LazaroFilm@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoApple extends Emergency SOS via satellite for an additional free year for existing iPhone 14 userswww.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down12
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkApple extends Emergency SOS via satellite for an additional free year for existing iPhone 14 userswww.apple.comLazaroFilm@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareweedwhacking@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoYou act like the helicopter ride to bring you back to safety isn’t going to bankrupt you for the rest of your life anyway. This is America we’re talking about Edit: at least in the US* I should have said
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoI don’t mind it if the ride is paid, I think putting a “sorry you didn’t pay in advance so you can’t get a ride when you need it” is the issue.
minus-squareweedwhacking@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoI think paying for emergency or medical services of any kind (outside of your income taxes) at all is the problem here.
minus-squareClusterfck@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoSatellites do in fact go over other countries.
minus-squareweedwhacking@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI was under the impression that SOS via satellite was still US only, seems they’ve since opened it up to more countries. That’s great!
You act like the helicopter ride to bring you back to safety isn’t going to bankrupt you for the rest of your life anyway. This is America we’re talking about
Edit: at least in the US* I should have said
I don’t mind it if the ride is paid, I think putting a “sorry you didn’t pay in advance so you can’t get a ride when you need it” is the issue.
I think paying for emergency or medical services of any kind (outside of your income taxes) at all is the problem here.
Satellites do in fact go over other countries.
I was under the impression that SOS via satellite was still US only, seems they’ve since opened it up to more countries. That’s great!