One of the most common questions we get
asked is ”Can I use my satellite phone to download Internet?” The answer is yes and no.
We would not recommend Web surfing using an
iridium 9555 satellite phone simply because of it has a 2.4 true kbps download speed. It truly isn't fast
enough, you see if you take that a
standard home phone dial-up speed used
to be 64 kilobytes per second, so at 2.4 kbps you’ll be there all day. isat phone pro phones
So as you can see you waiting a very long
time just for one website to appear. However iridium create the opportunity for
you to be able to download packets, by
having a compression software that you can download from the Internet .
This is most commonly used by yachts or
sailing people so they can download weather packets throughout their travels globally. This is
how Jessica Watson, the famous youngest female solo yachts lady,
who travelled round the world got her weather information .
The Iridium 9555 is an ideal satellite
phone to download or upload e-mails however Web surfing in our opinion is not
recommended due to the download speeds.
The good news is that there is a system
because called BGan created by Inmarsat, which allows you to have a satellite
modem which weighs about just over a kilo that you can attach to your laptop
anywhere on the planet and download at broadband speeds the Internet.
Charged on a megabyte download rate, depends on how much you do, to how much it costs. So if you need to get
satellite information back to base rather than wait for the time period then BGan
is the way to go.
However it is very common for sailors
worldwide to use iridium 9555 handset and an external aerial and cable to be able to
download is compressed packets. Iridium have a software disk that comes with
their satellite phone and a USB cable, which goes directly from the phone to
your laptop and allows you access to iridium web browser that you upload onto
your laptop.
So in summary iridium 9555 will allow you
to our download and upload e-mails competently. But for Web surfing or the
Internet we recommend the BGan broadband modem system. For more information
contact us@satellitephonesales.com.au to talk through your options and needs
