vtfireman85 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Anyone have one? What is the fee structure like? I don’t really need one right now but I spend a lot of time out of cell reception and want to be reached by certain people if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takn4aFool Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 according to this site the phones arent cheap and the air time charges are HIGH https://satellitephonestore.com/?matchtype=b&network=g&device=c&keyword=+satellite +phone +plans&campaign=926439584&adgroup=46115560757&gclid=CjwKCAiAvK2bBhB8EiwAZUbP1ILnIL4u2nY1kbqzxc9SGW6YTIZ8h69tqBIGC0zHFaKhg_DbgOnlFhoC4oEQAvD_BwE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 pm sent LOL ya beat me to it ^^^ Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art From Coleman Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Takn4aFool said: according to this site the phones arent cheap and the air time charges are HIGH https://satellitephonestore.com/?matchtype=b&network=g&device=c&keyword=+satellite +phone +plans&campaign=926439584&adgroup=46115560757&gclid=CjwKCAiAvK2bBhB8EiwAZUbP1ILnIL4u2nY1kbqzxc9SGW6YTIZ8h69tqBIGC0zHFaKhg_DbgOnlFhoC4oEQAvD_BwE When I was in Niger, Halliburton gave me one to use, so use it I did, as I was having my house built at that time, and I would call the builder to see how things were coming along, and it got, so i was told, up into the 5-figure range. And prior to that, when I was in Japan, the MarineSat was even more expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poor farmer/logger Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I have a friend that keeps one with him for snowmobiling. He rides alone a lot like me in remote areas. It can be hit and miss with coverage too. Being you’re a lot further south that might change the reception though. Was looking into a new iPhone today and the iPhone 14 has a built in 911 feature that I thought was pretty handy. Gives you the option to send out a preset text via satellite. It’s free for the first 2 years as well. It’s to bad I won’t be upgrading for at least another year yet as my phone is only 2 years old now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudfly Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Just a thought but does Star Link have an option? Or could you get their mobile satellite internet on your truck and use a VOIP phone. I thought star link was $75 a month or there abouts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudfly Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Mudfly said: Just a thought but does Star Link have an option? Or could you get their mobile satellite internet on your truck and use a VOIP phone. I thought star link was $75 a month or there abouts. A quick google search yielded this. https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/25/t-mobile-phones-will-connect-to-starlink-for-free-starting-next-year/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poor farmer/logger Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mudfly said: A quick google search yielded this. https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/25/t-mobile-phones-will-connect-to-starlink-for-free-starting-next-year/ That would be very welcome to me if I could get that service through my provider. Even just 2 way texting would be enough for me in remote areas just to check in. I don’t necessarily have to check in on red power and YouTube while I’m in the middle of no where on my snowmobile but emergency contact would be nice. I’m not getting any younger lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 The ones we’ve had were $800 for a used phone, $25 a year for activation, and over a dollar a minute for prepaid time (and the minutes don’t last forever, and they have a minimum purchase), and when you went over that time cost goes up. calls between sat phones are higher they have other plans but that’s the one the guys use for being in the back woods the Spot and other units are cheaper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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