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Quick Guide - Satellite Phones
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Terminal |
Weight |
Voice |
Data
kb/s |
Temp
Cold C |
Cost
Typical |
Airtime
min. |
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Inmarsat |
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Mini-M |
2.3 kg |
Yes |
2.4/4.8 |
-25 |
$2700 |
$2:50 |
Old favorite |
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M4 |
4 kg |
Yes |
64 |
-25 |
$9000 |
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Send Video |
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R-BGAN |
1.5 kg |
No |
144 |
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$1600 |
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Super Deal Data! |
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Thuraya |
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| Hughes or ASCOM |
220 gr. |
Yes |
9.6 |
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$800 |
$1.00 |
Himalaya! |
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Globalstar |
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Qualcomm GSP1600 |
370 gr. |
Yes |
9.6 |
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$500 |
$1:00 |
USA! SA! |
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Iridium |
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Motorola 9000 |
385 gr. |
Yes |
2.4** |
-30 |
$900 |
$1:30 |
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Motorola 9005 |
375 gr. |
Yes |
2.4** |
-30 |
$1500 |
$1:30 |
Coverage! |
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ACeS |
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Ericsson R190 |
210 gr. |
Yes |
2.4 |
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$800 |
$1:00 |
Asian
climbers! |
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Orbcomm |
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Panasonic KX-G7101 |
1.5 kg |
No |
yes*** |
-40 |
$1000 |
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Flexible solutions |
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Argos |
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Argos Adventurer |
600
gr. |
No |
yes*** |
-60 |
rent |
incl. |
Polar/Ocean must! |
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* Charge per Megabyte
** Iridium will in some instances transfer at 10 kb/s ((text).
***Argos and Orbcomm will send small bundles of data to a satellite
passing by
**** The Orbcomm systems cost 1cent/character
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