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Originally Posted by GadgetKen
Glad to hear CelTrek worked when other options did not. Maybe they will add additional local number areas as they expand and you can switch your phone number to avoid a potential storm service disruption with the Florida Keys inbound number.
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My assumption was that the connection back to T-Mobile was via the Pacific undersea cables, which were cut, while the connection to CelTrek went back to Israel the other way. Had the earthquake been in the Indian ocean the results might have been different.
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Have a satphone (Iridium) that I've used in instances where I ran out of communication options, but call costs are fairly high, and best used outside for direct line of sight. Thinking of getting another international prepaid sim (other than my current United Mobile sim) to expand coverage, and add features (which is why I was curious about Celtrek's upcoming data offering). Probably won't need until the end of the year, so I'll see how CelTrek and their competitors work out before I decide on another sim.
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I had an Iridium account until they raised the monthly fee. In my case it was more of a toy than a tool. Only once (just after Huricane Katrina) did I wish I still had it.