I just left Lemmy to go find this link and just found my way back to this post. I second reading the comic, and I’m going to go read more now. It wasn’t done when I last read.
This might be good news: instead of drawing out the case for 10 years, the judge just ruled all special prosecutors are unconstitutional. If the appeals court reverses thus ridiculous rulling, we might see the trial much sooner.
They most likely did not have a cell signal. It’s the canyonlands, it’s 30 miles as the crow flies from the nearest town. There’s nothing but nature as far as the eye can see.
Well if we’re being as generous and pedantic as possible, you candial 911 without a cell signal, but the call won’t connect. You could still dial it though.
It connects to text. Not to call. Which is literally what my first comment said. You cannot call 911 on an iPhone with a satellite connection. They’re getting downvoted because it’s unequivocally incorrect.
First: what in the world does that have to do with the claim that you can make a call on satellite???
Second: sending your location with text would be easier. Especially on an iPhone where it automatically does that.
Why in the world are you arguing this? You can’t make a call on a satellite with an iPhone. It’s not possible. And emergency texting via satellite on iPhone automatically sends your location, so you’re doubly wrong??? There’s no need for a phone call at all.
People that invest $350 + subscription into hiking safety with an inReach don’t hike into the desert with less than a day’s water. They’ve got at least three maps between Garmin, GMaps or iMaps, and the map they’re actually using to navigate, and don’t get lost very often. Even the most basic inReach mini augments phone GPS for positioning and vector in the Garmin app. One has to be damned near under full tree cover or in a horrible thunderstorm for it to fail to send a text. And, they’d have instead pushed the SoS button, which is literally better than 911 outside any city, which is why it’s the gold standard until mountaineering equipment.
I’d bet $5 this group was desperate and trying everything they could think of. They didn’t have an inReach or they’d be alive.
On the other hand, have you ever people-watched at an REI?
People that have absolutely no idea what they’re doing buying thousands of dollars of top-end gear is par for the course. Panicking, inexperienced people do dumb things: like not push an SOS button or even realizing the inReach Messenger they bought to text in the back country has one under that clearly marked cover.
I agree that many REI customers buy lots of gear that they don’t understand and likely won’t benefit them. If we’re making up stories: This group bought an inReach, had it with them, but never activated it.
Actually, it’s faster than calling. So what you’re saying is gen-z is faster and more efficient? I’m not sure about that but I bet they appreciate support from someone so old.
Joke aside, I text 911 because it’s faster for them to handle multiple incoming texts at once. You skip the line.
Source: I briefly dated a 911 operator. Wild stories, and a surprising amount of office drama.
Could be SMS was the only thing that could get out. In order for SMS to work your phone basically only needs to ping the tower. No data connection at all needed.
They have a platform now, but it’s only a few pages and lacks any real detail. Like something a lazy high school student would submit when they haven’t bothered to do the work.
Yes. The days of them being unprepared and not knowing how things work to enact their fascist agenda are over. They’ve been carefully planning this for 4 years now.
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