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admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:02:44 +0000

As soon as your Iridium phone is activated, the closest satellite will detect your phone and determine if the phone belongs to that group of satellites and will also check your user’s account for its registration and validity. …

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For Sale: Iridium Sat Phone + Minutes ( Expensive, but a Good Deal …

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:20:13 +0000

Which Iridium Phone ? Moondance38, Electronics: Communications & Audio Visual, 2, 10-07-2010 22:03

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Matt Desch: Setting the Record Straight on Iridium

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:25:19 +0000

With respect to 16-year-old sailor Abby Sunderland, the facts are that she used her Iridium phone from the Indian Ocean on June 10th to speak with her parents to relay the good news she had successfully repaired her engine. …

Inmarsat & the IsatPhone Pro | Nick Taylors blog

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:49:37 +0000

I’ve used an Iridium satellite telephone for years. It’s an insurance policy – I travel all over the world, and to remote areas in the US and having the ability to have simple and reliable two-way communications is worth the $40 per …

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Dare to DREAM Big: When Innovation Fails

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:47:00 +0000

It turned out quite quickly that those regions would be very few and far between (you would practically have to be an Arctic explorer to need an Iridium phone !), so the target market soon shrank to insignificance. …

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Spot 2 Satellite GPS Messenger – Australia4WD Forum

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:57:36 +0000

Whilst the gps’works’ globally I think it uses the Iridium satellite constellation which doesn’t necessarily give global coverage all the time.

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Sailing from Southern California to Hawaii – August / September …

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:07:58 +0000

As regards hurricanes, keep a “weather eye” out and have some way of getting frequent weather updates – AirMail, Iridium phone , NOAA radiofax, whatever. If you think one is headed towards you – go north. …

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Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:10:14 +0000

I discovered this when I read that the 16 year-old sailor, Abby Sunderland, who was lost at sea in her solo journey around the world, was also using an Iridium phone that failed her when she needed to call for emergency rescue. …

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ABC Of Satellite Cellular Phone Rental | Jawa Bali Indonesia

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:52:48 +0000

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Aggregated News : Iridium Extends Long-Term Relationship With Boeing

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:11:36 +0000

Iridium Communications announced that it has entered into two comprehensive, long-term agreements with Boeing that redefine the relationship between the companies for maintenance, operations and support of Iridium’s satellite network. …

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