Want access to voice and data no matter where you are in the world, whenever you need it? You need a satellite Wi-Fi hotspot.
Smartphones are fantastic, but venture to a place that doesn't have cellular or Wi-Fi coverage and they turn into little more than a fancy glass slab for you to put your coffee cup down on.
Well, that is unless you have a satellite Wi-Fi hotspot.
In these situations you need the Iridium GO!
Your devices - up to five - then connect using Wi-Fi to the Iridium GO! (the device created a hotspot some 100 foot/30 meters in radius) and allows you to do the following:
- Make voice calls
- Send a quick GPS or check-in message
- Configure your settings
- Send Twitter updates
- Activate emergency SOS
The Iridium GO! is built to MIL-STD 810F spec and is water- and dust-proof to IP65. It comes with a battery that's good for some 7 hours of usage and 16 hours of standby.
Sounds good, right? But there are some downsides.
First, it's not cheap. The device alone will set you back around $800, and then there's the data. An Iridium GO Unlimited Data and SMS gives you 150 minutes of talk time, and well as unlimited text and data for $149.99 a month.
Alternatively, you could opt for the Iridium GO Prepaid Service, which gives you either 500 voice minutes or 1000 "data minutes," or 3000 texts for $795.
The data speeds are also slow. Eye-watering slow compared to even 3G speeds. You're looking at a maximum of 10kbps, and that's using Iridium's approved - and highly-optimized - apps (compatible with iOS and Android). This tool is not suitable for regular internet browsing, so will not provide you with a hit of new cat videos when away from civilization.
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