Apple's iPhone 14 / Pro mobile phone satellite communication function is now available in Australia and New Zealand.
CTOnews.com, May 15 / PRNewswire-Asianet /-- Apple announced today that satellite communications features on iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are now available to users in Australia and New Zealand.
At present, Apple's satellite communication function already supports Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. these countries and regions can now make emergency calls and searches by satellite. CTOnews.com warns that emergency calls and searches by satellite require iOS version 16.4 or later.
When the phone does not receive a cellular network or Wi-Fi signal properly, users can use the emergency SOS by satellite to send a text message to the emergency service center for help and share their location with friends and family in the "find" app.
Apple iPhone 14 automatically enables the satellite function when you disconnect from the cellular network and Wi-Fi. Of course, establishing a satellite connection usually requires a clear view of the sky, but iOS also directs users to point their phones in a specific direction of the satellite overhead.
At this stage, the data transmission speed of mobile satellite communication is very slow, so iPhone can only help users to send short messages. If necessary, emergency services can reply and conduct a two-way dialogue.
When the nearby emergency service center supports text-based satellite communications, the emergency SOS you send will be directly connected to that channel, otherwise the staff of the Apple Relay Center will be required to forward the emergency messages they receive to the emergency services department.
Of course, Apple currently says it will only provide free satellite communications for two years, starting when the device is activated or when a service is provided in a specific area, whichever is later. However, Apple did not disclose how to charge after the end of the two-year free trial period.
