A Very Special Traveling Companion

It has been said that a satellite phone makes a good investment for several reasons. Especially if you understand what they are capable of and realize the value of the many options that are available will make it very easy to decide is these phones are something that would serve your needs well. It used to be that only business people and government officials were the only ones that saw a need for these phones due mainly to traveling to distant shores. The huge cost of having and using one, not to mention the over sized package they came in, made them mostly off limits to middle and lower class customers.

In many ways a sat phone works quite like a cellular telephone. It is a phone that employs some very advanced satellite technology. Basically there are satellites in orbit around our planet that are used to send the signals that make up the phone calls. Cellular phones use cell towers placed in different locations throughout the world, and these are used to transmit the signals for cell calls. A cell requires a cell tower to be in the vicinity to make calls. A sat phone requires a clear line of sight to the satellite or it can be used within a building that has an antenna attached.

Satellite phones are usable in more places around the globe than cellular phones. No place is off limits for chatting on a sat phone, not even the top of the Himalayan mountain range or in the vast expanse of the oceans, or in the dense jungles that stretch across countries and continents where cities and towns are miles and hours away. These are the ideal phones for world travelers or soldiers in the many remote posts around the world.

One important thing to remember about a satellite phone is how reliable they are, especially with a clear line of sight to the satellite. Cell phones don't even compare to these phones. Cell phone owners and users have experienced the extremely high call volume episodes that can be very frustrating during an emergency, disaster or crisis. Sat phone users never have to worry about hearing "all circuits are busy" when every second counts in emergency situations.

A reliable connection to the rest of the world is what is possible through a sat phone. If there is a power failure then the sat phone can be charged through solar cell technology. Which makes these phones so useful when traveling in places where there is no place to plug in a charger. It is recommended that a little shopping around and general research be done before jumping on a purchase of a sat phone. There are many phones and a variety of providers that offer coverage in specific parts of the world.