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The signal that others were missing meant more for me! This morning I had three - THREE bars on my phone. Normally I'm lucky to get 1.5 bars on ATT. The snappy was nice while it lasted. 

mike1 said:

AppleInsider said:

In some cases with an iPhone 14 or iPhone 15, users are seeing the SOS notification in the upper-right hand corner of the screen where the signal strength meter normally is. That's an indicator of no cell service, but access to the SOS over Satellite feature.Read on AppleInsider

That SOS indicator has nothing to do with the "Satellite" feature. Shows up on every phone when there is no cell signal.

No it shows up when you're not connected to a network. That's not the same as having no signal.

Not connected to a network, there's still the possibility to make emergency/911 calls. That's why the SOS or SOS Only indicator. With no cell signal there would be no SOS or SOS emergency/911 option, only No Service.

The exception would be an iPhone 14 or 15 with its ability to make satellite calls. Those phones with no network access would also show either SOS or SOS Only, I don't know which. But their satellite function might be viable. With no cell signal, their satellite function could still be viable but no idea if there would be an SOS indicator or No Service indicator as with no network access.

If it's assumed that a folding phone that's not a "flip phone" offers no increased real estate, then I'd question the reason for one existing. I'd assume the reason anyone would want a folding phone is for increased real estate.

"a folding iPad" but not a folding phone? WTF. I prefer a smaller phone while many want a "phablet". I've seen people, mostly women using some model of huge phone. That's not for me but there are times when I'd appreciate a bigger screen but not at the expense of a new wardrobe to carry it.

Opening a phone to have more real estate interests me. A smaller screen visible when closed could display caller information and notifications. Reliability of the hinged portion is a concern. 

Appleish said:

Property crime rates soared after taxes on the rich were cut in the 1960s. Growing as the U.S. cut taxes on the rich more and more and more.

Got a link for that? Otherwise it sounds like a baseless allegation that's all the rage these days.

Appleish said:

Yes, there's a correlation. Tax the rich like we did back in the good ol' 1950s.

Got a link for that? Otherwise, see above.

AI said:
There is one downside with these new designs though, which is speed. Currently, most cables we saw were limited to only 60W of power... Scosche and Rolling Square assured AppleInsider that these were only the initial products and they'd have 100W versions launching very soon.

This talks about two different metrics – speed and power. Care to show the relationship in numbers? What speeds might be expected from a "60W" cable versus a "100W" cable"? I'd appreciate some clarity.