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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Email Options When Cruising
From: Simon (prices@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Nov 07 2002 - 08:39:32 EST
Hi List and Hi Lex,
I have been a viewer and lurker up to now but enjoy the posts when they
occur.
I received a flyer on Iridium phones recently, they are available in Aus via
at least one source for purchase via Tech Rentals ( in Victoria and Sydney I
think).
Most of the the refurbs from other sources I have been told have been sold.
There also was an article from an English yachting magazine saying that most
of the 2002 ARC yachts had Iridium and most had good success once the
interface to their PCs were sorted out.
Rgs
Simon
Port of Williamstown
-----Original Message-----
From: Lex Marshall [mailto:lexmarshall@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:46 PM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Email Options When Cruising
Greetings John
Thanks for the info re Iridium - I thought it had died through lack of
funds or customers or both.
When you say "reasonable" - what does that mean?
I remember the original Iridium proposal was for equipment costs in the
$10,000US area plus some fairly horrendous volume charges. We wrote it off
as totally unaffordable for cruisers -but probably OK for commercial
ships,
navies etc.
Regards
Lex
PS We're in the southern part of Australia and plan on heading to the
south Pacific etc.
At 05:24 am 07/11/02, you wrote:
>Hello Lex,
>
>I have an Iridium satphone. The cost was reasonable. I can use it from
the
>boat like a regular phone and send/receive email with it at 9600 or
better
>anytime I like. I can call my friends for less cost than going ashore and
>using a land line (if you can even find one that works.) It costs even
less
>to call cruising friends who also have Iridium, and saves messing with
the
>SSB which is always a hassle. Another benefit is that, having programmed
the
>local police and coastguard telephone numbers, I have quick access to
local
>law enforcement and/or SAR no matter which island (I sail in the
>Windwards/Leewards) I'm sailing near or ashore on. I joke with my
friends
>that if I fall overboard I could hit the appropriate speeddial and ask
the
>local coastguard to come and get me, but in fact there's no reason that
>wouldn't work.
>
>John Camm
>
>"I've spent most of my money on women and sailing -- the rest I've just
>wasted."
>
>
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