Author Topic: Lynk Global (formerly Ubiquitilink) (Read 57424 times)

Danderman · « **Reply #160 on:** 02/26/2024 03:41 pm »

https://www.google.com/amp/s/bnnbreaking.com/world/bridging-the-gap-telef%25C3%25B3nica-and-lynk-global-pioneer-satellite-direct-to-mobile-connectivity-in-argentinas-patagonia

A groundbreaking partnership between Telefónica and Lynk Global, Inc. is lighting up the skies over Patagonia, Argentina, with a beacon of connectivity. Their recent trial of the Sat2Phone technology in this remote region represents a pivotal moment in the quest for global connectivity, promising to deliver mobile coverage to the furthest corners of the earth.

DanClemmensen · « **Reply #161 on:** 02/26/2024 03:52 pm »

Quote from: TrevorMonty on 02/23/2024 01:36 pm

Quote from: Tywin on 02/23/2024 12:16 pm
But maybe enough for SOS and message?
While messaging in emergency is great option, there still no substitute for EPIRB. Push button and it will transmit your location continuously for few hours or days while being very rugged and waterproof.

Worry is lot people will treat remote ph coverage as substitute for a EPIRB when their activity really does justify carrying an EPIRB.

Cell phones are used in emergencies by people who did not think they would be in any danger, but were wrong. They (most of us) do not consider that a drive on a highway might take them out of cell coverage and the car might die or they get in an accident or slide off the road into a ditch. These thing have actually happened. Sure, if you deliberately hike in the high Sierras a lot, by all means invest in an EPIRB. Different scenario.

Danderman · « **Reply #162 on:** 02/27/2024 11:28 am »

When I was first getting involved with Lynk, I lived in the California desert, within sight of a cell tower. But on the fringes of its signal, so 90% of the time, I was without cell signal. A bit of a motivator for me.