Motorola 9500 Satphone
Submitted: Friday, Apr 29, 2011 at 21:05
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Its time to go travelling again so I am busy dusting off my old 9500 Motorola Satphone which I bought secondhand some years ago.
It has served me
well and I am still using the original battery (I have a spare one)
At first I baulked at paying the monthly access fee of $30 which has not changed in all the years but as a form of insurance I eventually got used to the idea. Have used the phone on every trip into remote country for social or necessary calls so it has paid its way.
Telstra Iridium has finally given me an Online account for the Satphone so now paying bills via the internet while travelling has become a lot easier.
So of you come across one of these phones at a reasonable price you may buy it as it has proved itself a reliable communications tool
Cheers
Spero
Reply By: Ozhumvee - Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 07:12
Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 07:12
We've had one we bought secondhand for about 5 or 6 years too, like you pay the $30 a month. I've always paid
mine automatically with Bpay online to Telstra.
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Reply By: mikehzz - Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 18:09
Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 18:09
Is it correct that you can put a normal Telstra post paid sim in it and make emergency sat phone calls from it? Mike
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Follow Up By: TTTSA - Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 19:07
Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 19:07
You must have international roaming enabled on your sim, and then you can make all the calls you like on your sat phone, expensive call costs that way is the downside of that.
Peter
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Follow Up By: snoopyone - Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 19:11
Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 19:11
At approx $3.77 a minute BOTH IN AND OUT
Had one for 3 years and only made on 1minute call on it.
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Follow Up By: snoopyone - Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 19:20
Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 at 19:20
In a 9500 you need a credit card sized sim so best thing is buy one of the $2 starter packs and remove the sim in it and replace it with your Telstra one with a bit of sellotape ON THE BACK.
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Follow Up By: mikehzz - Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 00:16
Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 00:16
Many thanks fellas, Mike
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Follow Up By: Mark - Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 16:50
Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 16:50
Your supposed to be able to make emergency calls without a sim in these days. i've not been game enough to try it though.
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Follow Up By: snoopyone - Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 17:10
Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 17:10
You can but you may also like to do other things which are important but not an emergency.
All you need to do is swap your sim over and you can ring anyone.
HOWEVER as said in that thread you CANNOT get texts from Vodafone or Optus.
You can send to them but not receive them from them.
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Follow Up By: jrzoo - Monday, May 02, 2011 at 19:41
Monday, May 02, 2011 at 19:41
Hello Troops
I have a 9500. My battery is kaput. I ordered one from Honkers (after the guy assured me it would charge on original Motorola equipment - it didn't) and returned it. A battery
shop has quoted $120 plus to re-batterise my original battery.
The phone still works if I plug it into 12v - should I just live with that? It is only for an emergency backup and I have a HF! BUUUUUT! The 'what if ' is sending me crackers - is $120 after everything a small price to pay or does someone here know where a cheaper battery option may lie?
cheers in advance
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Follow Up By: snoopyone - Monday, May 02, 2011 at 20:19
Monday, May 02, 2011 at 20:19
Better buy one of them a real one for a 9505A is about $225.
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Follow Up By: snoopyone - Monday, May 02, 2011 at 20:25
Monday, May 02, 2011 at 20:25
I see on that site it appears they repack your as it says original required for repack.
Be aware that the different models have different batteries as the pinouts are different on the later ones.
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Follow Up By: jrzoo - Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 07:34
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 07:34
Thanks Troopers
I figured as much. Yes a repack is the alternative as 'apparently' there is some sort of chip inside. Its only money I suppose - fades when carpared to chip, exhaust, tyres, canopy ....crikey I'd better stop there.
Thanks again
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