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		someguydave on Sept 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its sat... globalstar uses LEO satellites which are in constant motion, there is no way that you must point at them to make these features work

gbear605 on Sept 8, 2022 [–]

The keynote had a lengthy explanation of how you have to point the phone at a satellite for the feature to work. The phone directs you how to point it.

someguydave on Sept 9, 2022 | [–]

yeah I did not watch that, I am wrong. Seems pretty lame for a supposedly emergency service.

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