Iridium Satellite Phone

Explorations into remote areas-Iridium Extreme 9575 Iridium extreme 9575 (LEO SatPhone) The two satellite constellation orbits, notice how LEO (iridium) is so close to the earth and see how GEO is more than 36 times more further out in space

One of the main advantages of Iridium is that even when an iridium satellite phone is in a canyon or blocked by mountain ranges, can still obtain signal as the satellites fly overhead at different intervals and angles. Suffice to say that it‘s the only satellite network that works at the North and South Poles. Iridium SatPhones will function with the antennas retracted, but reliability and coverage will suffer slightly. Other factors to affect buy decisions is that iridium handsets are more costly than other providers such as inmarsat, Globalstar and tharayar; location history of the SatPhones can be tracked; panic alert buttons are present on some phones; some can even send GPS coordinates. Iridium 9505A (LEO SatPhone)

Satellite Coverage Map Of The World

Iridium Coverage Map - Its Everywhere

Iridium GO Prepaid Airtime Plans

The most efficient and versatile aspect of the iridium Go prepaid plans, is that you get both options of using it for Data, but in addition, for voice calls as well. Looking at the Airtime Plans below, you can see that the Iridium GO 400 allows 400 data minute and 200 talk time voice minutes featuring   all the usual monthly service rates and as there is monthly service agreements or contracts, in other words this prepaid option for the Iridium GO could be the best way to save money Depending on how you want to use it.  However do take note that you do not get both 400 data minutes and 200 voice minutes combined to make 600 minutes, voice minutes it is billed at twice the cost of data, and vice versa the starting 400 minutes would be equal to 200 minutes of voice calling.  You can use either 400 minutes of data, or 200 minutes of voice, however its not fixed as you can combine the Data and voice options and let the iridium GO prepaid card system do the math for you.

Iridium Go Monthly Postpaid Airtime Plans

Here just like your regular smartphone package You  pay a monthly airtime charge and get monthly statements of all the calls placed and data used, which means if no minutes are used you only pay the monthly subscription.  So in other words the post paid service is great for using withthe Iridium GO Satellite Hotspot device over a long period of time, when globally traveling wide and far, as the Iridium GO Monthly postpaid plans offer worldwide voice and data communications.  So You get absolute peace of mind, why?  

Iridium GO! Satellite Smartphone WiFi Hotspot

With Iridium GO postpaid service, there is no need to worry about the prepaid sim card expiring or needing to top up just because the balance has gone low.   The Iridium GO! Monthly Plans are easier to manage as you only get the minimum monthly cost that you can manage and budget easily, as opposed to upfront payments of prepaid minutes up front, again its all about the reassurance and peace of mind of knowing that your Iridium GO! will be ready to GO and ready to use when you need it.

And whats more is that you can use as many minutes as needed, you will not need to worry about your minutes

Transform your SmartPhone into a Satellite Phone using the Iridium WiFi Satellite Hotspot

And what's more, is that you can use as many minutes as needed, you will not need to worry about your minutes finishing, why?  Because (another advantage is that) there is no limitation on the minutes used, at least you know that your device will be active and available in any critical situation or condition.