Global Satellite Phone

One of the key benefits of global satellite phones is in the description - they are global. A global satellite phone works via satellite; that is, instead of taking its signal from cell phone towers spread across the land, a global satellite telephone takes its signal from satellites orbiting miles above the earth. Depending on the satellite system, a world satellite telephone may cover specific regions of the earth or the entire globe.

Global satellite phones are still quite expensive to both buy and operate, and I say that if you're going to be spending that much money on mobile communication, you might as well go with a service that is truly global - covering as much of the earth as possible.

Global satellite telephones are excellent for the outdoor adventurist, government departments, or any other business that needs communication anywhere in the world at any time, without regard to country boundaries or variations in terrain.

There are many types of satellite telephones. Here are a few:

• Iridium satellite telephones: (Iridium.com) These phones use a series of 66 low-earth orbiting, cross-linked satellites to relay telephone calls from anywhere in the world as long as you have a direct line of sight from the handset to the sky. Generally, calls from iridium phones to landlines costs about $1.50 a minute. The reverse, landlines to iridium phones costs $2 to $4 a minute, and iridium phone to iridium phone costs less than $1 a minute.
• Globalstar satellite phone: (Globalstar.com) Globalstar has a handheld satellite telephone and two stationary satellite telephones. The Globalstar GSP 1600 Handheld satellite cell phone sells for $749.00. It allows customers the same flexibility of a cell phone, but switches from terrestrial cellular telephony to satellite telephony when needed. The GSP-2900 stationary phone costs $2,495.00 while the FAU 200 costs $625.

You can get your hands on a global satellite cell phone at Satellite Discount Store at Satellitediscountstore.com or at Satellite Phone Store.com Satellitephonestore.com.

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