SOS call out of range

I know the iphone has the awesome SOS feature to call for help in an emergency. Does this also work when service is unavailable? GPS still works without service, so I'm wondering when backpacking out in the wilderness if you can send out an emergency SOS call/signal. Anyone know?

iPhone 8, iOS 11.4.1

Posted on Jul 27, 2018 9:37 AM

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