On 23/11/2016 17:33, Brian Gaff wrote:
I notice that this month a new Iridium sat phone satellite is being
launched. Who is funding this these days, for ages it seemed to be a dead in
the water system.
Brian


at a grand for the phone and 2 quid a minute and a quid a text, only
explorers could justify one (although charging it each day could be a
problem), a few flares to supplement a mobile phone would be better
value for the average Joe.