Interesting Device that Converts I phone to Sat phone

[Matt_OCENS]

I think it's still not available...which should be reason enough to stay away. Fail. They'll get the iPhone 5 version out about the time the iPhone 6 hits. Kinda a hassle for something a cheapo bluetooth attachment should handle, contacts and voice. You could either just get a sat phone or, if you want connectivity with a smartphone, the DeLorme InReach Smartphone that works with either iOS or Android, and offers some GPS capabilities, and is on the Iridium system.

Yes, AT&T attempted a smartphone - satellite phone hybrid with TerreStar and it was a failure. Any of the handheld satellite phones will handle standard SMS messaging as well as SMS to email out of the box. The problem with trying to get smartphone level data capabilities out of a satellite phone is the connection speeds. With Iridium, you are limited to 2.4kbps and Globalstar provides 9.6k. This is not enough to handle what we are used to on regular 3G/4G networks, however there are plenty of people taking advantage of the data service that the satellite phones provide for emailing when used in conjunction with a compressed email service.

 

[Coachgeo]

Might be an update to this thingamabobber

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-turn-your-iphone-or-android-smartphone-into-a-satellite-phone/

 

[Matt_OCENS]

Might be an update to this thingamabobber

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-turn-your-iphone-or-android-smartphone-into-a-satellite-phone/

This is a great product, just keep in mind that the Thuraya satellite constellation's footprint doesn't cover the Western Hemisphere. It is a good option for Asia, Europe, Australia, and central and northern Africa.

 

[Coachgeo]

.... keep in mind that the Thuraya satellite constellation's footprint doesn't cover the Western Hemisphere. It is a good option for Asia, Europe, Australia, and central and northern Africa.

well that's a turd for us lol. Hopefully someone will piggy back the idea with a different satalight contract

 

[robgendreau]

How's it differ from other smartphone to sat phone connections? and I assume it can work without the sleeve/case thingee, since nobody is gonna wanna spend hundreds for a device that wouldn't work well once the smartphone is updated to a different size.