<span class="highlight">Globalstar</span> working for a change
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 13:46
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Member - Duncan W (WA)
Got back from a 2 weeks trip around the
Great Victoria Desert a fortnight ago (hell time flies) and believe it or not I had good coverage on my Telit5000
Globalstar Sat phone. Regular readers of this
forum will know that I usually only have bad reports about the damn thing but on this strip it worked. Shudder to think what the bill will be like.
Was able to get good reception between 5 & 6 each night and clarity was as clear as a bell. After 6 when I wanted to talk to my wife it usually took a while to get a satellite fix but was able to have a long chat every night.
Maybe GS have finally heard all our bitching and launched a few more satellites.
Reply By: Member - Footloose - Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 13:59
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 13:59
They keep telling everyone that it's going to get better...but...
Nice to hear of a good experience for a change. Pity about the mob who run it .
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 14:23
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 14:23
Good to know the service was so reliable that when you need to make an emergency call you had to wait until between 5 & 6 at night.
Not sure how it helps when your mate is bleeding to death at 10 am??
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 14:57
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 14:57
Didn't need to do that fortunately
John. Did use it during the day a couple of times. All in all a better coverage than in the past.
Use in an emergency is always the acid
test no matter who is the carrier. One of the guys on the trip had a rented Iridium phone and while he had better coverage he had difficulties at times getting a connection.
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Reply By: Shaker - Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 14:28
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 14:28
I heard that they have an extra 8 satellites with another 8 planned in the near future, unfortunately that will be the end of short term connections.
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Follow Up By: PeterInSa - Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 17:11
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 17:11
Shaker,
Why do you say that will be the end of short term connections. Every year I fire up my G-Star Sat phone for 3 or 4 months during the winter.
Initially I had a deal with G-Star for the phone to go into sleep mode for 9 months at a cost of $11/per month but that only lasted a year, turned out to be to much trouble. Was cheaper than firing up the phone every year for $200. G-Star has sleep mode for 3 or 4 months.
The reason I purchased the G-Star sat phone was the short term connections.
Peter
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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 17:59
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 17:59
Hi Duncan, Glad you had a good trip, and yes the time does fly, guess you will be planning another trip by now!!!!!!!!!! We are leaving next Saturday for
Shark Bay for bit over a week then back to get ready for
Birdsville.
The last trip bush we did with our G/star we had coverage most of the day so we are much happier with it now.
Cheers
Deanna
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