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It's odd the globalstar people would say their coverage up here isn't good. I'm not doubting what you guys are saying, just find it odd.

From my personal experience, I would recommend the globalstar to anyone up here. I find it reliable, and like I said before it's much cheaper to use than the iridium system. The plan I'm on is about $54/month which includes 120 minutes and voice mail. Any call in the US is a local call. One downside of the globalstar system is that it's pretty much a north America system, unlike the iridium, which is worldwide. But for up here it works just fine.

Ken

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