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		manderley on Sept 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Globalstar SEC filing, Apple to use 85% of its sat... "every X time" meaning as often as you're willing to point your phone at a satellite and wait a few minutes for your location to transmit?

bombcar on Sept 8, 2022 [–]

That I don’t know - I could see it trying to send a signal every five minutes and hoping some get through.

Brusco_RF on Sept 8, 2022 | [–]

I doubt it. Thats a great way to murder your battery in the wilderness

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