Handheld Sats Lightweight handheld sat-phones for voice and internet. Mobile Permanent Mount Antenna - magnetic mount patch antenna that delivers improved reception for vehicle or permanent installations. Some older Iridium phones may need to be refurbished with new internal firmware to provide data capability. Direct Internet service achieves a nominal 10,000 bps speed using compression software. Windows 9x operating system required.
Actual performance varies depending on the compressability of the data being transmitted.
If you are using the pager as a stand-alone messaging system, you can select the message delivery area through the web or by phone. To page the pager, simply enter the Iridium pager number. We were a two hour boat ride from the nearest settlement and phone, and none of our cell phones worked in this remote part of Alaska. Upon our arrival the bomb was dropped that the land owner had lost the plans for the cabin kit, leaving us with nothing but a pile of lumber and a ton of bewilderment to work through. After having traveled three thousand miles and having taken a precious week vacation off, we weren't about to give up and walk away.