Should You Get a Satellite Phone?
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What would it be like to make a phone call from anywhere in the world with a satellite phone?
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Everybody has a cell phone today, but they obviously don't work all the time, especially in rural areas. If you want global phone service where there is no cell service, you have to go with a satellite phone. There are several satellite services out there, most notably Iridium, Inmarsat, and Globalstar. They all work a bit differently, so I go over the advantages and disadvantages of each. I also go over the price of satellite phones, coverage, and more.
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Maybe the iPhone 14 will make all this obsolete 👀 At least only for emergency situations.
Also, apparently the iPhone will use Globalstar's constellation, if you were wondering.
Bro updated a 4 year old video with a pinned comment, for a phone that has a pill for a camera
T-Mobile uses SpaceX Satellites to do the same thing
Amazing how you come back to update your video with the latest information. It really shows you care about your channel and your members.
@@Eliyuh.Shafer Lol yes
But it’s only in the US and Canada for now
Those satellite phones are used by the UN in the Mid-East especially in the desert areas. Back in the 70s my Father used to carry a suitcase that carried a phone and a mini antenna to set up so that he could get a good signal. They were very useful when in dangerous areas also. He had his own set in Baghdad before the first gulf war. Sounds like these phones have come a long way!
I'd call him "John Titor" during 70s. :)
1100 dollars wow apple has a competitor
And samsung, and nokia, and lg, should I continue?
Boptilop the newest Nokia phones cost less then 500 dollars lmao
Bobo de gamer $999 for iPhone 8 look at 999 upside down
Leo Nazario iPhone x
Boptilop he… meant price point, lmao this satellite phone isnt competition to the 3gs or the samsung s3 (which sucked ass)… a nokia 3310 is better… 🤷🏽♂️
I always imagine using this in an apocalypse 😁
Imagine
Same
And we might be needing it soon.
It will not work. Satilites require ground stations to be calibrated
Better a ham radio?
Hm, I'll pick one up, they're probably only 50 buc- 1000 DOLLARS!?!
Michael Burns yah I think I'd rather just get a Note 8
yeah ill just get a s8+ with that money
Michael Burns at least this one has actual functionality and some not some cocky gimmicks
ill just get a strap-on satellite phone for my iPhone and thus have the best of both worlds, not some piece of gimmick shitdroid
Cody Slab have fun with your dongles
pfft it aint even got a camera and 4k video recording and hifi bluetooth???
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My town is in the Outback and most of us have satellite phones like city folks use their mobile phones. Here you can get a regular mobile number so its free to receive calls and the caller only pays for calling a regular mobile phone call (normally capped on landline), this comes complete with 400minutes for $USD53.00 per month. Its the Thuraya system.
Dan Cunningham what about hamradios? Isn't that easier and cheaper to use in the outback?
Hi, Dan. I would like to get more info about the service you just mentioned (Thuraya system). I have family living in Puerto Rico and they are totally incomunicado after the big hurricane Maria...I need help ASAP, Thanks!
Eddie Reyes the Thuraya system is global. I'm told here you just have to ask around satellite companies. Pivotel is the carrier here.
typical, the USA puts up sats and the Aussies benefit from them......
Dan Cunningham thanks
Have the Iridium Extreme. Coverage is excellent. The SOS button is programmable to 3 different contacts at once. If you study the plans well, you really can find a plan that works well for your individual needs. If using for emergencies only, you can get a low minute plan that will auto renew and just pay the overage/minute when the emergency occurs.
I can use that phone ☎️ if occurs ww3 or disaster?
A phone dependent on satellites? Let's see the flat earthers explain this one away.
Poe Territory everyone is in on it lol
lol They deny the existence of satellites and say that it is just towers like cell towers. What they refuse to grasp is that you can calculate the distance and locations of the satellites by the data they transmit and the results completely implode flat earth theory.
Poe Territory we dangle them from strings at the top of the dome 😉😉
Poe Territory The thing about flat Earth model is all the math that can "Prove" it to be truth has reflected math of a round Earth model. Also all we experience is translated through our brains so who knows what reality really looks like.
Agreed about the reality but nothing of their 'proof' looks like a flat earth to me.
