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		darkengine on Jan 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate... Satellite phone subscriptions aren't cheap, but chucking a Baofeng in the car pre-programmed with some repeaters along your route (CHIRP can do this) is free.

omgitsabird on Jan 5, 2022 | [–]

Example plans: https://discover.garmin.com/en-US/inreach/personal/#subscrip...

manquer on Jan 4, 2022 | [–]

With starlink and eventual Tesla tie ups , sat phones should become much cheaper in the future.

Also many cars do come with sat system packages that are only emergency use and cheaper in this mode of operation.

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