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cubs_rule23 t1_iu96c19 wrote

Reply to comment by certifiedintelligent in A Colorado train passenger looked out the window - and found a missing hiker. by inkwater

All new cell phones from this year on will have sat messenger capability with global use starting soon. This was announced by the major carriers this year. Most cell phones are also waterproof now. To each their own.

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whoisthecopperkettle t1_iubib1w wrote

Cell phones have so many other modes of failures.

Broken screen, hosed. Cold, battery won’t work. Hot, battery won’t work. Software glitches, lots.

I’m glad phones are there for backups, but they should be secondary backups until the tech proves itself.

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