Sat phone sleeve for the iPhone
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:48 am
Found this news item today and thought there may be a few people interested in it...
SatSleeve turns iPhone into
satellite phone with a click
SYDNEY – Optus is targeting outback and remote area travellers, including fly-in/fly-out mining industry workers, government agents, pastoralists and others with a gadget that turns an iPhone 4 into a satellite phone.
The Thuraya SatSleeve is said to click onto the iPhone, enabling users to make satellite calls and send SMSs from pretty well anywhere without having to carry a second device. The SatSleeve also doubles as a battery backup for the iPhone,
Connecting to Thuraya satellites, customers will be able to get satellite phone coverage right across Australia, Asia, Middle East, Europe and most of Africa, according to Optus.
The SatSleeve costs $690 and currently works with the iPhone 4 and 4S; Optus says an adapter for the 5 and new 5s models will be available "soon".
A monthly plan is also needed. Prices start at $49 access fee, plus $1.30 a minute for calls.
Sounds good to me + it might be a decent way of transmitting blow by blow updates back to the real world during speed week?
Lynchy
SatSleeve turns iPhone into
satellite phone with a click
SYDNEY – Optus is targeting outback and remote area travellers, including fly-in/fly-out mining industry workers, government agents, pastoralists and others with a gadget that turns an iPhone 4 into a satellite phone.
The Thuraya SatSleeve is said to click onto the iPhone, enabling users to make satellite calls and send SMSs from pretty well anywhere without having to carry a second device. The SatSleeve also doubles as a battery backup for the iPhone,
Connecting to Thuraya satellites, customers will be able to get satellite phone coverage right across Australia, Asia, Middle East, Europe and most of Africa, according to Optus.
The SatSleeve costs $690 and currently works with the iPhone 4 and 4S; Optus says an adapter for the 5 and new 5s models will be available "soon".
A monthly plan is also needed. Prices start at $49 access fee, plus $1.30 a minute for calls.
Sounds good to me + it might be a decent way of transmitting blow by blow updates back to the real world during speed week?
Lynchy