New ~ SPOT Satellite Phones
Seem reasonably priced. Anyone have one? Couldn't get the link to work.
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Don't know how old is this "update", but this store was so unhappy with Globalstar that stopped carrying it.
Globalstar service update:
"The Globalstar system has recently lost several satellites that has now affected the reliability of the service ... Please only consider Globalstar service for casual, non-urgent communications". (my bold fonts).
Pretty strong words.
None of them is perfect, and in the area that I'm interested in - Mexico and Central America - even the famous $$$ Iridium have some dropped calls. Inmarsat (aka Isatphone) have dropped calls too, and take longer to connect than Iridium, and, like any geostationary system (which includes Globalstar too), is sensitive to where you point the antenna. Not to bash any particular provider, just to note that none of them will guarantee the connection. Some are better, some are worse.
Globalstar service update:
"The Globalstar system has recently lost several satellites that has now affected the reliability of the service ... Please only consider Globalstar service for casual, non-urgent communications". (my bold fonts).
Pretty strong words.
None of them is perfect, and in the area that I'm interested in - Mexico and Central America - even the famous $$$ Iridium have some dropped calls. Inmarsat (aka Isatphone) have dropped calls too, and take longer to connect than Iridium, and, like any geostationary system (which includes Globalstar too), is sensitive to where you point the antenna. Not to bash any particular provider, just to note that none of them will guarantee the connection. Some are better, some are worse.
