With This System You Will Never Miss
That Call
Hello for 10-98
By: Mike Lipshultz
Mike@biznetonline.com
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With This System You Will Never Miss
That Call |
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One subject that BizNet Online has never talked about in this column has been Satellite Phones. The reason was not the fact that they tend to be the size of a Brief Case, or that air time is measured in DOLLARS per minute; but, when these things are put together, almost no one is interested in the service unless they are going to need a phone in the middle of nowhere.
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The best thing about technology, as Life, it is always changing. Now we have Iridium to talk about. No, it is not a new gas additive, but a new satellite phone service. This system was designed and developed by the folks over at Motorola: http://www.mot.com/GSS/SSTG/projects/iridium/index.html. | |||||
If you're interested in all the information on the system check out the above link. If you're like me and are hot for information on getting your hands on a phone then surf on over to: http://www.iridium.com/. In ether case it should be mentioned that this is a complete satellite communication system. Not just phone service, but paging as well.
Now personally, I have no need for a satellite phone, or at least not the need one would think of. Most people think satellite phones are for the globe trotting, go anywhere kind of person. Myself, I tend to stay put in the greater Los Angeles area. Yes, Los Angeles is a jungle, but it has cell phone service. Lots of cell phone service. I know, I have played with all of them. They all have one thing in common. Spots of no coverage. So, I would love a satellite phone. Coverage everywhere, but as cell phone airtime is just getting truly affordable (if not reasonable) I’m not looking forward to the current cost of satellite air time.
| At this time pricing information is still not readily available on this system. I expect it to be no more then $1.00 per minute, with the price dropping in the future. At this time the official start date for service is November, 1998. |  |
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