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76 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 09 Sep 25 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | source
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submeta ◴[09 Sep 25 18:02 UTC] No.45185840[source]▶
> Emergency SOS via satellite,…, 42-hour battery life

So if I am in a critical situation in the mountains, with only 8h battery left, I hope rescue teams will find me in that 8h window.

My Garmin will give me a week at least, and in low power mode two to three weeks?

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1. mwambua ◴[09 Sep 25 18:23 UTC] No.45186244[source]▶
I personally wouldn't rely on my phone/watch if I'm headed anywhere remote without cell service & electricity. With Garmin inReach you don't just get better battery life - you also get the Iridium satellite network and a team that's more experienced at search and rescue.

That being said, I do think that these new emergency SOS features will come in handy for people who don't know what they're getting themselves into, or who just run into unexpected bad luck on what was supposed to be a quick day trip.