True, but not many people actually travel to either North or South pole! Other than than it pretty much covers all continents and all oceans which is good for most travelers like myself. On the the plus side the price of the handset is less than half of an Iridium 9555. The prepaid minutes are as low as $20 USD, and the actual postpaid plan start from $20 USD as well!
1.You have to realize the difference between geosynchronous and LEO (low earth orbit) satellite (not that I'm implying you don't) to completely understand the advantage. To make it real simple, Iridium used 66 satellite and constantly rotate around the world 1400 miles away, Inmarsat has 3-4 satellite 22,000 thousand miles away from earth. That is just one example!
As far as the price you're absolutely right, Iridium is more expensive (for a reason)! Inmarsat, Thuraya, Globalstar are cheaper only because they need to attract customers and stay competitive.
In my opinion you use a sat phone for either emergencies or when communication is really needed, for that I'm willing to pay a little extra and have a piece of mind, but that's just my two cents.
the inmarsat isatphone pro still uses geo-stationary satellites, which means it doesnt have true global coverage, because the satelites cant reach the polar regions, and for this reason, will never be as good as the iridium
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salsa993 3 months ago
True, but not many people actually travel to either North or South pole! Other than than it pretty much covers all continents and all oceans which is good for most travelers like myself. On the the plus side the price of the handset is less than half of an Iridium 9555. The prepaid minutes are as low as $20 USD, and the actual postpaid plan start from $20 USD as well!
That is music to my ear!
mashardy 1 year ago
1.You have to realize the difference between geosynchronous and LEO (low earth orbit) satellite (not that I'm implying you don't) to completely understand the advantage. To make it real simple, Iridium used 66 satellite and constantly rotate around the world 1400 miles away, Inmarsat has 3-4 satellite 22,000 thousand miles away from earth. That is just one example!
mashardy 3 months ago
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As far as the price you're absolutely right, Iridium is more expensive (for a reason)! Inmarsat, Thuraya, Globalstar are cheaper only because they need to attract customers and stay competitive.
In my opinion you use a sat phone for either emergencies or when communication is really needed, for that I'm willing to pay a little extra and have a piece of mind, but that's just my two cents.
Cheers,
mashardy 3 months ago
the inmarsat isatphone pro still uses geo-stationary satellites, which means it doesnt have true global coverage, because the satelites cant reach the polar regions, and for this reason, will never be as good as the iridium
lejockey01 1 year ago
Now do a test with the new Inmarsat Isatphone Pro handheld vs the Iridium 9555 and the Thuraya! There is a new kid in the block!
I would love to see that comparison!
mashardy 1 year ago
excellent video! of course Iridium wins
athensoh 1 year ago
Very nice video, also good features for both phones
mynokia9210 2 years ago