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  Satellite phone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a mobile phone that communicates directly with orbiting communications satellites.
A satellite phone handset has a size and weight comparable to that of a late 1980s or early 1990s cell phone, but with a large retractable antenna.
The disadvantage of geostationary satellite systems is that the inverse square law means that a comparatively large antenna system is required for signal transmission and reception for the phone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satellite_phone   (465 words)

  
 List of satellite phones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are several commercial satellite phone systems operating in 2004.
Globalstar and Iridium are recent entries to the market, having undergone financial restructuring since the dot-com collapse of the late 20th century.
There were to be 288 satellites at an altitude of less than 800 miles and a data access of 64 megabits per second.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_satellite_phones   (293 words)

  
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The communications satellite network covers almost all, if not the entire surface of the earth, so a satellite phone can be used to communicate over the telephone network anywhere in the world.
Satellite phones are also known more simply as "sat phones".
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 Satellite phone
A satellite phone is a telephone-like device that sends radio signals direct to a satellite then down to a land earth station from where the call can be directed to the Public Switched Telephone...
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Globalstar, the world‘s most widely used handheld satellite phone and a provider of satellite voice and data services to business, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to...
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For them, for most phone phreaks in general, it was the discovery of the possibilities of loop-arounds which led them on to far more serious and sophisticated phone-phreak methods, and which gave them a medium for sharing their discoveries.
Next to the desk-top phone is a cigar-box-size M-F device with big toggle switches, and next to that is some kind of switching and coupling device with jacks and alligator plugs hanging loose.
Across the room on a torn and dusty couch are two more phones, one of them a touch-tone model; two tape recorders; a heap of phone patches and cassettes, and a life-size toy telephone.
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 Satellite phone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A satellite phone is a phone that receives signals directlyfrom satellites orbiting the earth for communications purposes.
Thecommunications satellite network covers almost all, if not the entire world, so a satellite phone can be used to communicate overthe telephone network anywhere in the world.
This can be particularly useful in rural orvery remote areas, such as when camping or on mountain climbing expeditions.
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 Definition of satellite
The general criterion for an object to be a satellite is that the [[center of mass]] of the two objects...
1:...'''weather satellite''' is a type of [[artificial satellite]] that is primarily used to monitor the [[weather...
The list of authors can be found here.
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 Satellite phone - InformationBlast
A satellite phone is a phone that receives signals directly from satellites orbiting the earth for communications purposes.
The communications satellite network covers almost all, if not the entire world, so a satellite phone can be used to communicate over the telephone network anywhere in the world.
This can be particularly useful in rural or very remote areas, such as when camping or on mountain climbing expeditions.
www.informationblast.com /Satellite_phone.html   (116 words)

  
 Datastorm Mobile Digital Satellite (UK) FAQ for Broadband 2 way Internet for Motorhomes, RVs, Boats Yachts, Caravans ...
Satellite Cell phones transmit 4 watts in comparison.
There is the slight delay inherent to satellite technology that makes talking on the phone over the Internet a bit strange.
If the dish is locked on satellite, and your computer is turned on, you can use it.
www.datastorm-mobile-satellite.co.uk /ht_docs/datastorm-faq.shtml   (1692 words)

  
 ipedia.com: List of Satellite Phones Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites orbit the earth at high speed, low altitude orbits with an orbital time of 70-90 minutes and an altitude of 400 to 700 miles and provide coverage cells.
There are 66 known satellites in orbit plus an additional 6 more as spares.
The satellites are operated by Boeing and services the United Sates Department of Defence.
www.ipedia.com /list_of_satellite_phones.html   (234 words)

  
 Satellite Television Satellite Television companies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Satellite TV is preferable to regular cable because a satellite television package offers hundreds of local, national and specialty channels in digital quality picture and sound.
Unlike regular cable, satellite television packages allow the user to choose only the channels they intend to watch, though channels can also be purchased in groups to save money.
The signal is then directed to a receiving dish outside the user’s home and a receiver connected to the television decodes the data.
www.find-information-on.com /satellite-television.php   (248 words)

  
 Satellite Phone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
All Road Communications opens new distribution points for immediate delivery of Satellite Phone rentals in areas that will potentially be affected by Hurricanes...
The modern interceptor technology picks up signals from a satellite phone, modifying them and making the conversation audible.
Satellite Phone Rentals Only $19.99 per Week with the Sale at All...
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 Telesat's new satellite plan earns broad support - Broadband Satellite Communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The list reads like a "who's who" of leaders in the Canadian satellite, broadcasting and telecommunications industries, and also includes prominent advocates of affordable broadband services — many of whom have worked with Telesat to bring tele-health, tele-education and other vital services to Canada's North.
Telesat's satellites will be in service before the dates prescribed by the government (2003 and 2005, respectively).
The company made history in 1972 with the launch of the first domestic commercial communications satellite in geostationary orbit.
www.telesat.ca /news/2001/01-07.htm   (356 words)

