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Old 05-11-2008, 02:00 PM
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Anyone have a recommendation for sat phone company,s?
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Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY View Post
Anyone have a recommendation for sat phone company,s?
http://www.iridium.com/

I used an Iridium phone extensively in the AF. It was pretty solid around the world, but you need line-of-sight with a satellite (i.e., couldn't use it indoors unless you had an antenna accessory to place in a window). Perhaps they have phones with better reception on the market.

Additionally, I'm not sure how much the service costs, and the phones themselves are quite costly. If this is for a specific trip, you may want to consider renting the phone/service (plenty of options if you Google "satellite phone rental.") Sorry I can't give you more details.
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