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iPhone 14 Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite Lead Rescuers to Car That Fell Into Remote Canyon
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I'm not sure if this is a really well disguised attempt at humour or if you're really this innocent.
You said that it was for 2 years in your previous post.
You also don’t seem to know much about Apple’s business.
But you’ll just say the same incorrect stuff again, wonder why?
no, it was me and my boyfriend going for a drive since it was beautiful out there. no influencers. we are broke lol
after the crash, we found my phone 10 yards up the hill from the fall. the phone automatically said "we have detected a crash, emergency services have been contacted. please point to the sat signal to stay in contact." we lost control of the car while moving over for someone to go ahead of us. there was no signal at all. so the phone did all the work. we were glad to be able to be functional after that crash.
automatically it did it! which was crazy, I didn't even know about this update.
Couple of these more stories Before Christmas….Need to get that $$$
Highly recommended from The NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/style/teens-social-media.html#commentsContainer
Staged until one of them are stranded like them and… oh wait - Android phones don’t have the feature. RIP
Following your thought, would internet connectivity on the iPhone be an “add-on” just because you need to pay for a data plan?
I guess we now know how valuable and precious life is to you. It's really no different from considering going to an ER. ERs are very expensive. When you feel you have a very serious health issue, just think about the cost and don't go to the ER. You'll save lots of money your family can use for your burial. The majority of posts on every thread regarding Apple's satellite service shows just how ignorant and backward so many internet users are.
I think this comment was extracted from a toilet. It's simply indicative of the ruthlessness, childishness, and plain BS that makes this forum completely useless for intelligent information. It's time to sign out and no longer waste my time trying to learn about the subject being discussed. And if I want humor, there are plenty of clubs to go to. What posses as humor here is anything but. Damn MR for encouraging this crap and letting this forum deteriorate into a waste of time.
I understand the sentiment, but don’t know what MR does about the trolls except ruthless moderation. That works on smaller venues because the moderation doesn’t take large numbers of people.
But when troll numbers near or exceed the intended audience, clearly something needs to be done. That said, I’ve had some fun lately playing with the trolls, but there’s always ten more. I suspect that they’re paid per post.
But when troll numbers near or exceed the intended audience, clearly something needs to be done. That said, I’ve had some fun lately playing with the trolls, but there’s always ten more. I suspect that they’re paid per post.
It really is sad. It's like a grade school playground with childish immature look-at-me comments. There are other tech sites out there where none of that occurs.
I am not disputing that getting saved and being stuck with a bill you cannot afford to pay is better than dying. My critique is geared toward unaffordable US healthcare system. A typical helicopter rescue alone in the US costs $40,000.
Hmm, that is curious. I wonder how it could send a call automatically if you were in an area without cell service, which required manual alignment with a satellite. Could it be that a message was only queued to be sent once the phone could establish contact?
It's more than "convenient" that they had the iPhone 14--it was possibly life-saving. Would you rather be reading that their bodies were found a few weeks or months later? There may be more accidents this year because folks are driving more miles.
Good question. It doesn't tell her that contact was made. "please point to the sat signal to stay in contact." Could be it didn't make contact until she picked up and aimed the phone. I would have felt better having that function on our trip through Canada and Alaska, with long cell-free zones.