On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:57:20 -0600, Geoff Schultz
wrote:

I have an Iridium phone aboard for safety and the occasional phone call
home. I called on 12/31/2004 to refill my pre-paid card, but Outfitter
Satellite, was closed for the holidays. When I got through today I was
informed that as of 1/1/2005 minimum size refill that you can get is a $500
+ $40 tax! It used to be $200.

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What about getting a satellite internet service and then using voice
over IP (VOIP) similar to Vonage ?