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Offline macca

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Re: Satellite Phones: What have you got and are you happy with it
« Reply #25 on: August 20, 2012, 10:02:18 PM »
Quote from: Patr80l on August 19, 2012, 05:00:25 PM
I thought Isatphone was geostationary and Iridium was Low Earth Orbit i.e. different systems.

Yep sorry about that, was meant to be Inmarsat geostationary, its easy to confuse yourself as you get older  :cheers:
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Re: Satellite Phones: What have you got and are you happy with it
« Reply #26 on: August 23, 2012, 09:02:15 AM »
Also got an Iridium phone Motorola 9505a. When I bought it in 2005 i'm pretty sure you could use it to make emergency calls in Australia with no SIM installed. I'm not sure if this is still the case though, can anyone confirm?

Bought it for a trip to Africa and got a Casual plan which was around $30 a month for a minimum contract of 4 months back then.
http://www.trtelecom.com.au/

Currently got no SIM in it and wondered if its worth taking away for emergency use only.

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Re: Satellite Phones: What have you got and are you happy with it
« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2012, 09:10:39 AM »
You should confirm this.   Listen to what you're saying.    You will take it away for emergencies but don't know for sure  if it will work or not.
I think you can get pre-paid SIM's in Australia for a similar deal to what you had in Africa.
GSM's work via 112 for emergencies without a SIM or through a different carrier.   I read the IsatphonePro's don't even recognise 000.   
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Re: Satellite Phones: What have you got and are you happy with it
« Reply #28 on: August 23, 2012, 09:19:41 AM »
Quote from: Patr80l on August 23, 2012, 09:10:39 AM
You should confirm this.   Listen to what you're saying.    You will take it away for emergencies but don't know for sure  if it will work or not.
I think you can get pre-paid SIM's in Australia for a similar deal to what you had in Africa.
GSM's work via 112 for emergencies without a SIM or through a different carrier.   I read the IsatphonePro's don't even recognise 000.

The Isatphone Pro I have through Electrotech has 000, it is provided by Electrotech and I understand other carriers can provide it as well but have not.

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Re: Satellite Phones: What have you got and are you happy with it
« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2012, 07:09:56 PM »
Quote from: areyonga on August 23, 2012, 09:19:41 AM
The Isatphone Pro I have through Electrotech has 000, it is provided by Electrotech and I understand other carriers can provide it as well but have not.

Areyonga

i am with Electrotech and have their 000 option and I have just put in all the RFDS numbers and major 24 hour police stations around the country as well as places like Pink roadhouse, Mt Dare, Birdsville etc reckon I should be able to get hold of someone
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Satellite Phones: What have you got and are you happy with it
« Reply #30 on: August 30, 2012, 10:28:06 PM »
Quote from: D4D on August 19, 2012, 05:34:47 PM
Has to be Telstra post-paid with global roaming enabled.

Yep I have a $10 plan on next g sim, cheaper than  Sat per paid plans if it's an emergency only phone.
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