satelite phones

[poltergeist]

what are these? are they expensive? do you have to pay per month to have them?


what is the crack like?

[Ethel]

You can have this one for �5 per day. Call charges are �1.80 per minute and there is a deposit of �750.

http://www.adamphones.com/phonehire/SatelliteP hones.aspx

The 'crack' is they work in remote places where a normal mobile phone won't.

[Ethel]

Here's one to buy for �640.00.

Airtime is �25 a month, with one year payable in advance. Call charges to landline are 95p per minute. One off activation fee - �20

http://www.boatandmarinesafety.co.uk/thuraya-s atellite-phone-so-2510-335-p.asp

[LCDMAN]

They pretty much all use the Iridium communications satellite network;

http://www.iridium.com/about/about.php

The "crack" is that you can have communication without being within the cellular network (or did you think mobile phones work by magic?)