Greetings - I am actually from and in Africa.
I see the remarks about cell phone poor reception. Same problem here. I urge persons living and operating in remote areas of the world to consider SAT phones. If you have sky above you it will work. Rechargeable. Not much bigger than a normal cellphone - a bit more costly to buy + /- $ 1000.00 - and at about 1 $ per min talk time - you can phone from anywhere to anywhere in the world. You can even transmit data via it. Best thing since sliced bread. I will never go into the wild without it. Regards.
Greetings - I am actually from and in Africa.
I see the remarks about cell phone poor reception. Same problem here. I urge persons living and operating in remote areas of the world to consider SAT phones. If you have sky above you it will work. Rechargeable. Not much bigger than a normal cellphone - a bit more costly to buy + /- $ 1000.00 - and at about 1 $ per min talk time - you can phone from anywhere to anywhere in the world. You can even transmit data via it. Best thing since sliced bread. I will never go into the wild without it. Regards.