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  • iPhone 14 users will get another year of Emergency SOS via Satellite for free

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    s.metcalf said:
    It'll be a very bad look for Apple when the first person dies after they had a capable phone but weren't subscribed to the service.  For this reason I don't think Apple could ever require payment for the feature when they're such a massively rich and profitable company, charging huge amounts for these latest devices and pay very little to no tax in most jurisdictions.  I don't think they can morally end the service, which fortunately most people will probably never have to use.
    So a previously unavailable feature is now Apple's responsibility even after 3 years of offering the service for free? This reminds me of how stalking was all of a sudden Apple's fault if an AirTag was used even though Tile and other small trackers had existed for over a decade with no anti-stalking features in place to help people.
    danoxwatto_cobra

  • iPhone 14 users will get another year of Emergency SOS via Satellite for free

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    riverko said:
    For us who live outside of the eligible area. Is it free just to use the ‘text service’, or also the act of rescue itself. So what is it exactly people should later pay for - to have the tool that enables me to call for help? Or the rescue process as such?
    That depends on what you mean by "live outside of eligible area." There are 16 countries and regions that support Emergency SOS via satellite.

    Apple says, "International travelers who visit a country or region where Emergency SOS via satellite is available can use the feature while visiting, except if they bought their iPhone in certain countries or regions."

    In other words, if you bought your iPhone 14 or newer from a country that supports the feature it may work in a country that doesn't currently offer the feature on the iPhone.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213426


    caladanianwatto_cobra

  • iPhone 14 users will get another year of Emergency SOS via Satellite for free

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    nubus said:
    While extremely expensive to set up, I think a service like this should always be free to access. Maybe the governments should be funding it along with 9-1-1 and the like.
    Governments have plenty of other tasks that require funding. Probably the cost of providing the service for 2 or 10 years is not that different per device... Apple still need all the infrastructure and they probably get very few calls from phones after 2 years. Timing is weird as it has no impact right now, and why only offer this for those that activated before Christmas? To me it smells like a PR stunt after the M3 memory pricing issue.

    Apple should do the right thing on memory and offer gift cards to those that paid extra for memory. Apple did so when the price dropped on the original iPhone.
    That is a very weird leap to make, especially when this is the anniversary of its launch.
    watto_cobra

  • The new Qi2 wireless standard will launch before the holidays

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    This is the 14th year of the Qi standard.

    While I think version 1.3 should've been called 2.0 due to the many changes over 1.2.x, it is what it is and I'm glad that MagSafe's mounting and alignment feature is being incorporated.
    williamlondongregoriusmwatto_cobra

  • How to make sure you get an iPhone, instead of a swapped Android fake

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    ronn said:
    This popped up just as we were notified that our orders for a couple iPhone 15 Pro Max are scheduled to be delivered a few days early.

    Ordered directly from Apple which has never fouled up an order (besides rerouting a trade-in device to the wrong location, but it was quickly corrected after a couple phone convos with CS).

    *fingers crossed*
    Apple doesn't run their trade-in program, so that may not even be Apple's fault.

    https://www.theverge.com/22368541/apple-trade-in-phobio-macbook-white-spots
    watto_cobra