Jonathan! I still have my n82 phone that has radio and Icould use that in an emergency but it seems counterproductive to have a chip in a phone and not have access to it. I've lived where power is out, and there is no access to services and radio is always reassuring during those times. I can only hope that one day the iPhone will activate that built-in chip if it is indeed there. Jim
> On Jan 1, 2016, at 11:07 AM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Jim, with your talk of the blizzard you experienced, you've hit on exactly > why many of us believe there should be an FM radio in every smartphone. > Disasters. In an earthquake, major storm, or sadly even in a terror attack, > it's too easy for infrastructure to be overloaded or damaged. There was a > serious earthquake here five years ago that resulted in hundreds of lives > lost. Many cell sites were damaged, and those that weren't suffered huge > congestion when everyone tried to call and text at the same time. Power was > out for a long time for many people, so they had no Internet at work or home. > Mobile data can't be trusted at times like this. The good old ham radio > operators were a huge help during this time. > It's also true that conventional radio transmitters may fail too, but chances > are that somewhere, there'll be a station that's able to stay on the air and > give advice and other emergency information. > Like others in this thread, my understanding is also that just like the > numerous Android phones where this feature is enabled, there is an FM radio > in the iPhone that hasn't been enabled. Enabling it can't do any harm, and it > could literally be a life saver at critical times. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
