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re: Communication in an emergency
Posted on 10/2/24 at 9:38 pm to Picayuner
Posted on 10/2/24 at 9:38 pm to Picayuner
Look into meshtastic
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Pretty neat stuff. Both parties need appropriate hardware but its a decentralized, encrypted mesh network. If there are other nodes in between, you can relay acres those to reach across large distances
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And you can build your own hardware or buy some prebuilt modules for around a hundred bucks
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Pretty neat stuff. Both parties need appropriate hardware but its a decentralized, encrypted mesh network. If there are other nodes in between, you can relay acres those to reach across large distances
Edit:
And you can build your own hardware or buy some prebuilt modules for around a hundred bucks
This post was edited on 10/3/24 at 6:42 am
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Posted on 10/3/24 at 5:54 am to Picayuner
$1200-1500 entry and $800/yr roughly.
I got one after storm a few yrs ago because we were leaving wives and kids heading down to Houma with no power/coms working there. When buying a new phone you had to spend roughly $1500 for phone/mins and it worked best to pay for more minutes and get a better deal on phone. I think initial was 1,000 or 1200 mins. I pay roughly $800/yr for 200ish minutes and rolls over all of my previous minutes.
With inmarsat phone the satellite is 22,000 miles away if you can see southern sky put antenna up and make calls, that one satellite is geo stationary and doesn’t move. Starlink is roughly 350miles up moving 17,000 mph across the sky so you’re hopping satellites every 5 mins and need a full view of the sky for good signal.
Starlink has some options that are better for all around usefulness and price point, (mini) but they need a much more open view of the sky and will hit some limitations with user saturation etc as they become more popular plus you have to use WiFi calling , keep multiple devices charged etc.
Overall I’d get a starlink mini for my use case at this point but at the time this was the best option readily available. As emergency/backup phone solution it’s the most reliable option, but it’s not cheap. I do own a starlink with RV plan and would take it with me in a similar situation but you need 110v power and open sky to operate.
I got one after storm a few yrs ago because we were leaving wives and kids heading down to Houma with no power/coms working there. When buying a new phone you had to spend roughly $1500 for phone/mins and it worked best to pay for more minutes and get a better deal on phone. I think initial was 1,000 or 1200 mins. I pay roughly $800/yr for 200ish minutes and rolls over all of my previous minutes.
With inmarsat phone the satellite is 22,000 miles away if you can see southern sky put antenna up and make calls, that one satellite is geo stationary and doesn’t move. Starlink is roughly 350miles up moving 17,000 mph across the sky so you’re hopping satellites every 5 mins and need a full view of the sky for good signal.
Starlink has some options that are better for all around usefulness and price point, (mini) but they need a much more open view of the sky and will hit some limitations with user saturation etc as they become more popular plus you have to use WiFi calling , keep multiple devices charged etc.
Overall I’d get a starlink mini for my use case at this point but at the time this was the best option readily available. As emergency/backup phone solution it’s the most reliable option, but it’s not cheap. I do own a starlink with RV plan and would take it with me in a similar situation but you need 110v power and open sky to operate.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 6:24 am to tes fou
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I do own a starlink with RV plan and would take it with me in a similar situation but you need 110v power and open sky to operate.
Note the Starlink Mini operates on 12-48v, lots of people run them with drill batteries and such.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 7:01 pm to MikeBRLA
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iPhone 14 and newer has built in satellite phone for emergency use. Link
With update to iOS 18 the iPhone 14 and newer can send regular iMessages to friends and family can now use satellite when no other signal. SMS texting is dependent on carrier support.
With iPhone 14 or newer
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Starting in iOS 18, Messages via satellite can help you connect with your friends and family*, even when you’re somewhere with no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. You can send and receive texts, emojis, and Tapbacks over iMessage and SMS.
To connect to a satellite, you need to be outside with a clear view of the sky and horizon.
Problem is that not everyone updates initially, but the emergency connection and texting should have still worked.
Hopefully these features worked for people in these areas.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120930
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