Thuraya Sat Phones

You only have to need your satphone once to convince you that Gobal*rap don't work well .
Thruya have apparently been tied up with Optus as their reps in Oz. Some phones have come up on Ebay, but one has to ask if the Thruya network is a proven performer in Auastralia yet. Until they are I'm sticking with Irridium. Not cheap but reliable.

D I assume you are with Pivotel currently as the Global$hit Reps?

If you push hard enough apparently they will change your Global$hit over to an Iridium at no cost???

Give them a ring and get stuck into them, nothing to lose.

hey mate

i dealt with TC COmmunicatons in Perth when i bought my Sat Phone. I've had it for about 4yrs with use at least 3-4 months a year and had no problems with it, or TC's service. They've got a 24hr help desk which i've had to use on a few occasions and even calling from the Sat phone itself, ive found their service to be fantastic.

That being said, i dont know anything about Thuraya, as my phone uses the Iridium network.

TC Communications hv got an office in Coburn Central. Their website is www.tc.com.au

cheers
Jeelan

G'day dunworking


With respect, if you want something to work when you really need it, you have to pay for quality. Iridium are not cheap but most people will advise that this system rarely if ever will let you down.If the Remote Area Nursing Service and the RFDS use Iridium (thats good enough for me) you can bet it's the best available.. A friend has Globalstar and he has had nothing but trouble with it for the last 2 years.They have promised the world but obviously they still have not delivered on their promises!!

Optus are the major supplier and there are lots of resellers coming out to sell them as well. Had a detailed look at them both the other day. Lighter, one is dual mode (sat and GSM) and the cost will be around $1600 which is a long way below the others at the moment but you can expect Pivotel to respond along with Irridium. Apart from that I cannot seem anything really wrong with them but too early to tell until we get one for evaluation which should be in a few weeks. Coverage should be OK but their satellites operate in a different range from the Globalstar ones. Only time will tell but if you believe the sales spin they should offer a decent product

RobA

Folks we have two in the field at the moment. One operating around Alice Springs and the other around Nhulunbuy so I am in the hands of the field operators at the moment. We are trying to find some time to do a back to back test against our Irridium so we can get a direct feel for voice and send and receive quality.

Field operators have been pretty neutral in their views at the moment although some feel they are a bit light for sustained field use. Not sure, the jury is still out until I can get one back and form my own opinion

RobA

I dealt with a company called TCS R Direct and they helped me get a gov rebate to pay for the phone.

This is for the dual band one where you can use it as a normal mobile and when you trek like we do it reverts to Satellite.

They sent it to us when we where on the road, and they really helped.

www.tcsrdirect.com.au

Regards

Trekker Bob