As Apple announced at the iPhone 15 presentation, emergency satellite connectivity is now available in Spain, which joins the rest of the countries in which the company has activated it since its official announcement last year. This means that from today All users with compatible iPhone can use this connection system In case of an emergency, you won’t need a traditional mobile network.
In addition, users who purchase the iPhone 15 (any version), which is already on sale, will receive two free years of satellite service. However, keep in mind that this is not a public service as it is 100% oriented and only activated when absolutely necessary.
In fact, unless absolutely necessary, the only way to see a demo of how it works is through the iPhone settings. Essentially, the interface and entire iPhone satellite communications system will appear automatically when trying to contact emergency services, and the terminal does not have access to a traditional network. In this situation, only the satellite option will be offered if it is impossible to contact 112 in any other way.
iPhone satellite connection will be free for 2 years
In this situation, the satellite communication system will be automatically activated and will send data about your health (if this option is activated in your medical profile), your location and emergency information to emergency services. The system activates the questionnaire type so that the user can determine what type of help he needs. Also, if a call to 112 does not connect, you can always send a text message via satellite to emergency services.
You can also activate satellite location for use in an emergency. And the system allows you to send a notification and cShare information with our contacts (family, friends) when you text emergency services using Emergency SOS via satellite, similar to how traditional 911 calls work on iPhone.
You’ll also be able to share a real-time transcript of your conversation with emergency responders, including your responses to the emergency questionnaire, a map showing your location, and messages exchanged with emergency responders.
Emergency SOS via satellite is a feature that is free to use. within two years after activation iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro. Besides Spain, it is available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, USA, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal. , Switzerland and the UK, and you can use it interchangeably when traveling to any country where it is available.
Source: Hiper Textual
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