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tightestvaginaever t1_iyghqho wrote

I'm glad the guy was okay! Hopefully he'll get a cellphone and bring it with next time he goes hiking!

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Choppergold t1_iyhjbf0 wrote

These feel-good stories, a lot of the time it's a person who was so ill-prepared to go into the wilderness that it's borderline criminal

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garry4321 t1_iyibw7n wrote

Like that one guy who got dropped off up north with no plans and no pickup date set (oops), and for some reason thought he had too many shotgun shells, so he THREW THEM INTO THE FUCKING RIVER, then later on wrote in his diary that he regretted that decision. Guy died.

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bicycle_mice t1_iyhg91j wrote

Cell phones don’t work in the wilderness. You need a sat PLB and subscription, which is pricey.

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oldmasterluke t1_iyhq6vw wrote

The couple that found him immediately called for help so they weren’t that far out. The guy was responsible. Why are you defending his stupidity?

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pbush25 t1_iyhjysv wrote

The new iPhones do!

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bicycle_mice t1_iyhksaz wrote

That was announced two weeks ago... before this dude was even lost. And the newest iPhone isn't cheap.

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pbush25 t1_iyhl10t wrote

Your comment was “cell phones don’t work in the wilderness”. They do. Didn’t mention a timeline in my comment and neither did you. Just pointing out that your statement isn’t correct any more.

Most people already have cell phones. They will almost certainly all eventually support the emergency SOS feature because once apple does something everyone copies it.

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onlyhightime t1_iyhnpi6 wrote

T-Mobile is working on all their customers having access to Starlink.

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