all modern cell phones are water resistant without any covers at all.

No snake? What a world we live in!!!!!!!!

Around 2k for the device. And the basic monthly payment is around 50$

I have inmarsat. The voice quality is good, except that finding service and staying connected are difficult at best. I'm selling mine.

@@Ladyfirebird84 yeah I'm either going to sell mine or get rid of the service I've had this phone over a year and have never used it got a zillion minutes accumulated can't get a signal 75% of the time where I live.They had the Iridium when I got my Inmarsat but I got mine thru Blazing press and didn't even know there was another choice although Blazing Press had them.

@@nealperry5258 I tried getting a US number and the service got worse.

@@Ladyfirebird84 I have 2 numbers a US and an international number but the charges for using the international number are prohibitive.I don't mind paying for what I get but I want it to work like it's presented to me.I have 3 cell phone thru Metro PCS and a tablet for me personally for different reasons.One line they give me for free because I've been with them for 20 years +..I wish they would go into satellite phones.The only reason I have one is in case the grid goes down but I was thinking the other day all my family has passed in the last 4 years unexpectedly except mypther and she doesn't even like cell phones so who would I call if the grid goes down.Paying $ 118 per month for it to be in my backpack in an EMP case I forget most times I even have it.If they would exchange it for one I could use daily I would keep it anyway but it's almost impossible to get a signal where I live in Louisiana .I know 2 people who have Iridium or the new live alone who the heck an one that uses your cell phone I think is how it works.I might check to see if they will exchange it for one of those and still try to keep it.Again I live alone so who you gonna call.....Ghostbusters hahaha.

@@Ladyfirebird84 are you in the UK or in Europe? Wouldn't they charge you a fortune to use toll calls?Just curious.

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Can I pull the battery and use the ac adapter to power the phone with no battery installed.

It won't work at Bikini Bottom you'll have to ask Mr.Crabs for change to use the payphone at the Krusty Krab

If there is no signal at all or you do not have a direct unobstructed line to a satellite you put the phone in "telepathic transmission mode" and you simple think your communication/call/text

@@matthewmarcelle5592 underrated comment, deserves more updoots

Well no… if you have no Signal from the satellite it will not work. Reasons could be that: the satellites fell out of orbit and crashed to earth You are inside a bunker No battery… (phone) The phone is upside down and The Antenna is sticking in the sand

Yes it works anywhere in world . North Pole to South Pole

There are times the calls are a little bit chappy but if you're out in the wilderness or doing some humanitarian mission in a remote area this is handy.

Last I heard 20.00 a minute ....

You're buying a satellite phones for area's with no cellphone service. Why would you try t-mobile? 😂🤣😅

If you have a window seat, yes. But I can recommend sending SMS if you don't want to wake up the full plane ;)

I send msg on my inreach mini on each flight I’m on . I always get window 🪟 seat

Yes I believe so if it has a charge, it’s using satellites to make/ receive calls & texts rather than cell towers

Yes they have the same version with PTT on their site

This thing is as best as being as simple as that, that thing should make calls and have a long lasting battery, no touchscreen or expensive design whatsoever.

​@@maxdippininmylolo6421Here's what I see being a better sat phone; 1) Touch screen so you can actually see where you are on an app like Google Maps. The infrastructure is already there with low-orbit satellites, so data reception should be possible. 2) A foldable or rollable solar panel to recharge as needed. Have a low-battery consumption mode to ensure a better recharge. I get why Sat phones looked like bricks 20 years ago or even 10 years ago. But nowadays, there's really no purpose for them to look like this anymore.

@@MrCucamonga1 Don't forget, satellite phones are also meant to be usable in emergency situations that an ordinary phone cannot reach. Broken leg at Zion National Park? Car broken down in the Scottish Highlands? You'll want a phone with a long battery life that works in remote locations and which doesn't have *unnecessary drainage* on the battery life like the vast majority of smartphone apps. Iridium do make the "Iridium GO!" device, which you can connect to a pre-existing smartphone via Wi-Fi to make it satellite-capable. It might be more up your alley.

I wish regular cell phone manufacturers still made some like this! I miss the basic phone

Because people who buy sat phones are wanting something which actually works, NOT toys. My Inmarsat2 phone uses a standard micro USB charger, has a color screen (why, I don't know - a simple B&W backlit LCD screen would work fine). USB-C requires additional circuitry, this more things to go wrong.

Your question makes no sense. especially since they covered the phone... Frequency distance? it's a satellite phone.. it talks to SATELLITES.... orbiting the EARTH in our atmosphere....... there is no "frequency distance" the only requirement is a direct view of the sky to communicate with orbiting satellites. Elaborate on your question and I will try to answer for you.

Unless you are working for State, the SEALS or are a Delta Operator - where presumably you would be using a different class of COMMS - why would you care?

Because he is a gigolo that is why

Let me guess, you want a giant, easy to break touch screen. Why? It's a phone, not a smartphone with fast data. It works anywhere on the face of the Earth with a view of the sky. That's it's whole deal - no games, no browser, no iTunes, nothing like that.

@@bowlsallbroken Now that would be stupid. Just like this comment. Try asking a question next time.

@@alexanderpappas68 Sure thing. Questions: Seeing as this phone is Mil-Spec 810G for shock and drop resistance and IP65 water resistance, why would you call the quality "cheap"? Seeing as the laws of physics directly dictate the size and configuration of the battery and, particularly, the antenna, in what way is it "oversized"? What would you make smaller that wouldn't impact it's performance and please, show your work.

@@bowlsallbroken Again, those weren't questions as you forced your wanted version of answers to support your narritave rather than gain useful information. Therefore, since you already know everything, albeit understand non of what apply usefully toward the goal of an updated phone using modern materials and technology. Let's just say, "have a nice day". :-)

@@alexanderpappas68 A little context scared you off, huh? I suspect you want a magical thing that can't be made to work with a, you know, (except you don't) existing satellite constellation with L-Band transceivers. You called it cheap, too, but won't defend your statement (also known as a narrative) when confronted with facts. There were two questions, you refused to answer them. Back to your hole!