Globalstar Europe Unlimited package €35/month
 

Has anyone got any experience with this plan?
http://www.globalstareurope.com/en/content.php?cid=210

€34.99 unlimited voice and data. for calls within:
Algeria Gibraltar Morocco
Andorra Greenland The Netherlands
Azores Iceland Norway
Belgium Ireland Poland
Czech Republic Jan Mayen Portugal
Denmark Monaco Sweden
Faeroe Islands Luxembourg Tunisia
France Mauritania United Kingdom
Germany

It seems too good to be true for being satellite based (especially for North Africa!) It's a bit of a chore finding the info I am looking for on the site such as what does unlimited actually mean? Is that unlimited calls to landlines only in your 'home' zone? How much do calls to mobiles cost? (e.g. UK mobile) or is that included too? Also, what are the speeds like on data?

On of the problems with Globalstar is that their satellites are failing faster than originally predicted. Many users are finding it impossible to make calls and the calls are of low quality and frequently dropped. This is the reason that they are offering these too-good-to-be-true packages.

Thanks. That is interesting! Desperate times for them then?

The handsets are pricey too! Can they be used elsewhere with other satellite networks if all fails with Globalstar?

Backing up what you said earlier DRNewcomb, this is something I found on my webtrawling.
from: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...7-3495_18k.htm

I tried the Globalstar service in international roaming (Wind and Vodafone postpaid, Tim prepaid). Not so bad, sometimes really slow to get the network but i used them only for few weeks...

http://www.jan-mayen.no/ :p

I was wondering where that was ... was about to Google!

interesting
also seems to include unlimited data if I read that right
too bad calls to the phone are so expensive

Globalstar Europe Unlimited package €35/month
 

Does this answer the satellite problem or is it only wishful thinking?
roj
http://www.globalstareurope.com/en/news/update.php

G* up and running
 

GlobalStar is not working so bad. They launched last year EIGHT new first generation satelites and 5 of them are activ of the moment. In Dec. 2007 GlobalStar had a coverage of about 75- 77% throughout the day. The problem is that the S-Band-Transmitter inside the satelite is degenerating faster than excepted, so that at the end some satellites could no longer be used two-communication .

Beginning 2009 the whole constellation of 48 sats ( 40 old and 8 new ) will be replaced by new 2nd Generations satellites. frist 24 should be launched in 2009 . Meanwhile GlobalStar operates still with a couple of faulty satellites ( these missing procentage to 95-96% coverage ) .

GlobalStar also offers an StarterPlan ( no monthly fee & no minimun usage )
you only have to pay an activation fee. Please feel free to contact me by mail :) ,