question. What do existing satphones do if you call 911 in international waters? As a US citizen I would hope to be connected to the Coast Guard.
- gexla 2y agoSounds about right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_911 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_911 I'm guessing the phone reaching satellite operates similarly to a phone reaching cell networks. It attaches GPS coordinates and then the 911 system does the rest. Just hope if I'm in this situation I'm not actually in the water and not having to fight my screen while it's getting wet. And that I kept my battery charged.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago> no technical issue That’s why I’m asking. Technical issues are easy. What if you make call from north korean eez? Or some contested border? Or even international waters - there is cost attached to it (monitoring, translation, coordination, etc) - by buying PLB you are supporting the operation around it.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoIf you're using a partner network Sim, your provider gets to figure that out, else you get to the nearest partner network
- tuatoru 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_rescue_organizations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_rescue_organizati...