Fairly new to the group. My wife and I purchased a 40' sailboat about 6
months ago and are ready for our first long trip, We plan to spend 2-3
months in the Florida keys and Bahamas--mostly the latter. Any suggestions
on a reasonably priced ( I know cheap is out of the question ) phone and
or data plans out there? Many thanks in advance for any and all
suggestions. Also open to starting an ongoing exchange of experiences with
any who have done or are doing similar trips.

Wait,, you have the money for a 40' yacht and you want to know what marine
telephone to use?

%^$4^*()64#$%%^$#

That' all I can tell ya.


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"Ken Marino" wrote in message
...
Fairly new to the group. My wife and I purchased a 40' sailboat about 6
months ago and are ready for our first long trip, We plan to spend 2-3
months in the Florida keys and Bahamas--mostly the latter. Any suggestions
on a reasonably priced ( I know cheap is out of the question ) phone and
or data plans out there? Many thanks in advance for any and all
suggestions. Also open to starting an ongoing exchange of experiences with
any who have done or are doing similar trips.

"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote:
Wait,, you have the money for a 40' yacht and you want to know what marine
telephone to use?

%^$4^*()64#$%%^$#

That' all I can tell ya.


What a back porch Bolshevik... anybody who seems to be richer than him
****es him off.

DSK

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:47:26 -0800, dougking888 wrote:

"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote:
Wait,, you have the money for a 40' yacht and you want to know what
marine telephone to use?

%^$4^*()64#$%%^$#

That' all I can tell ya.


What a back porch Bolshevik... anybody who seems to be richer than him
****es him off.

DSK

I was being polite and not saying the same thing. thanks for saying it
for me!!!!!!

The guy boat a 40' boat, but he can't figure out what phone to use ..

And that makes me a what?


wrote in message
...
"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote:
Wait,, you have the money for a 40' yacht and you want to know what
marine
telephone to use?

%^$4^*()64#$%%^$#

That' all I can tell ya.


What a back porch Bolshevik... anybody who seems to be richer than him
****es him off.

DSK

On Jan 4, 8:00 pm, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:
The guy boat a 40' boat, but he can't figure out what phone to use ..

And that makes me a what?


It makes you a person who makes unhelpful and uncalled-for comments in
a public forum.

How many things have *you* asked advice about here.... things that you
"couldn't figure out"?

IIRC you have often gotten snippy when given advice/info that didn't
suit your prejudices; and you have not only often griped about how
much boat-stuff costs but made snarky comments about others more
expensive boats & gear (hence my remark about your Bolshevik
tendencies).

I followed this thread because it's a subject I'd like to learn more
about myself.. so tell us about *your* SSB/fax/ham, sat phone, or hi-
gain cell phone rig.

DSK

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:00:29 +0000, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:

The guy boat a 40' boat, but he can't figure out what phone to use ..

And that makes me a what?


wrote in message
news:6daa0e4e-5a6f-472d-98fd-
...
"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote:
Wait,, you have the money for a 40' yacht and you want to know what
marine
telephone to use?

%^$4^*()64#$%%^$#

That' all I can tell ya.


What a back porch Bolshevik... anybody who seems to be richer than him
****es him off.

DSK


THANKS FOR ALL YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK sir thomas. Just for your info,
buying a used 40' sailboat does not make you a wealthy person. Also, the
wealthiest person in the world should be smart enough to ask questions
about cellular communications and internet availability in a part of the
world they have never been to. Not all areas of the world come up to the
perfect standards of communication you find in your little world.

Ok,, you win... I was wrong.. It has been snowing for weeks, I am out of
canned spam, and canned
chiily con carnaa, ... I can't get down the back steps... my cat left me
for the cat across the street....
my neighbors are dead inside their home and no one cares because it is too
cold to go and check on them...

Thank god I have this computer so I can vent...

Good luck with the 40 footer..

My phone is one of the Virgin prepay jobs.

Doesn't work..

But... it is the only time I get to hold a Virgin..

So .. I'm keeping it!


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"Ken Marino" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:00:29 +0000, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:

The guy boat a 40' boat, but he can't figure out what phone to use ..

And that makes me a what?


wrote in message
news:6daa0e4e-5a6f-472d-98fd-
...
"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote:
Wait,, you have the money for a 40' yacht and you want to know what
marine
telephone to use?

%^$4^*()64#$%%^$#

That' all I can tell ya.


What a back porch Bolshevik... anybody who seems to be richer than him
****es him off.

DSK


THANKS FOR ALL YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK sir thomas. Just for your info,
buying a used 40' sailboat does not make you a wealthy person. Also, the
wealthiest person in the world should be smart enough to ask questions
about cellular communications and internet availability in a part of the
world they have never been to. Not all areas of the world come up to the
perfect standards of communication you find in your little world.

Ken Marino wrote in
:

Fairly new to the group. My wife and I purchased a 40' sailboat about
6 months ago and are ready for our first long trip, We plan to spend
2-3 months in the Florida keys and Bahamas--mostly the latter. Any
suggestions on a reasonably priced ( I know cheap is out of the
question ) phone and or data plans out there? Many thanks in advance
for any and all suggestions. Also open to starting an ongoing exchange
of experiences with any who have done or are doing similar trips.



Get yourself the best plan for FL and/or wherever else you plan to cruise
in the US and place it on hold when you head to the Bahamas. Buy an
unlocked GSM phone for use in the Bahamas. You may be able to use the same
phone as you used in the States. For example, T-Mobile utilizes GSM phones
in the US. When you get to the Bahamas, purchase a SIM card from BATELCO
and purchase minutes as you go along. I think that it's about $1.15/minute
from the Bahamas to the US.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:54:06 -0600, Geoff Schultz wrote:

Ken Marino wrote in
:

Fairly new to the group. My wife and I purchased a 40' sailboat about 6
months ago and are ready for our first long trip, We plan to spend 2-3
months in the Florida keys and Bahamas--mostly the latter. Any
suggestions on a reasonably priced ( I know cheap is out of the
question ) phone and or data plans out there? Many thanks in advance
for any and all suggestions. Also open to starting an ongoing exchange
of experiences with any who have done or are doing similar trips.



Get yourself the best plan for FL and/or wherever else you plan to
cruise in the US and place it on hold when you head to the Bahamas. Buy
an unlocked GSM phone for use in the Bahamas. You may be able to use
the same phone as you used in the States. For example, T-Mobile
utilizes GSM phones in the US. When you get to the Bahamas, purchase a
SIM card from BATELCO and purchase minutes as you go along. I think
that it's about $1.15/minute from the Bahamas to the US.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

Thanks Geoff,
Any suggestions on data-ie internet