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- technology@midwest.social
- technology@lemmy.ml
Orig title: We Tested the Off-Grid Radio That Scares Cell Companies
Orig title: We Tested the Off-Grid Radio That Scares Cell Companies
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