IPhone 15 or In reach ....

[remnnate]

Verizon is supposed to have the capability later this fall as well. Similar to upgrading your iPhone you will need a compatible Android phone. It appears to be normal texting and not just emergency texting. Search "Verizon and Sklyo teaming". There are quite a few articles on it. I'm not sure a backcountry emergency situation is where I want to be a pioneer on the bleeding edge of a new technology, but I am hopeful of the future and promise if it proves itself.

 

[AkTroutdoors]

Super excited about sattelite texting. You can still send emergency texts to EME without worrying if the person has a new iphone. Pumped to have everything on my phone including mapping without having to carry extra gadgets. If you loose your phone or break it that’s another story.

 

[Fartrell Cluggins]

I would be reluctant to have the confidence in the waterproofness of an I phone at this point. I interviewed the survivors of this case. https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/05/27/...water-hours-before-rescue-off-dauphin-island/ They all had waterproof phones. Only one worked after they went in the water, and that was only for a short time.

I have found that the touch screen on my phone doesn't work well when my fingers are cold or wet. That may or may not matter to you. The technology is getting closer to being reliable enough for me, but it's not there yet. In the interim, my PLB hits the back country with me.