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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Sat Phones & BGAN PJ Heller, Photographer Santa Barbara | CA | USA | Posted: 3:11 PM on 02.26.11 ->> Any of you intrepid worldwide travelers on this site have experience with sat phones and/or BGAN units? Any suggestions on the best units, places to buy, and reasonable service plans for each? Has anyone tried the Inmarsat iSatPhone Pro? Anybody ever try to xmit image(s) using a sat phone rather than BGAN (was it painfully slow and expensive?) And yes, I did check the archives but there's nothing very recent on this subject.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Peter Read Miller, Photographer Manhattan Beach | CA | USA | Posted: 4:43 PM on 02.26.11 ->> I rented an iridium phone a few years ago from a place called Outfitter Satellite Inc. GPSPhones.com They were very helpful and informative. I used it in Kenya where, as it turned out, I could have used an unlocked cel phone and a sim card purchased locally almost anywhere in the country.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Tom Story, Photographer Tempe | AZ | USA | Posted: 5:08 PM on 02.26.11 ->> Look over at Lightstalkers. There are a bunch of globetrotters there and they have put up some message strings regarding xmitting via sats.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 6:19 PM on 02.26.11 ->> I'd call Gino at G1Sat.com These days BGAN is the way to go, they have smaller units that are easy to set up. The data speeds are much higher than a standard SAT phone.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Chuck Liddy, Photographer Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 7:30 PM on 02.26.11 ->> the bgan is the way to go. you can always buy cheap cell phones in most countries and cheaper minutes. bgans have some very small units and blazing data transmission speeds.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions PJ Heller, Photographer Santa Barbara | CA | USA | Posted: 8:11 PM on 02.26.11 ->> Any recommendations on specific BGAN units or reasonable service plans? Also hoping to find some user comments on the iSatPhone Pro (or compared to an Iridium phone).  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Sat Phones & BGAN Thread Started By: PJ Heller Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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