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#224563 - 06/08/07 03:42 PM Sat Phone
bearbait bearbait trapper Registered: 01/03/07 Posts: 370 Loc: North Pole Alaska	I am looking at getting an Iridium sat phone soon. Does anybody know of a phone for sale or a cheap internet place to get a phone? Dale _________________________ Eat, Drink, and don't be a Mary.
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#224579 - 06/08/07 03:54 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: bearbait]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2086 Loc: Bethel, AK	Just don't go with GlobalStar. I used one on my logging trip and I wouldn't give you a nickel for it especially if you want it to maybe save your life. If it picked up a signal, which was at times nonexistant, you could talk for maybe 3 minutes and then it would loose connection. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#224720 - 06/08/07 05:52 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Kusko]
otterman otterman trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 1504 Loc: SW Alaska	Ebay _________________________ It is interesting how much a man will do to suceed and how much more he will doto make sure he has excuses for failure when sucess isa simple process
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#224876 - 06/08/07 07:33 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: otterman]
Alaskan Alaskan trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2091 Loc: Nome, Alaska	Got mine from Surveyor's exhange, and love it. Out here in Nome, it has a plan that costs $250/6 months and you get 200 minutes free. Since we get no real cell phone coverage here, I take my Sat phone with me everywhere. However, they aren't cheap to by (cost $1500 for phone, some accessories, and pelican case). But worth it in my opinion. _________________________ "I'm not hung over. I'm just tired and have a headache."
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#224916 - 06/08/07 08:26 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Alaskan]
white17 white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" trapper Registered: 03/17/07 Posts: 5070 Loc: McGrath, AK	I bought a refurbished Iridium last year from Outfitter Satellite in Nashville (I think) It was 995. I then bought a 6 month card that had 200 minutes on it specific to Alaska for $200. You can call anywhere but the call must originate in AK. Worked great! As kusko mentioned, lots of areas aren't covered by Globalstar. Stick with Iridium. _________________________ Mean As Nails
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#225132 - 06/09/07 12:04 AM Re: Sat Phone [Re: white17]
takotna takotna trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 496 Loc: Takotna AK	I own a gloablstar and can be very aggravating at times getting a signal, in my area at least, it did it's job however but I'd go Iridium for sure. Hope it gets better in the future cause I'm stuck with it now.
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#228394 - 06/12/07 05:29 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: takotna]
Family Trapper Family Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1484 Loc: Trapping the Yukon Delta, Ak	Same hear Takotna. It did the job but I had a lot of 3-5 min calls. A lot of wait time as well at times. Other times it was spot on and managed to be pretty good the few times I really needed it. I only regret buying soo many minutes as I could never use them at 5 min per call. They did extend my time to use the 6000 min . ($700) from July to Jan. But I will seek out iridium after that. Ken you alway had signal with the iridium. No waits? I would usually wait from 0 to 10 min for a signal. Could usually get a 5-7 min conversation in prior to being cut off. Played a lot of phone tag with the family in the evening. I am going to give it one more complaint call to see if they will extend my minutes further. When they try to defend their signal I will tell them to look and respond why I have 5 calls to the same number repeatedly that last 2-5 min. I really don't understand why they couldn't perform better after making such a push for covering Alaska better. _________________________ Shoot for the Moon and you will be a lot happier where you land.
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#228418 - 06/12/07 05:59 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Family Trapper]
Alaskan Alaskan trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2091 Loc: Nome, Alaska	I've taken my Iridium up a lot of places and never waited for a signal. Turn it on, pull out antenna and then pops up the "registering" and thats it. LOVE that phone. And the 200 minutes with the "Alaska" plan is nice. I take it everywhere when I go out and about. Nice to call the folks in Fairbanks when I get to tell them "BEAR DOWN" while I'm with the animal. _________________________ "I'm not hung over. I'm just tired and have a headache."
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#228434 - 06/12/07 06:13 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Alaskan]
Top Jimmy Top Jimmy trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1678 Loc: Alaska, USA	Originally Posted By: Alaskan I've taken my Iridium up a lot of places and never waited for a signal. Turn it on, pull out antenna and then pops up the "registering" and thats it. LOVE that phone. And the 200 minutes with the "Alaska" plan is nice. I take it everywhere when I go out and about. Nice to call the folks in Fairbanks when I get to tell them "BEAR DOWN" while I'm with the animal. No need to call. You could just stand up and let him know when he pulls up........ $\:\)$ -TJ I just couldn't hold back....... $\:\)$ Edited by Top Jimmy (06/12/07 06:14 PM) _________________________ Alaskan. . . . . . . the Net Man you don't want to have! If everything seems to be going right, you obviously don't know what going on.
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#228526 - 06/12/07 08:09 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Top Jimmy]
white17 white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" trapper Registered: 03/17/07 Posts: 5070 Loc: McGrath, AK	Len. I've never had to wait for a signal It will almost do it from in the cabin if I'm near a window. Usually takes less than 10 seconds to be dialing. Seems to me I may have mentioned that I had tried the Globalstar and it was real lousy in this area.........But I won't mention it again. Alaskan is right, that Alaska plan with 200 minutes is the way to go. I can also get an antenna to put on the cabin and connect to the phone so I can use it inside. I might just do that. Sorry to hear you guys had lousy service. Iridium Rules _________________________ Mean As Nails
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#228797 - 06/13/07 02:32 AM Re: Sat Phone [Re: white17]
Alaskan Alaskan trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2091 Loc: Nome, Alaska	TJ - We called mom because we like her. Notice we didn't call you. _________________________ "I'm not hung over. I'm just tired and have a headache."
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#229122 - 06/13/07 11:11 AM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Alaskan]
Top Jimmy Top Jimmy trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1678 Loc: Alaska, USA	Touche' -TJ _________________________ Alaskan. . . . . . . the Net Man you don't want to have! If everything seems to be going right, you obviously don't know what going on.
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#229184 - 06/13/07 12:01 PM Re: Sat Phone [Re: Top Jimmy]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2086 Loc: Bethel, AK	I have called from the tent on many fly out hunts with an iridium. My buddy owns one and I usually "rent" it from him for a week or so. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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