Sat Phones Again, Costs

G'day, just been checking with Globalstar on there new rates. Bit of a shock to find that you can only suspend the account for 3 months maximum each year @ a cost of $11.00 per month and that the other 9 months will cost you $35.00 per month. If you are only going to use it for a month or two per year it would make sense to disconnect after you have used it and reconnect as required. $548.00 for first year then $348.00 after that versus $266.00 for first year and ongoing. I checked before buying my sat phone and was told that, "if you own your phone, after paying connection fee, you can pay by the month and suspend when not requeired". This now is not the case, seems to me that Globalstar are just ripping of the consumer. I am sure that a lot of people out there with R290 phones will not be signing up with Globalstar. Anybody want to buy a cheap sat phone, never been used?