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Short Message Service - Satellite phone networks
1 All commercial satellite phone networks except ACeS and OptusSat support SMS. While early Iridium handsets only support incoming SMS, later models can also send
messages. The price per message varies for different networks. Unlike some mobile phone
networks, there is no extra charge for sending international SMS or to send one to a
different satellite phone network. SMS can sometimes be sent from areas where the
signal is too poor to make a voice call.
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Short Message Service - Satellite phone networks
1 Satellite phone networks usually have web-based or email-based SMS portals where one can send free SMS to phones on that particular network.
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Satellite Internet access - Internet via satellite phone
1 Since satellite phones tend to have omnidirectional antennas no
alignment is required as long as there is a line of sight between the
phone and the satellite.
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Kyocera - Satellite phones
1 In the past, Kyocera manufactured satellite phones for the Iridium network. Three handsets were
released in 1999 including one with an unusual docking station which
contained the Iridium transceiver and antenna, as well as a pager for the
Iridium network.
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Qualcomm - Satellite phone network
1 Like other satellite phone networks Globalstar went bankrupt in 1999, only to be bought up by a group of investors who are currently running
the system
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Satellite phone
1 A 'satellite telephone', 'satellite phone', or 'satphone' is a type of mobile phone that connects to
orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites. They provide similar functionality to terrestrial mobile telephones; voice, short
messaging service and low-bandwidth internet access are
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Satellite phone
1 More recent satellite phones are similar in size to a regular mobile
phone while some prototype satellite phones have no distinguishable
difference from an ordinary smartphone
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Satellite phone
1 Internet service satellite phones have notoriously poor reception indoors, though it may be possible to get a
consistent signal near a window or in the top floor of a building if the roof
is sufficiently thin
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Satellite phone - Geosynchronous satellites
1 Some satellite phones use satellites in geostationary orbit, which are
meant to remain in a fixed position in the sky
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Satellite phone - Geosynchronous satellites
1 * Inmarsat: The oldest satellite phone operator, founded in 1979. It originally provided large fixed installations for ships, but has
recently entered the market of hand-held phones in a joint venture with
ACeS. The company operates eleven satellites. Coverage is available on
most of the Earth, except polar regions.
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Satellite phone - Geosynchronous satellites
1 * MSAT / SkyTerra: An American satellite phone company that uses equipment similar to Inmarsat, but
plans to launch a service using hand-held devices in the Americas similar
to Thuraya|Thuraya's.
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Satellite phone - Geosynchronous satellites
1 * ICO Global Communications: A satellite phone company which has launched a single geosynchronous
satellite which is not yet active.
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Satellite phone - Locations banning satellite phones
1 In some countries, possession of a satellite phone is illegal. Their signals will usually bypass local telecoms systems, hindering censorship and wiretapping
attempts. These countries tend to score low on the Democracy index, with the exception of India, so a ban can be the
result of the state's desire for mass surveillance or that it lacks the technology
to intercept satellite phone traffic.
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Satellite phone - Locations banning satellite phones
1 In 2012, new regulations governing the use of satellite phones inside Russia or its
territories were developed to fight terrorism by enabling the Russian government to
intercept calls.http://www.outfittersatellite.com/blog/i
nmarsat-bgan/satellite-phones-russia-iridium.html These regulations allow non-Russian visitors to register their SIM cards for use within Russian territory for up to 6
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Satellite phone - Security concerns
1 Thus satellite phones are not recommended for
high-security applications.
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Satellite phone - One-way services
1 Some satellite phone networks provide a one-way paging channel to alert users in poor coverage areas of an incoming call. When the alert is received on the satellite phone it
must be taken to an area with better coverage before the call can be
accepted.
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Satellite phone - Cost of a satellite phone
1 If a satellite phone provider encounters trouble with its network, handset prices will fall, then increase
once new satellites are launched
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Satellite phone - Cost of a satellite phone
1 Among the most expensive satellite phones are BGAN terminals, often
costing several thousand US dollars. These phones provide broadband
Internet and voice communications. Satellite phones are sometimes subsidised by the provider if one
signs a post-paid contract but subsidies are usually only a few
hundred US dollars or less.https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html
Satellite phone - Cost of a satellite phone
1 Since most satellite phones are built under license or the manufacturing
of handsets is contracted out to Original equipment manufacturer|
OEMs, operators have a large influence over the selling price.
Satellite networks operate under proprietary closed standards, making
it difficult for manufacturers to independently make handsets.
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Satellite phone - Virtual country codes
1 Satellite phones are usually issued with numbers in a special List of
country calling codes|country calling code.
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Satellite phone - Virtual country codes
1 Inmarsat satellite phones are issued with codes +870. In the past
additional country codes have been allocated to different satellites but
the codes +871 to +874 have been phased out at the end of 2008
leaving Inmarsat users with the same country code regardless of which
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Satellite phone - Virtual country codes
1 Low earth orbit systems including some of the defunct ones have been
allocated number ranges in the International Telecommunications
Union's Global Mobile Satellite System virtual country code +881. Iridium satellite phones are issued
with codes +881 6 and +881 7. Globalstar, although allocated +881 8 and +881 9 use North American
Numbering Plan|U.S. telephone numbers except for service resellers located in Brazil which use the +881
range.
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Satellite phone - Virtual country codes
1 Smaller regional satellite phone networks are allocated numbers in
the +882 code designated for International Networks (country
code)|international networks which is not used exclusively for satellite
phone networks.
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Satellite phone - Calling cost
1 The cost of making voice calls from a satellite phone varies from around
$0.15 to $2 per minute, while calling them from landlines and regular mobile phones is more expensive
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Satellite phone - Calling cost
1 Making calls between different satellite phone networks is often
similarly expensive, with calling rates of up to $15 per minute.
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Satellite phone - Calling cost
1 Calls from satellite phones to landlines are usually around $0.80 to
$1.50 per minute unless special offers are used. Such promotions are
usually bound to a particular geographic area where traffic is low.
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Satellite phone - Calling cost
1 Most satellite phone networks have pre-paid plans, with vouchers ranging from $100 to
$5,000.
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Satellite phone - Use in disaster response
1 Reporters and journalists have also been using satellite phones to
communicate and report on events in war zones such as Iraq.
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SMS - Satellite phone networks
1 Unlike some mobile phone networks, there is no extra charge for sending
international SMS or to send one to a different satellite phone network
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International Mobile Equipment Identity - Usage on satellite phone networks
1 The BGAN, Iridium Satellite LLC|Iridium and Thuraya satellite phone networks all use IMEI numbers on
their transceiver units as well as SIM cards in much the same way as GSM phones do. The Iridium 9601 modem relies solely on its IMEI number for identification and uses no SIM card;
however, Iridium is a proprietary network and the device is
incompatible with regular GSM networks.
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