I also read the pro models will have a chime at start up. I will forward the email I got.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 7, 2022, at 8:35 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The satellite alert was the most compelling part of the presentation. > An article in Mac Rumors says the service will not be available until > November. It will also not work above 62 degrees latitude, which is > the far northern parts of Canada and Alaska. > > I believe Apple is offering it free because it wants to be the first > phone with satellite communication. It has not figured out how to > price the service and who should provide it long term so Apple is > giving itself two years to figure all of this out. > > Personally, I live in a big city and use Verizon as my network, which > has the greatest amount of coverage of any cell phone network in > America. I would rarely if ever need the service. I love my 13 Mini > and will wait until at least for the USB-C iPhones. > > Kelly > > >> On 9/7/22, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> The Apple Watch 8 has some good new features with crash detection and the >> build-in body temperature sensor, but from what they said during the event >> that temperature sensor seems to be exclusively used for cycle tracking and >> may help women who are wanting to get pregnant, they did not say you could >> simply use it to measure your body temperature as you can with a Withings >> Thermo or other body temperature thermometer to see if you have a fever or >> not. >> T >> He Apple Watch 8 Ultra sounds pretty cool and if I did more scuba diving >> than I currently do once every couple of years when I go to the Philippines >> I might be tempted to see how accessible it is as a dive computer; but it's >> definitely an impressive watch. >> >> The iPhone 14 has the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13 although they didn't >> say it in so many words; I think that is the first time Apple released a new >> iPhone and they kept using the same chip as in the one from the year >> before. >> The iPhone 14 Pro gets the latest A16 chip which makes the new camera system >> and always-on display possible. >> I thought it was nice to see that Apple included the new emergency SOS via >> satellite on both phones and I was definitely surprised when they said it >> was going to be free for the next 2 years. This would indicate, however, >> that ultimately it will be a paid service and of course let's not forget >> that it is only available for the United States and Canada at that point. >> For once Canada is getting something at launch which was not always the case >> (Apple New, Apple Pay and other features are examples where it took a while >> for Canada to get it). >> Crash detection is also part of all iPhone 14 models so now if you are >> driving with somebody and you have a crash (let's hope it will never happen) >> you may get help quicker. >> As expected the Mini is gone and replaced with the 6.7 inch iPhone 14 Plus. >> Storage still tops out at 1 Tb so no 2 Tb phone as was rumoured. >> Also, in the United States (not sure about Canada) all iPhone 14 models will >> now no longer have a SIM tray, it is e-SIM only from now on. >> >> Apart from that this is pretty much it. Anybody who has an iPhone 13 or 13 >> Pro has in my opinion very little reason to upgrade unless you spend >> considerable time out of cell service and may want the added peace of mind >> the emergency SOS via satellite offers; you can also share your location via >> Find My by satellite, but I haven't quite figured out if you can simply send >> text messages to somebody else, but I don't think so. If you have dedicated >> devices like Garmin's Inreach or a Zoleo satellite messenger which of course >> also requires you to subscribe to one of their plans, you can text anybody >> and receive text replies from anybody and you don't have to make a big >> production of pointing your iPhone to where the satellite is. An Inreach or >> Zoleo in fact can be in your backpack's top pocket and it works just fine >> and none of these devices have an external antenna which during the >> presentation Apple hinted would be required. Anyways, the satellite SOS is >> definitely a good start and once again something new and innovative Apple >> has introduced and I would bet money on it that within the next year or so >> Android phones will be released which also have this. What surprised me was >> that Apple seems to have set u p their own centre for this, but that is >> probably the only way they can offer this for free and they also didn't say >> which satellite network they use for this, i.e. Iridium or Globalstar. >> >> Will I upgrade from my iPhone 11? I honestly haven't decided, but if I do it >> would definitely be to a 14 Pro because then at least I would also gain the >> LiDAR feature. >> As for the Apple Watch I think I'll stick with my sixth Gen watch, it >> doesn't have blood oxygen or the new temperature sensor, but unless I >> experience what Arnold Schwarzenegger did in "Junior" I doubt I'll be >> pregnant any time soon. >> In any case, I'll wait to see if my provider wants to offer me a deal I >> can't refuse, Telus already sent me a message yesterday telling me that I am >> on their priority list and will get a call in case I want to preorder the >> new iPhone although even if I decide to upgrade I would probably rather buy >> it outright. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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