Monday, Jan 14, 2013 at 19:55
Yes, I have an Inmarsat and although I haven't had many problems, the downsides that you raised about overseas carriers are all very valid points. You have
to have every emergency number that you are likely
to need pre programmed into the phone before you leave and don't give your number
to any friends, the incoming call costs are high. You get an email address they can use for free and you can call them at a reasonable rate of about $1 a minute.
To dial an Australian number you use +61 std code (2 for NSW) then the number. For a mobile its +61 then the number minus the leading 0. Also, the further south you are the harder it is
to get a fix, especially if you are in a valley. The Inmarsat satellite is over New Guinea and the Thuraya one is up near Singapore (or used
to be). Iridium uses more than one so the coverage is better.
I just text as email my family
to keep in touch and they reply the same for free. Talk is overrated... :-)
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