Tin cans and string is definitely the best way to communicate. Watcha think 🤔
Just for long range, make sure that the string is HF and not VHF and can bounce off the atmosphere
No, flashing lights across the world in morse code is best
smoke signal
smoke signal is more reliable. what if someone cuts the string?
You stupid if you in a mountain range thick forrest you need that phone
This video could use an update. Nowadays it's cheaper, the plans more fair, the plan i'm going for is offering the phone free. I will be replacing my cell service for a sat phone next month. First i'm getting the gemini pda, that'll be used for text messaging. The sat phone will work for voice as well as emergencies for days i'm out flying.
*just found your channel dude, immediately subscribed, love your no bs straight to business format. Oh and by the way, Iridium is currently sending 70 new satellites Iridium NEXT constellation using SpaceX, so they will probably be releasing a new satellite phone soon. Also there's a huge difference in call quality, because Inmarsat is in geostationary orbit, there is a huge delay when you talk due to light speed lag, iridium lag is same as landline. You should cover some Satellite ISPs they operate on different band, use larger antennas, and you CAN watch youtube videos.*
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I’d be perfectly happy with paying for expensive minutes to use in an emergency if there was no expiry date. Why can’t I just buy a phone & the minutes for a major emergency & be able to forget about it until there is one?
You can? Its called a pay as you go plan???? Ie: a burner phone
A good option rather than a sat phone is the satellite messengers. The spot by globalstar and the garmin inreach by iridium are 2 that are very popular. They cost much less than a satellite phone and use the same satellite constellation.
And the general purpose is to message versus voice, correct? I will check this out.
Globalstar is NOT Iridium
Wow, I was researching the vendors of sat-phones last year and I couldn't find any of the information on the infrastructure of the service providers. This is great info and thanks for staying on point (e.g. no tangential marketing spam). Great Video!! Keep up the good work.
Around here there are three typical users of satellite phones: loggers, backcountry snowmobilers and hunting/fishing guides. These people are more likely than most to have an emergency situation beyond cell phone signals. Most have emergency plans and hope they never use them. I have owned a satelllite phone since 2004 and only used it once. I was first on the scene of a snowmobile accident where one person was dead and one was badly injured. Being able to call EMS from the scene saved a life.
Pretty much all truck and most commercial vehicle drivers that drive through extremely rural areas that have limited or no mobile phones coverage are all equipped with satellite phones/radios! :)
My uncle had one of these. It was the coolest thing ever. We were about half an hour drive in the middle of the woods.
I'll be buying one down the road when I retire up in the Sierra's, good intro, thank you!
It's crazy I was actually thinking about getting one yesterday and it pops out on one of my suggestions on TH-cam
Did you make Google searches? Those are used to make the suggestions.
Okaro X actually I didn't. I know if you Google search something it can reflect on TH-cam that is why I was surprised because as I mentioned I thought about it but did not Google it
@@moreno83 you must've mentioned it verbally because some apps such as Google require microphone access
I use mine for off-road emergencies in the wilderness. Dialing out from a Satellite phone is eazy peazy. Dialing to a Satellite phone from a cell or landline is tricky. You must dial to a Satellite phone as if you were making an international call. If you know how to do that, fine. However all phone companies do not have that ability. Thanks Joe :|
This is an awesome video! Thank you for posting it. I live in Portland, Oregon which is in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This could be very useful (and even life-saving) if we get that 8.0-9.0 earthquake that is predicted. Cell phone service and landlines will likely be unusable in the aftermath. Thanks again for the wonderful information.
Lots of logging companies have satellite phones in Northern Canada. Its a very good life line when your in the middle of nowhere.
I got a Weather Drone ad. How ironic...
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How is that ironic
AymenPedram Because it had a scene where there was a huge disaster and these satelite phones are built for that kind of thing :P
I used one the last 10 years I commercial fished halibut in the gulf of Alaska. It was a way to connect emotionally with what I like to call voice Theropy.
Iridium had a prepaid card that even included rollover minutes. Had to buy around $500 which was equal to around 450 minutes.
On the Iridium system, you can get a US number for a small fee so the person calling your Sat phone isn't charged an overseas fee.
Thanks for a very comprehensive review. I am usually off-roading or trekking in quite remote areas and was considering getting a sat phone but I am still not sure whether to choose Iridium or Inmarsat. Coverage is literally relative for both, even if they are industry leaders. Maybe someone who already owns either Iridium or Inmarsat could give me a hint. Thanks again for a great vid.