  
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The phone phreaks learned the actual day on which the conference would be erased about a week ahead of time over the phone company's internal-news-and-shop-talk recording.
Phone phreaks who were just learning the game or didn't have M-F capability were boosted up to the conference by more experienced phreaks so they could get a glimpse of what it was like before it disappeared.
Getting his dime back from the pay phone is the phone phreak's first thrilling rite of passage.
www.hackpalace.com /phreaking/general/secrets%20of%20blue%20box.txt   (4832 words)

  
 phones in TutorGig Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The use of mobile phones on aircraft is generally forbidden during flight.
In phonetics, a diphone is an adjacent pair of phone phones.
Most regular voice over IP phones can be used as Internet phones with a little tweaking, but first generation Internet phones such as the PingTel Expressa have been..
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 LookSmart - Search results for "satellite radio"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Satellite TV station run by SDA church and funded by viewer donations.
Help is at hand, courtesy of Mark Bradford, who maintains a list of the most frequently used abbreviations.
Bulletin is intended to serve as an international communication mechanism for the rapid distribution of information on satellites and space probes.
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 KVH Satellite Phones & T.V systems- TracPhone - TracVision   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The TracVision 4 is the first completely self-contained in-motion satellite antenna system that uses integrated DVB technology with positive satellite identification to bring you the finest quality television reception available.
Fully automatic with easy satellite switching and protected under its rugged dome, the TracVision R4 is always ready to find your chosen satellite TV entertainment quickly and easily.
TracVision L3 automatically acquires and maintains a lock on the satellite, receiving your choice of entertainment services from any of the new high-powered DVB compliant TV satellites even as you drive along the highway in comfort.
www.atlanticrt.com /KVH_satellite_phones_TV.htm   (2066 words)

  
 TeleMedics Systems: Global Information Technology's product list includes TeleMedic Systems VitalLink 1200. When used ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
When used with the Motorola satellite phones with service from Iridium, or the Nera satellite phones with service from Inmarsat, the VitalLink 1200 provides an excellent remote telemedicine solution.
This technology has been deployed and proven on commercial and private aircraft, remote oil rigs, luxury yachts, with various global military organizations, as well as with a number of organizations and individuals who operate in the world’s most remote and harshest environments.
Vital Link 1200: Combined with satellite service from Iridium or Inmarsat, the VitalLink 1200 allows anyone with minimal training to monitor another person's - even their own - vital signs should they become ill, and transmit them to a medical doctor at any time.
www.gitsat.com /Telemedics.htm   (357 words)

  
 Assessing Your Communications Needs, RadioMinistries.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This is a low cost method utilizing low earth orbit satellites to send and retrieve E-mail several times a day as the satellite passes within range of a ground station.
It is the phone of choice for sending large data files, video conferencing and web surfing from a portable sat-phone.
Satellite Internet Providers have been around for a few years in North America and are now beginning to venture into the global marketplace.
www.radioministries.org /assessing.htm   (1228 words)

  
 Cellular Articles, Information and Resources
Telephone number portability is a service that provides residential and business telephone customers with the ability to retain, at the same location, their existing local telephone numbers when switching from one local telephone service provider to another...
Since cell phones rely on radio waves, and radio waves travel though the air, completing calls can, at times, be unreliable...
Here is a list of satellite phone handsets, service providers and Internet access...
www.e-wizdom.com /cellular/info.html   (304 words)

  
 satellite phone information site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
LEO satellites orbit the earth at high speed, low altitude orbits with an orbital time of 70andndash;90 minutes, an altitude of 400andndash;700 miles, and provide coverage cells.
This satellite phone variant index site has been developed to help wayward users find the information they are looking for, no matter how they are mistakenly spelled or mistyped.
If you would like to add to the content of this site, or if you are interested in supporting the efforts of misytped.info by placing your product information on these satellite phone pages, please contact mistype@gmail.com for details.
www.mistyped.info /satellite%20phone.htm   (288 words)

  
 Satellite phone
List of satellite phones There are several commercial satellite phone systems operating in 2004.
Satellite phones, a technology long heralded as the future in mobile communications but slow to pan out, are finally available to the public on a limited
Compact vehicle satellite phone with a self seeking antenna providing voice, fax and e-mail anywhere in the world.
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 Information Directory satellite radios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Satellite radios are gearing up for a big showing...
XM Satellite Radio unveiled plans Wednesday to supply thousands of independent car dealerships, including used car lots, with $400 satellite radio receivers to offer to their customers.
Worldspace digital satellite system broadcasts are oriented towards Africa, middle east South and Central America and Western Europe.
www.satellite-1.com /satellite_radio/satellite-radios.htm   (512 words)

  
 Satellite phone, satellite telephone, satelite phone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Data Capable (use your satellite phone to transmit data with an optional RS232adapter).
Satellite phone review: using a Qualcomm satellite phone modem to connect to theinternet on the Globalstar system; get data, email with a Dell Latitude CPt...
Globalstar shipped 10000 satellite phones in the early days of the disaster assatellite phones often became the only means of communicating.
www.hereaddress.com /satellite-phone.html   (277 words)

  
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 SearchEngine.net - Satellite Suppliers
List of companies providing Satellite Suppliers and Components equipment and services to the Space Industry.
Satellite telephone supplier for mobile, fixed and marine uses, with packet data and email capacity.
Full listing of Satellite Dish manufacturer and supplier online.We have a broad range of satellite dishes and services which can be sourced by this...
www.searchengine.net /Satellite_Suppliers.htm   (229 words)

  
 DirecTV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
DirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that broadcasts digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States and the rest of the Americas.
DirecTV receivers (television set-top boxes) were originally referred to as "Digital Satellite Service", or DSS, so that services being broadcast by both DirecTV and USSB would appear to be received by generic equipment.
In 1998, after the acquisition of USSB, an American court ruled that the term "DSS" was an already trademarked term that could not be used by DirecTV.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Directv   (4155 words)

  
 Headlines/Breaking News from Washington Business Journal - bizjournals.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ciena, which makes equipment used to boost capacity on phone networks, reported earnings of $2.3 million, or 2 cents a share, for the quarter ended Jan. 31.
Washington-based Iridium, developer of a global mobile phone system, reportedly is seeking talks with creditors about restructuring its debt.
The cap on Bell Atlantic's basic phone rates in Virginia, scheduled to expire Jan. 1, 2001, should be extended for eight years, according to the staff of the State Corporation Commission.
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