"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 22 November 2016 19:31:50 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
Simon Mason wrote

Tried my new IRIDIUM 9555 satellite phone today and although
I could get a signal in my conservatory, reception was garbage,

Yep, they are that ****ed. And dont work at all inside the house.

If your smartphone was that ****ed, you'd return it.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxjyQ9MWEAAVZQQ.jpg:large

It won't work in this Rotterdam - Utrecht train either, but I can type
this on my Acer Apire with the onboard WIFI.

Any smartphone can do that too.

And do a hell of a lot more too.

And is a lot more portable too.

And runs for a lot longer on a charge too.