If you're in areas that are full of mountains, iridium would be better but more expensive. Inmarsat works well also but you need a clear sky facing south, so if you're in heavily forested areas, it might be a little rough. But imagine yourself injured and you can't move, or move far....iridium is your best bet, since eventually you will have a satellite passing over you
This is actually pretty amazing, learning new things about modern technology is very useful to me especially, when i'm studying App Development on Android with Java. this could help at some point!! :O
I grew up on dial-up with an electric fence, which brought me to a grand total speed of 2kb/s. When we finally got DSL, the fence again, brought a 5mb/s connection down to 72kb/s.
I own an Inmarsat lsatphone2. My plan is $40 CDN per month which gives me 10 mins talk time, then $6/min when i go over. No contract so I just activate it when we are traveling with our Motorhome. There is a connection fee of $35 everytime I reactivate it. With 2 small children I like the security of being able to make an emergency call if necessary.
I’ve considered getting one, but only for emergency situations. I don’t know if you want to comment on it, but would something like SPOT be a better alternative? It would be cheaper, but I wonder about the satellite accessibility compared to these three phone Manufacturers.
Just a quick clarification of some of the terms: Satellites in geosynchronous orbit are in sync with Earth's rotation (orbiting around Earth every 24 hrs.), maintaining the same apparent position above the Earth. If they were in sync with Earth's orbit, they would be at Lagrangian points which gives them the same orbital period around the Sun as Earth.
TLDR; We know what you meant, just felt I had to clarify that point. Otherwise very interesting and informative video 😃.
Background: I'm an aerospace engineer who doesn't get to bust out the knowledge that often 😁
@Dominic Lucas, Thank you. Was going to post same and saw yours. I'm not an aerospace engineer, just someone that paid attention in science class. Cheers.
Otherwise? One wrong word (orbit instead of rotation) somehow made the video less interesting and less informative? I do like the word Lagrangian tho...
next you will telling us there are only two genders.........lol
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Who tf liked your comment? Like why xD
This guy is friendly and informational I like you and I am glad I watch my first 2 videos of your channel going on to the third
Thank you. With all the stuff going on. I am definetively buying one. I had no idea where to get the info I needed to make a decicion.
Hey Joe, informative but I have been eyeballing the used phones that are on Ebay. What do you think about older phones that are perfectly functional? Just a thought.
You forgot to cover latency. I have satellite internet and when I use a VoIP service like Skype it takes a few seconds for the signal to get to the other person. For the geo synchronous satellites, latency will be an issue for a phone call, each person will be waiting several seconds between when they talk and when they start to hear a response.
Still would beat no connection at all
Man those are expensive! Have phone with yours lol. Thanks for doing this one I really found it interesting.
Thank you for this information, I will be driving from Anchorage Alaska to the lower 48 in may this year. This is a great start! Thanks again.
I think you’ll be fine with a traditional cellular phone/carrier like AT&T for that.
10 kbps, thats what i get
Very clear explanation. Thanks!
I have the same Satellite Phone that you have. I need it for off-road emergencies in rural, remote deserts of Nevada. I got my unit form NortherAxcess. NorthernAxcess is very good as a supplier of airtime and service. I also had an Inmarsat unit, but the company I got it from had no customer service -0-. BTW, thank you for sharing.
I have not owned a cell phone in over 14 years and have NO DESIRE to have one. You people who are glued to cell phones are NUTS!!
I've been on call 24/7 for work since I was 14. Back then I had two alpha pagers clipped to my backpack's shoulder straps and the 8" tall cell antenna sticking out of the top. I was the only student in my school allowed to have any of that due to my job and the nature of it, keeping critical infrastructure going for our area. It wasn't uncommon for a pager to buzz and I'd discretely slip out of class, calling the office as I was walking to my car to know where I was heading next.
30 years later and I'm still on call 24/7, and never know where I might find myself sleeping that night or what city I will end the week in. I love it.
As far as social media and media in general, no thanks. I got rid of cable TV in 2009 and don't own a TV since they turned off analog TV. I almost never turn the TV on in the hotel. If I do its for local news and weather.
