Thread: Sat phone vs mountain radio

Originally Posted by mikee

Sat phone might work best for ya then.

As an aside my employer used to rent an Iridium Handset complete with 2 batteries, chargers etc etc ( we had it on a plan for possible cheapest calls) we no longer do it because basically the thing get wrecked by the hire'ers and it became way too much of a hassle sorting who owed how much for what (call costs) and who lost what and broke what.
All got way too hard

Pity really cause we were only charging about 20 bucks a day + calls as pretty much cost so was quite cheap

So the iridium feature is the key part then, is this any good? Isat Satelite phone Pro - #A2620677-1 | Trade Me

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

So the iridium feature is the key part then, is this any good? Isat Satelite phone Pro - #A2620677-1 | Trade Me

That works on the Inmarsat System so you would need to point the antenna towards the Satellite (To the North West). So wont work so well in gullies and anywhere else you dont have a clear view of the sky in that direction. Plan costs can be expensive. I would suggest if you are buying a phone (iridium or otherwise) put it on prepay and buy the minimum credit (it usually only valid for 1, 3 or 6 or 12 months depending on how much you buy)

Inmarsat Coverage only 4 satellites

vs Iridium (lots of sats)