Budget satellite phones, for UK and International use.?

Question

Does anyone know where you can buy reasonably priced satalite phones for use both within the UK and abroad. It needs to be able to support a pay-as-you-go style payment system and be handhelt, not a suitcase style unit ?

What sought of money would I need to buy one ?

As anyone got an experience with satalite phones ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I'm not aware of any handheld satellite phone that supports pay as you go. Iridium has prepaid but it will still cost you $50/mo, Globalstar prepaid deducts out $20/mo and Thuraya's satellites only covers Europe and Northern Africa, and their prepaid depletes itself $100/year if you don't use it enough. Inmarsat Mini-M has a plan where you pay nothing a month and you just pay per minute for outgoing calls, but that is a mini briefcase style system about the size of a laptop, including the antenna. They work anywhere in the world except really close to the north and south pole and can be had for around £200 on eBay if you catch one at the right time.

Answer 2

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