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Just would point out that if you need a phone for brief periods the 19.99 per month fee for unlimited use (when you can get it) is pretty damned attractive. Bahamas availability looks a BIT better than further south.
Compare this with $35/month access fee and AT LEAST $1.19 a minute with the TOTALLY reliable Iridium and the casual user may well be better off with a Globalstar.
Also...you can buy a Globalstar phone for $299 vs. $1200+ for an Iridium
Definitely NOT touting Globalstar here...just trying to lay out the options.
Of course with wifi and skype and cellular there are others as well.
Alan...LOL...didn't realize pocketmail was still going. We used it in 2000-1. I wrote and article for Bluewater Sailing on how to use one to get NAVTEX FORECASTS FROM NWS! So much has changed but ya still have to find a working Batelco phone!
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