Re: Iridium Satellite Phone 9505A

Cubdriver <usenet AT danford DOT net> wrote:
> What service is that?
> 
> I ask because we have a boat with an Iridium. It's used almost
> entirely for email, a marvelous service and one that I cannot imagine
> doing without. I know more about what my daughter and her children are
> doing when they are Cape Horn  than I do when they're living next
> door. www.expeditionsail.com
> 
> I had no idea there was another service.

Not sure what service NW_Pilot is now using, but there appear to be
several 
alternate satellite phone services now (besides Iridium) though none
appear 
to offer equivalent coverage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone
http://www.globalcomsatphone.com/