On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:58:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:54:39 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

Im sitting on a 180 foot boat. The company fleet uses Caprock for
internet/phone/fax as do many othters in the bayou. We also have an
irrridium phone as a back up and is checked weekly. It seem to pass
the test.

Thanks. Do you know which model of Iridium phone that they use?

A friend who lives in the Philippines looked into various options of
communication from his boat to shore while off shore and concluded
that starting from a bare boat that Iridum was the cheapest -
considered H.F SSB, modems and all the rest.

He installed an Iridum phone and some sort of connection to his
computer and sent daily position reports via e-mail during a recent
trip from Singapore to the Philippines. His only complaint was people
who sent back jokes and photos :-)

I do not know the make and model of his gear but will e-mail him and
ask if you wish.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)