Emergency SOS via satellite available today on the iPhone 14 lineup in the US and Canada

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/11/emergency-sos-via-satellite-available-today-on-iphone-14-lineup/

Apple today announced its groundbreaking safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in the US and Canada. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the innovative technology enables users to message with emergency services while outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Additionally, if users want to reassure friends and family of their whereabouts while traveling off the grid, they can now open the Find My app and share their location via satellite. Emergency SOS via satellite is available in the US and Canada starting today, November 15, and will come to France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December.

[3Hotdogs]

1. Can't wait to try it out.

I've had an emergency beacon for 12 years, I had to use it once. I was on a hike in a no-service area. Guy had a heart attack. He survived. It took emergency service 50 minutes to get to us.... a state ranger on foot. Then time to get rescue equipment.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Before cell phones became the norm, my rural neighbor was immobile in

in temperatures somewhat above 32 F.

All elderly people should have a beacon or cell phone.

Around 9 pm or so, someone heard her. Very fortunate.

[mitch96]

2. When i did a lot of long distance motorcycle trips I had a satellite link on my gps in case of a

woops.. never used it..
Also had helicopter evacuation insurance.. Them things are expensive for a short trip..
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[3Hotdogs]

4. Motorcycling is why I got mine.... New Hampshire, Cucamonga Highway in the White Mountains.

A rider's bike went off the road. She seemed to have a broken leg. It took 40 minutes to reach town and another 25 minutes to get the rescue service on site.

Beacon might have shaved off an hour which would have been important in a different kind of emergency.

[mitch96]

5. Yup, In trauma they call it the "golden hour" If you can get the casualty to a trauma center

with in an hour you have a chance. Thank god it was "only" her leg.
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[AllaN01Bear]

6. so the rest of us would have to have a emergency beacon or imersat phone .