In my home country of Canada one of the two duolopolies in telecom (Rogers/Shaw) added satellite texting now thanks to spaceX version satellites. So for pretty much the entire country as long as I have a view of the sky (even with trees) I can text people.
Yeah. They did that too in Australia. But for hiking, phones aren’t really emergency grade. If it’s working yes. But they are only water resistant for starters
Tired of seeing rubbish like this. Nobody is scared
Even worse, here in Australia, companies are trying to market these things as a safety device to hikers on Facebook.
There is even a 4g product being marketed as unlimited coverage (it is not, as most of Australia does not have cell networks)
DO NOT RELY ON PRODUCTS LIKE THESE FOR HIKING.
Get a plb and a satellite messenger (if you want real-time tracking).
In my home country of Canada one of the two duolopolies in telecom (Rogers/Shaw) added satellite texting now thanks to spaceX version satellites. So for pretty much the entire country as long as I have a view of the sky (even with trees) I can text people.
Yeah. They did that too in Australia. But for hiking, phones aren’t really emergency grade. If it’s working yes. But they are only water resistant for starters