Life Satellite Phones - Page 2

**Bwana** · 01-29-2011, 08:45 AM

So have any of you had any experience with satellite phones? I have been throwing around the idea of picking one up, but they seem kind of limited. When I first started looking into it, I called globalstar. http://www.globalstar.com/en/

Before looking into it, I assumed you could just make a call whenever. Upon further review, it would seem one must wait for a satellite to pass over and you can only make calls for a limited time. http://calltimes.globalstar.com/

With all the time I spend way the hell back in the mountains and walking around the jungle once in awhile, I was thinking about it as a decent saftey tool.

I'm also considering one of these, a GPS satellite locator. http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=102

Have any of you had any experience with these?

**Bwana** · 01-29-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by googlegoogle

I know when the shit hits the fan that those types of phones might be the only ones that work.

Not that expensive. I just wonder what the monthly bill is.
http://www.satphonestore.com/

It depends. Globalstar has a two hundred and forty dollar deal for a year, for two models, one of which you can pick up for nothing on Ebay. The problem with them is, their service seems to blow. (A real hit and miss) I don't want to be laying at the base of a cliff after a dust up with a grizzy and having to wait an hour before one of their birds flys over. Vailpass seems to be right about Iridium and their coverage. You get a lot better coverage, but shit oh dear on the price.

You can buy pre-paid minutes with others, but they expire fast and are a shit load of money, if you're not using it all the time. I still don't know what the answer is, but I will be doing a lot more research, before I make up my mind on this one. There is some good information on here, that some of you dug up as well. Well played gents, well played indeed!

**Bwana** · 01-31-2011, 02:58 PM

Bump for Monday crew, any advise on this?

01-29-2011, 08:45 AM
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2136043647	Satellite Phones So have any of you had any experience with satellite phones? I have been throwing around the idea of picking one up, but they seem kind of limited. When I first started looking into it, I called globalstar. http://www.globalstar.com/en/ Before looking into it, I assumed you could just make a call whenever. Upon further review, it would seem one must wait for a satellite to pass over and you can only make calls for a limited time. http://calltimes.globalstar.com/ With all the time I spend way the hell back in the mountains and walking around the jungle once in awhile, I was thinking about it as a decent saftey tool. I'm also considering one of these, a GPS satellite locator. http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=102 Have any of you had any experience with these?
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01-31-2011, 02:58 PM	#17
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2136043647	Bump for Monday crew, any advise on this? __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
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