[labcomputer]

> impacts for 0.01% of users but will not matter at all to most folks(cue the replies from the 10 HN users who need to tell me how important this is to them).

It seems like this impacts the millions of people who visit the National Parks in the US?

There is essentially no cellular service anywhere in the parks because the Park Service thinks people should put down their phones and enjoy nature. Wifi is only for guests of the in-park hotels, and is barely adequate for sending short text messages. I actually can't remember that last time I saw a payphone, but they are everywhere in the parks (and people use them) because of the lack of cellular coverage.

> Also, wasn't this already announced?

You're thinking of emergency SOS. This is for chatting to your friends.