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2. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

3. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

4. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

5. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

6. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

7. 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 supported through most systems. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

8. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

9. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

10. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

11. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

12. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

13. Satellite phone - Geosynchronous satellites 1 * ICO Global Communications: A satellite phone company which has launched a single geosynchronous satellite which is not yet active. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

14. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

15. 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 months. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

16. Satellite phone - Security concerns 1 Thus satellite phones are not recommended for high- security applications. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

17. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

18. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

19. 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

20. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

21. Satellite phone - Virtual country codes 1 Satellite phones are usually issued with numbers in a special List of country calling codes|country calling code. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

22. 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 satellite their terminal is registered with. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

23. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

24. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

25. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

26. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

27. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

28. Satellite phone - Calling cost 1 Most satellite phone networks have pre-paid plans, with vouchers ranging from $100 to $5,000. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

29. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

30. 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 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

31. 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. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-satellite-phone-toolkit.html

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