Some corrections... cellular communications do not need line of sight... and the range can go up to 120km on 2G within certain settings... not 2-3 Km !!
Further corrections... The generation of radio technology used, be it 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, does not matter. It all comes down to the radio frequency used, which affects the range & whether or not line of sight is required. Very high frequencies such as mmWave 5G will require line of sight, with even heavy rain able to degrade the signal. While very low frequencies can pass through buildings to varying degrees, depending how far away the tower is & the construction materials of the structure. Hi-Fi sound systems are the most relatable example, where you can put a subwoofer (low frequency) speaker anywhere in the room or the trunk of a cars, but tweeters (high frequency) are aimed at the listener!
I remember the days of balancing on a high wall or perched in a tree and not moving an inch trying to keep a CDMA/TDMA signal. From Nokia LX11C, Nokia 2110, StarTAC and Nokia 5110...
if you don't want to get an apple phone or spot x/other brands or have to pay for a subscription. you could get PLB but they are for life or death situations and you can't text or call either.
you will be thankful for that dial-up speed if you ever come into the situation that there no cell towers, well it’s unlikely to be useful for you because im fairly sure you dont even go outside of a cell area like a lot of peoples
theres one weird dynamic here. Apple will offer this as yet a other subscription after 2 years. Now what happens if I am out in the wild one day, have an emergency and cannot connect? my phone is completely capable and I theoretically purchased the SOS hardware that come with the device, but because I didnt pay the subscription, I could die. Its like the motorcycle airbags that you have to pay a subscription for. Companies dont have morals, but if they did, they would have blood on their hands. I thought about that and its kinda weird and dystopian....
Your argument doesn't make any sense. In your example, you knowingly went out in the wild without a means of emergency communications. Why should Apple be held responsible for your own negligence? You either buy the subscription or you don't. If you don't, you won't get satellite communication on your iPhone. It's that simple. Comparing it to a motorcycle airbags is also stupid. If you knew the motorcycle didn't have an airbag subscription, you probably shouldn't ride that motorcycle.
Literally 0.00001% of people will ever use this feature, but Apple ham it up to make it sound like you can't survive without it. How many people each year die through lack of SMS coverage?! It's as if their market is saturated with people who decide to go climb a mountain in their lunch break without a location beacon, sat phone, or telling anyone. It's a non-feature. If you have no cell coverage where you live, stop buying iPhones. If you're planning on going somewhere dangerous without cell coverage and your life depends on it, an iPhone isn't the solution for an emergency. Get a sat phone and sufficient emergency healthcare coverage.
@@NeonVisual oh, I am well aware of this. im assuming you were joking when you said 0.00001% of people will use this, but realistically, you are actually completely correct. This is extemely edge case, and I would never even rely on it when I could have a sat phone. The problem is that even if 6 people a year in the US die because they couldnt call for help, thats still 6 lives. if this feature is paywalled even though the actual hardware needed is already in the phone, then that is somebody that did not recieve help because a company wanted a few bucks a month. I would argue my original comment was more focused on the concept that a company COULD save someone, but chooses not to in the intrest of profit, not really bashing this specific case
Globalstar is in orbit at 1,400 km altitude. Iridium is much lower at 781. INMARSAT satellites are in GSO at 38,000 km altitude and work with portable handheld satellite phones. So no you don't need to talk a satellite that's 1,500 km away and you can use those in GSO that don't move relative to the user, no need to track at 25,000 kph.
i prefer LEO sats (polar if possible),if you are in a valley or behind a hill or mountain with no view towards the equator its possible to wait for a satellite pass
They should implement with Starlink... oh wait, T-Mobile is already doing this by using the existing 1900 MHz of spectrum on StarLink satellites and it's compatible with all iPhones and most androids that support either that frequency like band 2 or 25.
@@gund89123 if that's the case, t-mobile is still going to do it by later of next year, and it's comparable with all iPhones supporting that spectrum that t-mobile already used on their cell sites or the PCS spectrum G-Block, in which they've acquired from Sprint. Now they're using that spectrum to minimize dead zones via satellites
Some corrections... cellular communications do not need line of sight... and the range can go up to 120km on 2G within certain settings... not 2-3 Km !!
Further corrections... The generation of radio technology used, be it 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, does not matter. It all comes down to the radio frequency used, which affects the range & whether or not line of sight is required. Very high frequencies such as mmWave 5G will require line of sight, with even heavy rain able to degrade the signal. While very low frequencies can pass through buildings to varying degrees, depending how far away the tower is & the construction materials of the structure. Hi-Fi sound systems are the most relatable example, where you can put a subwoofer (low frequency) speaker anywhere in the room or the trunk of a cars, but tweeters (high frequency) are aimed at the listener!
Thanks for the comment! This was our mistake and we appreciate the correction!
@@jayr6637EVEN FURTHER CORRECTIONS: *pastes my electromagnetics and communication systems textbooks*
and where was explonation of satelite comunications in iphone ?
