Reviews

Here are the latest satellite phone reviews from around the internet by satellite network provider.

Thuraya SatSleeve First Look by CNET

An Unflattering Review of the Iridium Go by “A Real World End User”

SPR Staff: This review is a perfect example of how important it is to buy from a dealer with knowledgable technical support staff as well as testing your equipment in advance and understanding their strengths and limitations. Who knows if his problems were operator error or real limitations with the Iridium Go, but this happens much more often than most ...

Iridium Go Review by Sail Magazine

We’ve never been early adopters when it comes to technology. (We only recently started using electronic charts.) However, we surprised ourselves when we recently purchased the new and comparatively untested Iridium GO! portable satellite Wi-Fi hotspot system. For the past five years of cruising aboardCeilydh, our 40ft catamaran, we’ve used a combination of an SSB, Pactor III modem and Sailmail ...

IsatPhone 2 Defect in the Antennas

PARIS — Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat is monitoring what appears to be a manufacturing defect in its IsatPhone 2 satellite handsets but has yet to receive customer complaints about it and has not ordered a recall, Inmarsat said Aug. 5. The defect is a hairline crack that appears in the hinge supporting the phone’s antenna, which is deployed from ...

Inmarsat Isathub review: When better than nothing is very nearly priceless by Michael Brown, pcworld.com

Remember those old FedEx commercials? “When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.” There was no talk of how much it would cost to get that package to its destination overnight. If you had to ask, speed obviously wasn’t your first concern. It’s the same idea with Inmarsat’s IsatHub. This battery-powered device can connect you (and several of your colleagues, family, ...

Globalstar GSP-1600 Teardown by EEVBlog

Globalstar GSP-1600 Teardown by Erectile Antenna

Thuraya’s Low Cost XT-Lite Review by SPI Group

Woman using thruway XT-Lite Thuraya offers its customer base a penny-wise solution to communicate with the Thuraya XT – Lite. Mobile phones prove to be obsolete in extreme environments which are fuelled by raging temperatures. Evidently, a satellite phone can resolve such hurdles with a call and get your business back on the road. Off late, high-priced satellite phones have ...

Iridium GO Review by MustHave Outdoors

IsatPhone 2 Review by Chromanoise

Its always a good idea to have a reliable communication device. Because of our travels we always find ourselves in the great outdoors and off the grid. Having a reliable communication device gives me peace of mind, just incase we need to call for help. Couple of weeks ago i had the chance to preorder the new Isatphone 2 which ...

Globalstar GSP-1700 First Look by CNET

The Back Country Skiing Blog Compares Iridium 9555, Extreme and Spot Satellite Phones

Left to right: Iridium 9555, Iridium 9575 Extreme, SPOT/Globalstar GSP-1700. Iridium antennas slide in with thick area still protruding from phone, Globalstar is much more compact since the antenna folds completely into the phone. I’ve been evaluating three satphones for a couple months: Iridium 9555 & 9575, along with SPOT/Globalstar GSP-1700 (which we will usually call “Globalstar” to prevent confusion ...

Thuraya SatSleeve Adaptor for iPhone Review by Pocket-lint

When you’re watching a movie and you see someone making a call from a far-flung location with a bulky-looking phone with a massive chunky pull-out antenna on the top, that’s a satellite phone. They’re interesting devices that communicate via orbiting satellites which have none of the problems of ground-based cellular phones. They’re also, traditionally, hellishly expensive. Not just in terms ...

Iridium 9575 Extreme Review by SPR Staff

The Extreme is Iridium’s latest satellite phone model made available last Fall, 2011. It is the smallest, lightest Iridium phone offered and this model meets US DOD military standards for water, shock and dust resistance. Introduced like a rockstar with flashy imagery, multimedia and loads of press, the fanfare was dampened initially by a glitch that left early adopters literally ...

TelAstra Satellite Phone Comparison Study

Inmarsat commissioned TelAstra to carry out an independent study to evaluate IsatPhone Pro against a number of other leading satellite communication phones on the market. This study was conducted by Roger Rusch an independent satellite communications consultant with over 45 years of industry experience. He tested IsatPhone Pro, Thuraya XT and Iridium 9555 – three of the market’s leading satellite ...

TelAstra SatPhone Comparison Study: IsatPhone Pro, Iridium 9555 and Thuraya XT

Inmarsat commissioned TelAstra to assess the IsatPhone Pro, Iridium 9555 and Thuraya XT against each one‟s published claims in six areas that Inmarsat describes as the “ultimate combination.” These are: Global coverage Robust handset Clear voice quality Reliable network connection Long battery life Easy to use TelAstra, Inc. evaluated the three satphones over a period of two months in 16 ...