Thank you for the great video!! Ive been interested in a sat phone for a while. Id like to hear more about the hot spot. It sounds like a way to send messages from the boonies much cheaper than a sat phone? 👍
there is much faster connections. .
just looked prepaid data plans for 30GB and download ~20 000kb/s upload 6000kb/s valid for 720 days for 6000€
Thank you so much, you've covered everything !
Very knowledgeable video about things I didn't knew. Thank you!
Yes I am getting a satellite phone and your video was vary helpful. A satellite phone a good one isn’t much more expensive then the new cellphones and my older cellphone works great for what I need. So that’s why I’m getting a satellite phone.
I'm interested to know, what other make and model satphones are out there. I was interested in the Thuraya Satellite Phones. They look great. However, most don't work in the U.S. so I'm told, which really sucks. They have some that actually have smartphone capability, but they only cover places like Africa, Middle East, China, etc. But No U.S.
Very useful at sea as well, at least in the Baltic. The Iridium has to be the best if you are in northern lands like I am. I noted that data and text did not seem that viable!
Thanks for the info was wondering about SAT phones.
I'd give my entire fortune if it meant saving my life
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We used SAT phones overseas and they worked but had connection problems.
If your an adventure traveler, these phones are a must...That Emergency plan looks feasible !
Smoke signals was the height of technology it's all downhill since
moaning during sex was the height of communications and it's been downhill since....
I bet it's got a headphone jack, does it 🎧
I have this satphone, and indeed it has got a headphone jack
@@OutdoorsIQ Makes it better than an iPhone.
@@bernardonegri5416 I thought your comment is like 5 years ago. I was shocked that it is only 3 months ago. Because you know unless you've been living under a rock the last 2 years, Every new phone (including Samsung) does not have a headphone jack. Samsung Sheep is the best sheep to milk.
the best are things like InReach Explorer that only cost $15 a month (much cheaper if you pay yearly instead) and allow texting and email (sending AND receiving) but no voice calls. Voice phones are only good if you plan to use them frequently, else the phone and plan is too expensive for no reason.
Fascinating subject. Very well explained. Thank you.
Joe thanks. I'll start my job in the middle of nowhere and you just gave me a very good idea.
@ThioJoe also, can you include "weak signal amplifier devices" to any of your videos? Found some on aliexpress and I'm considering to buy one since I'll have very weak signal at home
Will there ever be giveaway? :3
the satellite is in perfect sync with earths orbit? you mean in sync with earths spin.
you mean rotation.
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hey is it true that you can buy sim cards for satelite phone i saw some on ebay,,for 49,00 dollars a year,,on some phones ....like gllobalstar...true or false
I was really interested to know about satellite phones .. Thanks for da Information
Very good video. I remember the old briefcase-sized sat phones with fold-out wings for antennas. But, another item idea are those locators gizmos like "Spot" and there's another one. Anyway, these allow you to do some limited texting and also to send an "I'm okay" message to whomever. Probably good if you were hiking in Siberia or something. Primarily, I guess these are used as distress devices. "I've fallen down a cliff and I can't get up!"
The sat phones are neat and if I were traveling to some political hotspot where cellphone service might be deliberately interrupted, it would be a good idea to have one.
Thanks for the video! Very informative!
reminds me of having a phone in the 1980s. It cost too much.
Great info! Good review....thxs
Thank you for this interesting topic I've never heard of a Satellite Phone!!
I have satellite internet, and it is awesome! I even sell internet to my neighbours(3).
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Great information and plainly presented. This will help me to decide the best phone for my project. Thanks and keep up this valuable service!
Iridium has a superb text and email messaging capability if you have a 9555 or a 9575. Texting is cheap and message delivery is guaranteed. Just point the antenna to the sky and wait for "SMS SENT OK" prompt. Messages not yet received are downloaded once you have a good connection to the satellite.
USE HAM RADIO
good video
I totally agree
Iridium allows a local number. I think on my phone my local number is in Arizona and it’s like $10/month.
Telstra in Australia allow you to put their post paid SIM with international roaming enabled into an Iridium handset. You keep your Australian mobile number. You pay 2AUD per 30 seconds to make or receive a call on Iridium. The cheapest way to use Iridium in Australia for emergencies.
