The DEATH of Satellite Communicators?

"Oh I don't need to worry about preparations or possible emergencies TOO much... after all, if I get into real trouble, I can just call for help!" - hahahah, fuck 'em.

I could care less if Apple iPhone is capable. I’ld rather take a smaller companies dedicated offering. Just the same as I prefer and use a dedicated camera Canon, Nikon etc. over a phones camera.

They have more features and performance is unmatched.

Seems to me like smartphones are good as a jack-of-all-trades backup device. Bring dedicated devices to get the job done 95% of the time and have a phone just in case.

Wouldn't want to rely on any single object to be the only source of a multitude of functions.

Can you ping the public ip of zolio?

Lets play spot the BS
BS: "My wife can track and see exactly where I am"
Reality: My wife can track and see exactly where my friend is.
Cause I gave it to him for the weekend". Allowing me to
....cough ....cough,cough ....oh crap did I say that out loud. "0_o"

lmao doesnt want to turn and face a target... welp just lie there and poop i guess

Iridium does NOT have global coverage. In theory yes… but because it is an american company it will not work in any country the US sanctions.

And there are a couple:

Afghanistan
The Balkans
Belarus
Burma
Central African Republic
China
Cuba
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia
Hong Kong
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Nicaragua
North Korea
Russia
Somalia
Sudan
South Sudan
Syria
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe

If you are not in North America or western europe its pretty much useless

Well… you don’t actually have to turn your whole body to Look for a satellite because your body doesnt have Sat connection ability. It’s enough to turn your Phone.

I got lost for the first time, got a Zoleo, it works well.... no complaints

Dumb clickbait titles

A lot of talking. Get a PLB and stop having headache with electronic gadgets.

People keep banking all their hopes and dreams on unttested promises by shady tech companies.
Even if every cell phone was equipped with Satellite technology (which won’t happen for a minute or two), and even if it was free (far chance), can’t beat a dedicated device by people who know what they’re doing as oppossed to social media moguls

Get
the Garmin in reach mini 2,an iphone 14 dont last very long 1-2 days but the in reach mini 2 lasts for 12.5 days yes twelve & half days! I know which one I will be carrying!!!

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Ask me what the difference is between this video and home shopping network. I can't tell.

Interesting subject ! Thanks for sharing this video . When its minus 20 degree the Iphone is not working , my question is what are we doing in that situation?

Something to be said about redundancy and survival. Yes carry a lighter, but also a second doesnt hurt. Carry your new cell phone, but if it falls in a river, or is dead, or is destroyed in a fall, youll be happy to have a way to stay alive.

you better bring bouth

I’ve been thinking about buying the Garmin 67i with build in inReach. But not to be able to send and receive text messages. I don’t care one but for that. Thank God I haven’t been brainwashed to feel like I must always be able to connect. I want one for the navigation capabilities and to call for help if needed. But I don’t know if I have to subscribe for the SOS service to work. Otherwise why even pay more for a unit with inReach.

I dont like the idea of my emergency device being a multitool.

Bro, your wife REALLY wants to know where you are like 24x7.

I'll wait for Elon to offer me a package deal with my internet.

This is what me and my wife use to text we don’t believe in mobile phones

I think they are tracking me constantly… should I switch to android?

Complaining about having to turn to face the satellite, seems really petty... I'm not an Apple fan at all, but this seemed pretty biased.

Have you looked into the ACR ResQLink View RLS Personal Locator Beacon with New Return Link Service? I frequently boat in the ocean and hunt in the desert all alone. I'm looking for an SOS device and something I can send updates to my wife but would prefer not pay a subscription fee if possible. This won't give me the 2-way conv with the wife but I do like the confirmation that SOS has been received and there is not any annual fee.

I got an iPhone 12Pro mainly for the camera, then satellite capable iPhones came out and I was wondering if it would be better to get a stand alone device as I have never owned one. Now thinking of the Zoleo...
?...lotta' money...been hiking for decades w/out one...been using lady luck and conservative decisions, which has worked so far...still pondering...

apple sux

I’ll take a Garmin over any phone anyday.

🤣🤣😂 skynet I mean starlink.... very funny dude, very funny.

Great job.

lol zoleo doesn't like trees but the wife likes zoleo or coming home after a solo wouldn't be worth it lol

iPhone 14 better than zoleo

Redundancy redundancy, and redundancy.

Do I even "need" a sat com device anymore? Umm lets see....
Garmin InReach Mini $399.
iphone $1,000.
Garmin monthly fees $11.99/mo.
iphone carrier fees $35/mo minimum.
Garmin battery life up to 30 days @ 30min tracking setting.
iphone battery life...without going in and out of airplane mode.....up to 13 hours under "ideal" conditions (which are rare on most backcountry trails) so more realistically maybe 1 full day of hiking

The iPhone is a handheld personal entertainment and social media device with a calling plan......and is built accordingly.
The Garmin InReach is a dedicated outdoor/backcountry two way communication and emergency signaling device and is built accordingly.

Hard pass on the iPhone as my security blanket.

you can take a portable solar panel for 21-25 watts, they are now inexpensive and compact. And charge all your gadgets

Zoleo is more user friendly than the inReach Mini, but the inReach is smaller, lighter, and much cheaper if you're going to send checkin messages with map locations. $26 per month vs. $11.95. For me, there's no contest.

The Zoleo gadget you are pushing also has an expensive monthly charge.

i hate apple

I have used Zoleo for three years. It worked beautifully in Ladakh and western Himalaya, actually better than in Pacific Northwest USA. Zoleo will try to send your message by anyone of three ways using wifi, phone tower signal or satellite (in that order) depending on what is available.

elon and T-Mobile joint sat COMM do the same as your sat phone . new 2.0 on the starlink has text and sos problem is get the heavy and bigger in space . why elon and t-mobile need starship so bad launch up to 400 gen 2 starlink sat.

Thanks for this! I'll keep my Garmin InReach SE+ for now, despite the crappy pricing scheme. Apple has me by the balls, but that's no reason to hand them my life too. ;-)

Maybe yes… because the the communicators, can do things through satellite that the apple iPhone can’t do just yet. So while it’s coming in the future, it’s just not there yet.

You answered the question at the opening. $1500.00

Dude... turn and point your PHONE don't have turn your whole body in a emer.

I like how everyone wants SPY phone I phone ,,,apple=GARBAGE

AND WHO WANTS TO LET YOUR CARRIER CUT YOU OFF AT ANY TIME...BEST TO HAVE 2 OR MORE COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH YOU...ONLY STUPID PEOPLE HAVE A PLAN A! AND NOT 5-G