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In the FWIW catagory, as I know there is much in the archives on the subject, here is my personal experience with brand x (Gllobalstar) this year.

This year I was on the north side of the Brooks Range in August guiding a sheep hunt. My phone was as reliable as the Iridium phone my boss had. A common problem was both phones worked better in the morning. Evening time was a problem for both of us.
The rest of the season was in gmu 19. My phone worked every time I needed it.

With the plan Globalstar has for money per minute I still don't understand why Iridium is more popular. Check them both out. The Globalstar is a lot cheaper. But I use a Mac computer, so what do I know?

Ken

Message Thread:

• Sat phones revisited Alasken Oct 08 2005
  • Irridium plan $1.00 a minute kimfisherman Oct 19 2005
  • Coverage Issues Alex_Cena Oct 09 2005
    • which stocks? jklingel Oct 09 2005
  • iridium cory100 Oct 09 2005
  • Mac? jklingel Oct 08 2005
    • macs BrownBear Oct 08 2005
  • GlobalStar vs Irridium satphones Michael Strahan Oct 08 2005
    • Iridium cost $1.00 a minute with my provider kimfisherman Oct 18 2005
    • I agree with Mike DanC Oct 08 2005
      • Globalstar coverage acadinak Oct 08 2005
        • Agree w acadinak VA Steve Oct 08 2005