TerreStar's Sat-Cell Genus Smartphone Available from AT&T
Satellite Smartphone with cell Service
Here's the deal. Go price satellite only phones, especially a Smartphone if you can find one. Then consider your need for cellular service, and the ability to choose to use the Sat Service on a pay-per-use model as a back-up to the nations cellular network, where you life or business depended on a connection to the voice and/or data infrastructure.
Consider you have your cell number, and then a sattelite phone number. Combine them, and now you have one number, which can operate over either.
Finally, this isn't consumer centric, and is for people who travel to areas without service, like national parks, and outside our borders, along our waterways, etc.
Consider the people that were lost and couldn't get help as they were outs...
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Consider you have your cell number, and then a sattelite phone number. Combine them, and now you have one number, which can operate over either.
Finally, this isn't consumer centric, and is for people who travel to areas without service, like national parks, and outside our borders, along our waterways, etc.
Consider the people that were lost and couldn't get help as they were outs...
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Makes no sense
Why on Earth would something like this be a smartphone running WinMo 6.5? That OS s dead and will soon be replaces by WP 7. And besides, the people who want a device with these features are those who are out in the middle of nowhere looking for a signal or those in a disaster area. In situations like that, you aren't looking to check your e-mail and update Facebook, you likely need help. Make the thing a ruggedized phone with basic features and long battery life, and people may bite. But if you absolutely must make it a smartphone, at least have the decency to load a current OS.
I predict that this will be a huge flop, even among its target audience, unless its target audience is high-ranking FEMA officials who want to make jaunts ou...
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I predict that this will be a huge flop, even among its target audience, unless its target audience is high-ranking FEMA officials who want to make jaunts ou...
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Makes no sense to whom?
Here's the deal. Go price satellite only phones. Then consider your need for cellular service, with or without text or data.
Consider you have your cell number, and then a sattelite phone number. Combine them, and now...
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Here's the deal. Go price satellite only phones. Then consider your need for cellular service, with or without text or data.
Consider you have your cell number, and then a sattelite phone number. Combine them, and now...
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Basically This is
the bend me over and rape me phone. You are getting charge for every little aspect of the phone including access charges ontop of minutes and pay per text which is all on top of AT&T plan and data package. Thanks but no thanks ill use smoke signals before using this
Thanks for inserting your no cents, but obviously you have no need for a satellite phone. There are a few individuals who do, however.
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Vasoline sold seperately
this sounds very expensive, it reminds me of like back in the early 90's where subs of cellular one and ameritech cellular would get charged for people leaving voicemails at one point. at&t never ceases to amaze me with their shenanigans
*Groan*
Seriously. They are not granting access to satellites for pennies. Get over it.
Seriously. They are not granting access to satellites for pennies. Get over it.
For businesses / FEMA
This isn't meant for consumers. This is meant for businesses that deal with extreme conditions.
I think this could be a niche hit with some consumers who work outdoors, play outdoors, or live in one of the many rural areas in the united states that has poor to zero terrestrial coverage. The west coast, Alaska, and canada are some good examples....
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Sweet!!
The original news on this phone was last summer, that's why the OS is old. A satellite takes a lot longer to get approval for than a tower, and towers don't happen overnight either.
This is progress! Eliminate the towers and go sat only. Eventually a dropped call will never happen, as tunnels are easier to cover than 15 miles radius.
I say, awesome. I'd carry this now.
This is progress! Eliminate the towers and go sat only. Eventually a dropped call will never happen, as tunnels are easier to cover than 15 miles radius.
I say, awesome. I'd carry this now.
