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Post by cajunlady87 on Nov 7, 2014 6:08:32 GMT -7
Okay, TW mentioned a Satphone in his Scenario Part 2. I looked it up to find out what they were.
Now besides their prices what are the advantages and disadvantages of each. Do you have to subscribe to a mobile company, study or apply for a license to operate them, any info to help me understand more about them. Is it because of their prices that more people don't own them?
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Post by olebama on Nov 8, 2014 14:42:40 GMT -7
The way I understand it, your typical cell phone uses cell towers. If the cell towers are down, so is your phone. Like in Katrina, so much power out, cell towers out, no phones.
Sat phone connects directly to satellites circling the earth. So, even if another katrina hits and the whole state is without power, you sat phone still works (as long as IT has power and the satellites are still operating). Of course, the person you are calling has to have an operating phone...
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Post by cajunlady87 on Nov 9, 2014 5:42:10 GMT -7
Thank you so much for explaining this to me. Besides the Sat phone capabilities I'm sure there's a hefty price attached to it. Plus, if you don't know anyone with one it would pretty much be useless unless you could communimate with ham operators or such.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2014 7:54:24 GMT -7
As most of my com would be local. I still op for the 2meter/70cm radio's. Radiodity as mobile dual band in car rigs for less then a buck fifty ($150.00) plus all those nice hand held. I do not work for or have financial interest in this comp. www.radioddity.com/us/If you really wanted to go all out set up your own repeater system. |
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Post by thywar on Dec 14, 2014 8:58:02 GMT -7
At my age and with my memory I already have my own repeater system. It's trying to get people I know to act like it's the first time they've heard it that's difficult
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Post by crashdive123 on Dec 14, 2014 16:11:18 GMT -7
Thank you so much for explaining this to me. Besides the Sat phone capabilities I'm sure there's a hefty price attached to it. Plus, if you don't know anyone with one it would pretty much be useless unless you could communimate with ham operators or such. You can call any phone from a sat phone. Depending on your plan, you will most likely be charged a premium (on top of the already expensive call) to call a phone that is not on the same network.....ie $12 per minute. |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Dec 14, 2014 16:16:11 GMT -7
Okay, it works through satellites, so let's say TSHF, who is gonna send me a bill and will it still be useable?
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Post by USCGME2 on Dec 15, 2014 11:30:52 GMT -7
Okay, it works through satellites, so let's say TSHF, who is gonna send me a bill and will it still be useable? I know that we used them during Katrina and they did provide us coms. So, like Crash said even if the rest of the grid is down these will likely work. We use them also for secure coms in any number of situations and Im sure the other services do as well esp the Navy way out on the Big Blue. I also think pilots carry them in their bail out kits too. |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Dec 15, 2014 11:34:42 GMT -7
Oooo! Y'all are so good! Now, would you know where the gov sends the outdated models that still work?
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Post by USCGME2 on Dec 15, 2014 13:24:59 GMT -7
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Post by cajunlady87 on Dec 15, 2014 14:22:15 GMT -7
Uh, appreciate the link and all but this is me, I'm looking for the castoffs that still work. |
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Post by USCGME2 on Dec 15, 2014 20:58:23 GMT -7
That was kind of the point, even if you get a phone on the cheap, the activation and minute plan is awful pricey. You know what I'd like to have if you could still get them activated was the old "bag" car phones. Man, you could call from the moon on those old things. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Bag_Phone |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Dec 16, 2014 4:37:26 GMT -7
I hear ya, my very first phone, given to my husband from his brother. Traded it in for our first pocket sized phone. Messed up royally when we did that. Thanks for answering all my questions. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 7:08:33 GMT -7
Still have an old analog bag phone and antenna some where got to look for it and see if it will charge. Yep used that thing for many a year no drop outs and clear as a bell.
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