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    Thuraya Sat sleeve

    Has anyone had anything to do with Thuraya sat sleeve, they are a device that is remote and you can sit it in a fixed place point it to the fixed satellite and then blue tooth it to your phone. $900 and a plan of $15 per month and various other plans. Sounds good, have a look at their web site.
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    Watching with interest. I’ve been debating whether to go this way or to a dedicated sat phone. I’d like more piece of mind when travelling remote alone
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldyella 76 View Post
    Has anyone had anything to do with Thuraya sat sleeve, they are a device that is remote and you can sit it in a fixed place point it to the fixed satellite and then blue tooth it to your phone. $900 and a plan of $15 per month and various other plans. Sounds good, have a look at their web site.
    Lindsay.
    A mate went this route, he travels a lot of the high country, for him he thought it was his best option, I went second hand sat phone.

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    We have had one for probably 5 plus years
    As you say

    Set it up facing the sats
    Then BT with your phone via the app
    From memory you can have four phones using the connection simultaneously ?

    Optus casual plan $15 a month and can stop start any number of times with just a phone call.

    The way it is set up is the number is “seen” by other phones as a Normal mobile number

    So if you call and hang up from the sat to your contact so they know a call is on and they then call you back you can talk for $0 (assuming like most mobile plans your contacts calls to mobiles are free)

    Call price isn’t too ugly and txt from memory is 50c

    There is an SOS button on the device which will connect you through to emergency contact without having to hook into BT etc


    For our use it has been perfect for boat trips out beyond reception and bush trips

    S

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    Thanks for that, the thing that has me interested is the fact that I could loan it to the kids when they go away nd give them a bit of security too,
    Lindsay.

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