That's a cellular SOS mode - the iPhone 10 does not have the satellite hardware. Basically that means the phone can see a mobile network, but is not authorized to roam on it. For example, you have T-Mobile and there is only an AT&T tower available. You can use it to call 911/112, but not anything else.
On the devices with the satellite hardware, a different icon appears in satellite SOS mode. It appears in the last image on this page in the screenshot if "Emergency SOS": https://support.apple.com/en-us/101573
In my opinion, while much better than nothing, the emergency SOS on iPhones definitely is NOT a replacement for true satellite phones and communicators (like a Garmin inReach).
The connection to the GlobalStar satellite requires quite a lot of power, which is difficult to achieve from a small device, so using the satellite SOS requires aiming the phone and is rather slow, whereas the InReach devices and other satellite devices have quite large antennas and do not have this issue. Note how chonky the Iridium 9575 Extreme is - this is a current model, the older ones are even bulkier: https://www.iridium.com/products/iridium-extreme/
The other issue with iPhone satellite SOS is that if it sees any mobile network at all - even one that is completely unusable (poor signal or a network issue where the tower works but can't connect upstream) it won't even let you connect to satellite. You cannot currently force the satellite SOS, or use it from airplane mode, which means if you don't put the phone in airplane mode while in edge cases like hiking in the mountains, you'll also experience terrible battery life.
Because of these, I'd say if you're going Innawoods/out of range on purpose, take an InReach or some other real sat device- they're not super expensive, and they work much better. At the same time, the existence of the satellite SOS as a last resort is a good thing, and it will/has probably helped some people.
That being said, I'm very interested to see how T-Mobile/Starlink LTE roaming works out.
It's Globalstar, one of the older satellite phone networks: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/1/24285347/apple-globalstar-investment-expansion-emergency-sos-satellite
Another one is Iridium - which until Starlink hit the poles was the only truly global satellite phone network. The phones basically work anywhere except inside a building/under a cover. Unfortunately, on the original GlobalStar and Iridium networks, data service is/was abysmal - Iridium's raw data speed is 2400 baud or 2.4 kilobits/s. Some of their newer devices are a bit faster. It's also extremely expensive compared to Starlink.
Satellite phones are fairly common in Alaska and on boats that travel in the open ocean. Garmin InReach communicators use the Iridium network.
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Link from Drew Ferguson's site: https://ferguson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3866
https://rumble.com/v5alsc4-elon-musk-interviews-donald-trump-mon-800-pm-et-.html Badlands media got in - seems there are some techical issues.
Unmanned gas pumps exist in other countries. Iceland, for example, has a mix of stations that have a convenience store, as well as smaller stations that just contain a few gas pumps, pay with a card and be on your way.
(A nice feature of the Icelandic pumps - it asks you how much you want to pre-approve - so you don't run the risk of eating your credit limit/cash (on a debit card) with a large hold).
Similarly, electric car chargers are also generally unmanned, and in the future world, it doesn't necessarily line up with the gas station convenience store model. A lot of Tesla superchargers are built near restaurants and regular retail, which makes sense, although they are also showing up at Wawas and other convenience stores now (which I've found helpful at night when normal things are closed...)
Wasn't the initial purpose of government schools to make sure people were just competent enough to pay their taxes, and would be obedient and just able enough to work a job on a farm or factory, in order to pay the taxes and be good workers?
Every Latin American country drives on the right. It's pretty much only Japan, the Commonwealth Nations (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India), some places in Africa with British influence, Pakistan (British Raj) and some areas of the Caribbean with heavy UK influence. If they speak Spanish, they drive on our side.
He looks like someone who would eat da poo poo. Pastor Doctor Martin Ssempa was an expert on the study of what the sick do in the privates of their bedroom...
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