Sat Phone Experiments

Wont work.
MM

It has to have international roaming activated and Telstra won't do so for pre-paid. Our mobiles are prepaid so we take out a short term plan through a provider. You can buy a "casual plan" from Telstra for $10 a month and cnacel when you don't need it. That is probably the cheapest alternative.

Motherhen

Craig, I would be surprised if your pre paid deal from years ago would be better than a current business plan? As I understand it deals have gotten way better than earlier pre paid deals. The cost of everything has come down especially data.

I can see a serious problem with using a Pre-paid sim in a satellite phone.

What happens when you use your phone for an emergency and you run out of credit?

A $30 pre-paid will get you 7.5 minutes of talk at the $4 per minute rate, not a lot of time in an emergency.

I think like most people here I carry a satellite phone purely for emergencies.
I would much prefer to use the sim from my regular Telstra mobile or pay $10 per month for a casual plan and end up with a large bill rather than being limited to the amount of call time I have to sort things out or running out of credit halfway through.

Gday Craig

I have used the Iridium sat phones for years and was going to purchase 1 for myself .
I contacted a company WWW.satellitephonesales.com.au and ended up with an Inmarsat which I prefer , its easier to use , I'm probable what you would call technically challenged .

There are several different plans , I use the 100 minutes which costs about $240 and lasts 12 months . Each year you get another SIM card and phone number .
There is provision on the phone to no how much talk time you have left .

I should point out I have left several replies about this company on other forums . I don't have shares or any connection with them . I just got good advice and service so I would recommend them .
Get on there website or give them a call
Hope this helps
Regards Paul