Experiences with sat phone rentals??
(I searched the archive and Google but came up empty on this - forgive me if this topic has been done to death.) We want to do more boondocking, but we have elderly infirm relatives -- we hate to b...
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profdant139 wrote:
Great tips! Bill, when you do your daily message check, how long does it take to connect? Is it a big hassle?
It takes about a minute usually to make a connection. I turn the phone on when I exit the tent or RV, extend the antenna, hold the phone out in front of me so my body isn't blocking the antenna from the sky and usually by the time I've walked to a clearing, the phone has registered with the satellites. Just like on a cell phone, there's a little bar meter telling you how strong the connection is.
When you call a phone number the computer voice will tell you how many minutes you have left before your call starts.
Your time starts ticking when both parties are connected. Then you just have to discipline people on the other end to not waste time talking about things that you can catch up on later.
Bill
