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Family rescued from wildfires in Maui thanks to iPhone’s Emergency SOS via Satellite

9to5mac.com Family rescued in Maui thanks to iPhone's satellite feature

With iPhone 14, Apple introduced Emergency SOS via Satellite, which lets users contact emergency services in places where there’s no...

Family rescued in Maui thanks to iPhone's satellite feature

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Is the satellite function free to use? I haven’t read into it and it’s super convenient for its use cases but also seems like it would cost a lot to maintain contracts and backend for the feature.
- Yes, it is free. But the only thing you can use it for is contacting emergency services.
  
  It’s free for 2 years.
  
  Then you get the full Tim Apple treatment.
  
  TLDR. There’s no pricing after 2 years yet.
  
  Probably get 2 years with every phone purchase. I’d have no problem subscribing to it regardless.
  
  I have a family and little kids. I’d never even consider not paying for a service like that if it could save our lives.

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