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barret bonden May 8th 06 03:04 PM

satellite phones
 
Looking at renting a satellite phone for near costal (100, max 200 miles
out) run up the east coast; a rental website warned me off Globalstar,
saying it didn't reach far offshore (pushing me to rent an Iridium for
more ). A Globalstar dealer just told me it works fine out to Bermuda.
Anyone with any experience in this ?



Bart Senior May 8th 06 08:39 PM

satellite phones
 
Go for the Iridium. People who chose GlobalStar
always regret the decision. Global Star has major
problems in the Caribbean too--where it is supposed
to have good coverage. Dropped calls are the norm.

"barret bonden" wrote
Looking at renting a satellite phone for near costal (100, max 200 miles
out) run up the east coast; a rental website warned me off Globalstar,
saying it didn't reach far offshore (pushing me to rent an Iridium for
more ). A Globalstar dealer just told me it works fine out to Bermuda.
Anyone with any experience in this ?





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