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   Jolly Roger to Alan Browne   
   Re: Zero percent of current iPhones have   
   20 Nov 23 03:03:31   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-11-19, Alan Browne  wrote:   
   > On 2023-11-19 11:44, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >> On 2023-11-19, Wally J  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In a real emergency, you will be frantic to be using that wired headphone.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Not having the radio is like not having a flashlight when you need it.   
   >>>   
   >>> This is what's so very strange about the Apple iKooks   
   >>   
   >> "People who aren't scared shitless of society breaking down 24/7 to the   
   >> extent that theypitch a shit fit if their smartphones don't have FM   
   >> radio capability are iKooks, y'all. #IAmVerySmart!" 🤡   
   >   
   > You would think they'd go 🠠 
   ŒðŸ   
   ŒðŸ   
   Œ over their Android phones not having an   
   > AM radio built in - that's much more useful in an emergency as the   
   > transmission range is typically higher - notably at night.   
      
   "No, that's different." 🤡   
      
   > Of course real preppers have real emergency radio receivers that cover   
   > several bands, have long lasting batteries and can be charged with the   
   > built in crank.   
   >   
   > Many preppers have transmitters too.   
   >   
   > Oh my!    Did you see what I wrote there?   
   >   
   > The Android phones can't transmit on radio frequencies other than the   
   > built in cell co/WiFi/Blutooth!  How will they survive when the SHTF!?!?   
   >   
   > (It occurs to me that flat earthers are more cohernent than Wally).   
      
   Not surprisingly so.   
      
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