A total waste of 4 minutes
I remember the days of balancing on a high wall or perched in a tree and not moving an inch trying to keep a CDMA/TDMA signal. From Nokia LX11C, Nokia 2110, StarTAC and Nokia 5110...
if you don't want to get an apple phone or spot x/other brands or have to pay for a subscription. you could get PLB but they are for life or death situations and you can't text or call either.
From Dial-up speeds to gigabit back to dial-up. We do be running in circles.
I'd take dial-up over nothing though 🤷🏽♂️
you will be thankful for that dial-up speed if you ever come into the situation that there no cell towers, well it’s unlikely to be useful for you because im fairly sure you dont even go outside of a cell area like a lot of peoples
Extreme long range, wireless dial-up*
Where is iPhone 14 mentioned in your title?
2:17 its more about the ground stations , and the choice of Global star which has more shallow orbit and dong go near the poles like iridium
theres one weird dynamic here. Apple will offer this as yet a other subscription after 2 years. Now what happens if I am out in the wild one day, have an emergency and cannot connect? my phone is completely capable and I theoretically purchased the SOS hardware that come with the device, but because I didnt pay the subscription, I could die. Its like the motorcycle airbags that you have to pay a subscription for. Companies dont have morals, but if they did, they would have blood on their hands. I thought about that and its kinda weird and dystopian....
Subscribe or use on demand*
*only $99.97
Your argument doesn't make any sense. In your example, you knowingly went out in the wild without a means of emergency communications. Why should Apple be held responsible for your own negligence? You either buy the subscription or you don't. If you don't, you won't get satellite communication on your iPhone. It's that simple. Comparing it to a motorcycle airbags is also stupid. If you knew the motorcycle didn't have an airbag subscription, you probably shouldn't ride that motorcycle.
Literally 0.00001% of people will ever use this feature, but Apple ham it up to make it sound like you can't survive without it.
How many people each year die through lack of SMS coverage?! It's as if their market is saturated with people who decide to go climb a mountain in their lunch break without a location beacon, sat phone, or telling anyone.
It's a non-feature. If you have no cell coverage where you live, stop buying iPhones. If you're planning on going somewhere dangerous without cell coverage and your life depends on it, an iPhone isn't the solution for an emergency. Get a sat phone and sufficient emergency healthcare coverage.
@@NeonVisual oh, I am well aware of this. im assuming you were joking when you said 0.00001% of people will use this, but realistically, you are actually completely correct. This is extemely edge case, and I would never even rely on it when I could have a sat phone. The problem is that even if 6 people a year in the US die because they couldnt call for help, thats still 6 lives. if this feature is paywalled even though the actual hardware needed is already in the phone, then that is somebody that did not recieve help because a company wanted a few bucks a month.
I would argue my original comment was more focused on the concept that a company COULD save someone, but chooses not to in the intrest of profit, not really bashing this specific case
@@Carterthielftw_ This will in no reality save 6 lives per year. Globally.
Just get get garmin inreach mini or and iridium satellite phone !!
There are many options better than Garmin in Reach
Globalstar is in orbit at 1,400 km altitude. Iridium is much lower at 781. INMARSAT satellites are in GSO at 38,000 km altitude and work with portable handheld satellite phones. So no you don't need to talk a satellite that's 1,500 km away and you can use those in GSO that don't move relative to the user, no need to track at 25,000 kph.
i prefer LEO sats (polar if possible),if you are in a valley or behind a hill or mountain with no view towards the equator its possible to wait for a satellite pass
Thank you for the breakdown!
Does anyone know what the satellite subscription will cost after the two years
They should implement with Starlink... oh wait, T-Mobile is already doing this by using the existing 1900 MHz of spectrum on StarLink satellites and it's compatible with all iPhones and most androids that support either that frequency like band 2 or 25.
I saw a tweet from Musk.
He said Apple did approach Musk to use starlink but it’s not ready or they don’t have the technology to make it work yet.
@@gund89123 if that's the case, t-mobile is still going to do it by later of next year, and it's comparable with all iPhones supporting that spectrum that t-mobile already used on their cell sites or the PCS spectrum G-Block, in which they've acquired from Sprint. Now they're using that spectrum to minimize dead zones via satellites
except the StarLink satellites required to do this are stuck on the ground as SpaceX needs to launch them with Starship which is still in development.
What did your tea taste like after that dunk?
It was pretty stellar.
Where is the teardown and part replacement video?
4km from a Cell Tower??? WTH?
Easy get 30km range on 3G and 4G and longer on the 800Mhz and 900Mhz spectrum.
30km range? Where do you get that range over 800/900 spectum?
@@gastonbarouille767 You can achieve even further...
Look it up.
Basic RF
A bit of a messy video.... Wrong figures, lack of proper explanation. Meh.
Less cell towers and less satellites more storage devices
Where's the chip ID? That's the best part!
4:18 actually not yet will start in November
Awesome & Thanks :)
Good to know!
satellites 😅
Apple and Elon have a talk about this…most likely apple gonna use starlink connectivity on the future
yeah right satelites2 comunication..such a scam