Explorer I
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The iPhone 14 lineup will offer satellite connectivity!
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Explorer I
Beta testers exactly! ;) I have heard rumors of a "Tesla Phone" and was keeping an eye out for it - hope the Apple offering works as advertised so I can keep on living in my Apple bubble ;)
Pathfinder III
Most likely will get an iPhone 14 too lol so I will make sure to report here later.
Advocate I
Globalstar already has, or claims to have, full coverage of Alaska for SPOT devices. That's why the spotty coverage, no pun intented, for the iPhone is odd. Must be some sort of technical limitation on the iPhone side with how it communicates.
SPOT Satellite Coverage Map | Saved by SPOT | US
www.findmespot.com
So it's not that cut and dried.
Explorer I
MyGlobalstar already has, or claims to have, full coverage of Alaska for SPOT devices. That's why the spotty coverage, no pun intented, for the iPhone is odd. Must be some sort of technical limitation on the iPhone side with how it communicates.
SPOT Satellite Coverage Map | Saved by SPOT | US
So it's not that cut and dried.
Pathfinder III
No, you can also share your location with friends and family:
And probably some time in the future they will add messaging too.
ESim only so that's a no go for me but I'm not looking for a new phone. If this is their direction I will be forced elsewhere when I do need one.
Pathfinder III
Explorer I
Why? International travel/use or should I be fitting my tin foil hat? ;)
The friend that I end up hitting the trails with the most upgrades his iPhone every iteration so I'm sure I'll get a live preview soon. I, on the other hand, don't upgrade very often but this one has me thinking...
Pathfinder III
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It does not seem to affect his radio reception on the trails....I think the helmet you have already should do the trick
Pathfinder III
This is an interesting tweet... I guess Starlink is not out of the picture just yet!
International travel. It is already difficult to acquire SIMs in some countries due to their rules requiring the equivalent of an SSN etc. Going forward with eSIMs I suspect it will become possible but when you keep swapping back and forth between carriers that could create some problems. As for the tin foil hat, you should have a multilayered one by now...I think there are a few people in Colorado that are starting to understand the nefarious power of "smart" devices.
I always wait for the 3rd generation back phones to go on sale, so I won't get one for another 3 years!
Influencer II
If not said before... Sat link is supposed to be only available in northern America, not anywhere else, maybe later, maybe not...
Pathfinder III
Canada too. But I’m sure after an initial test they will eventually expand to other countries.
Except China. Looks like the iPhone 14 sold there won’t have a satellite antenna.
Influencer II
Canada is part of North America geographically, I'm not exactly sure why they tie it to a geographic region but that's what was written in the article I read.
"only available in northern America"
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Probably why they are saying the satellite function won't be available until November!
Stupid Interruption:
Did you know that there isn't a consensus on the number of continents? We didn't until we reached Colombia. A friend of ours from Peru, also an overlander, asked us how we felt that we made it that far. We said it was neat to finally step foot on another continent. She was appalled and told us America, both North and South, is one continent. We told her we were taught that they were separate continents. We asked several other overlanders that were present (all from other countries) and some responded that America is actually three continents...North, Central and South. Of course we used the internet and learned that there is no consensus on the number of continents. Now you do too (if you didn't already), no wonder we can't solve basic problems.
