Iridium via testra global roaming finally gone
Submitted: Friday, Feb 21, 2025 at 01:01
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Sadly with the demise of the telsta siebel billing system this month the days of accessing iridium satellite calls via a telstra sim with global roaming activated are no more.
The transition to the console system means no more swapping sims to access satellite communication cheaply. Your iridium phone will still work sim free to emergency
services via 112. Sms and non emergency calls are no longer available..
I wonder how many lives have been saved because travellers had cheap access to satellite comms?
Personally I can't wait for samsung to catch up to Apple's life saving technology.
Reply By: qldcamper - Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 at 07:35
Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 at 07:35
Looks like the days of satelite phones have ran their course, unable to compete economically with their competitors, in Australia anyway.
Thuraya s just not bothered about losing our trade. If it was worth their while they would have had a new satellite up in weeks after the failure.
As with almost everything else, our market on comparison to the rest of the world just isn't worth the effort.
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