• tiagojpg@alien.topB
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      Amen to that, why would the average Joe get this as a separate subscription? They’re not giving us more GB in the plans, so at least give that to the public. I’m on an iPhone 11 but I support everyone else getting it.

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      1 year ago

      And honestly with as little as most people would use it, I don’t see why they couldn’t offer it as a part of Apple One even if they add a limit to number of uses or something like that so the people that actually would subscribe still have an incentive to

      • rotates-potatoes@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        With Garmin you pay €19.99 for this per month

        With Garmin you pay ~$20/mo for a very different service. I use inreach to send and receive text messages to family when I’m offroading. I can send them locations I’m at, casual chats, and check in that I’m OK.

        I fully expect Apple to offer these same things soon, but for now inReach has a different value prop that’s a lot better.

        • Himiko_the_sun_queen@alien.topB
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          I’m keeping my inreach + subscription because it’s my redundancy in case my phone shits the bed.

          For the purpose of an emergency rescue out in the bush, I’d prefer something a lot more robust than a smartphone.

          The inreach is built like a tank and the battery just doesn’t die.

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        1 year ago

        I use a spot device and have a plan I can turn on and off for trips. It’s $15 to have it on for one month.