Just get a ham radio. Some minor adjustments and you'll be making calls to Australia at a fraction of cost
Cb is better
What I need one
@@user-vf6nq1hl1n where so I find it
@@juniorr2646 you can find it everywhere, just search on google
Have fun dealing with all the old, stuck up the ass, users.
Are you my dad thiojoe?
Very interesting review. I was wondering if you had any experience with Garmin InReach. I am putting together earthquake bags for my family and would love a way for us all to connect if the big one happens and phone lines are either overloaded or down all together
I need something for van life in national forests. Will these work for calling roadside assistance?
So, they charge a bucket load of money for a shit service.
LifeOfAnEnglishman sounds familiar
Maintaining a network of satellites isn't cheap
Premium service? I get better signal on my cell phone. And I can do more with my cell phone. Premium service my arse.
So do away with them, because the service is crap. To me it ain't worth the cost in running.
It's your only option if you're in Antarctica or certain islands. It's more of an emergency thing. There are many place that don't have normal service what so ever, so this can literally save your life in the right situation
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You will need a satelitte phone when this war breaks out
Hmm, I was considering getting one, until...Until I go back to the Philippines in approximately 1.5 years, my girlfriend and I are forced to communicate via cell phone. She uses pocket wifi and must constantly buy loads every three days. Her signal is constantly getting lost. We do much video chatting. From the looks of it, the satellite phone would not be idea. I surmise that we must continue the way we have been. Thanks for the awesome video!
I go on road trips on my motorcycle every year to visit family (mainly through the Sierra Nevada mountains and out of the way areas), a couple of years ago when I made a scheduled overnight stop I was unable to contact family via cell, internet or land line because of the Dixie Fire, my family were a bit concerned that I hadn't let them know I was at my planned location and ok, after that I decided to get a satellite phone. Started with an IsatPhone 2 but didn't like having to run all over because of the mountains blocking the satellite so I switched to the Iridium, works great for what I need and rollover minutes and a local phone number are available on it as well so people can call me with no extra fees.
10:48 why is there a FAKE tutorial at the bottom!? ;)
*Remember watched a video of his years ago, turned out to be a joke.... still don't trust him*
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Hi, I got a new on / off road motorcycle and there are thousands of off road desert trails in Nevada, but out there is no cell towers so no coverage for cell phones, a satellite phne seems to be the only option to get in touch with help if you break down out there. Thank you for this video on this subject, I will check out the three satellite companies on just renting a sat. phone for a few days.
hi, is it possible to have prepaid plan for sat phones? if there is how much would it costs? what would you suggest?
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I had a Iridium and a Comstar which was bought out by Globalstar I believe or something along the lines(I am not sure so don't quote me on this.) I preferred my Iridium because they had pre-paid cards and it normally always worked but a card started out at 100 bucks and that time it was like 15 minutes of talk time so yea it was rough to say the least and my Comstar lets just say more expensive and rarely worked. But this was over 10 years ago also and the work I did required me to have one on stand by.
Great info. Thanks ThioJoe
looks like a nokia phone.
Yes, EXACTLY!!!
I only have 30kb/s internet speed 😢
how is that possible
+ThioJoe I don't know ThioJoe.
Mário 565 how much do you pay? Australia?
ThioJoe I am in India and we have limited internet here. The ISP says that we will get up to 4mb/s but only get below 50kb/s.
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I have one. I'm a sailor, mariner and an engineer. I'm using Thuraya Satsleeve Hotspot.
I had a feeling it wasn't going to be cheap but damn. The cost of the phone ok I understand even if the phone looks like a mid 90's style but the mins. I was thinking 100-250 mins was going to be at most $150 a month but I was so so so wrong lol. That phone takes the meaning of "when money calls you pick up" to the max.
Hey ThioJoe I'm a Huge Fan I wish I could be as much a tech genius as you thx(maybe shoutout)
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ThioJoe "Ain't " AIN'T a word.
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Thank you for explaining things so clearly. I just wanted to know what a satellite phone is and how it works, and why one should buy one. Now I know. Thank you.
Did tou get your covid vaccine as well ?
@@ACommenterOnTH-cam I beg your pardon?
@@overthehorizon-nl he just took you for the satellite phone, basically gave you mis-information that you accepted as truth.
Did you accept the "vaccine" as truth as well ??
Nice video full of added information, Much thanks to you