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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
Cellular Phones can be used all over Africa. Rent at Johannesburg airport or
elsewhere. See links below. http://www.vodacom.co.za/useful_serv...g_partners.asp |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
There are large parts of Botswana that are not covered by the
cellphone network, although the network is growing steadily. The best people to contact in Johannesburg are Blue Sky Satellite Communications. Their number is +27 11 432-0075. Speak to Pedro the owner by phone, or e-mail him at I'd suggest using the Iridium network. By the way, for the information of "BZH", almost all African countries have a cellular network, but these networks only work in areas where there is network infrastructure. In most rural areas there is no cellular coverage at all. Even South Africa still has areas with no coverage. Marc - Johannesburg On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:19:11 +0200, "BZH" wrote: Cellular Phones can be used all over Africa. Rent at Johannesburg airport or elsewhere. See links below. http://www.vodacom.co.za/useful_serv...g_partners.asp |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
Marc Lurie wrote:
I'd suggest using the Iridium network. Marc, certainly not a bad choice (among the very few), but do keep an eye on Thuraya as well. They are only half as expensive (through using only 1 or 2 geostationary satellites). Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
AFAIK Thuraya will not operate in Botswana and several other SADC
countries. Something to do with licensing and regulation. I'll try to find out, and post to the NG. On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:36:21 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Marc Lurie wrote: I'd suggest using the Iridium network. Marc, certainly not a bad choice (among the very few), but do keep an eye on Thuraya as well. They are only half as expensive (through using only 1 or 2 geostationary satellites). Hans-Georg |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:36:21 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna
wrote: Marc Lurie wrote: I'd suggest using the Iridium network. Marc, certainly not a bad choice (among the very few), but do keep an eye on Thuraya as well. They are only half as expensive (through using only 1 or 2 geostationary satellites). My daughter, who is living in Ghana at the moment, has had bad luck with Thuraya phones. The last one she bought is away in Europe being repaired right now, having ceased to function shortly after she bought it. -------- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
Marc Lurie wrote:
AFAIK Thuraya will not operate in Botswana and several other SADC countries. Something to do with licensing and regulation. I'll try to find out, and post to the NG. Marc, oh, I didn't know. But actually I can't quite believe it. I thought Thuraya phones do not even have any positioning capability, so they would technically work. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
B wrote:
My daughter, who is living in Ghana at the moment, has had bad luck with Thuraya phones. The last one she bought is away in Europe being repaired right now, having ceased to function shortly after she bought it. Barbara, thanks, but you can't draw any conclusions from a single case. Every type of electronics has a certain likelihood of failure. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
You may be quite correct that they will actually work here, but
they're definitely currently illegal to use. I'm investigating.... On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:52:20 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Marc Lurie wrote: AFAIK Thuraya will not operate in Botswana and several other SADC countries. Something to do with licensing and regulation. I'll try to find out, and post to the NG. Marc, oh, I didn't know. But actually I can't quite believe it. I thought Thuraya phones do not even have any positioning capability, so they would technically work. Hans-Georg |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
I've been on Thuraya's website, and they steer well away from even
suggesting that they cover Southern and East Africa. The following is their list of countries that they cover: Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bosnia Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia FR of Yugoslavia France Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guernsey Guinea Guinea Bissau Hungary India Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Italy Ivory Coast Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrghyzstan Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Mali Malta Mauritania Moldova Monaco Morocco Nepal Netherlands Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestine Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Somalia Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uzbekistan Yemen Regards, Marc On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:52:20 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Marc Lurie wrote: AFAIK Thuraya will not operate in Botswana and several other SADC countries. Something to do with licensing and regulation. I'll try to find out, and post to the NG. Marc, oh, I didn't know. But actually I can't quite believe it. I thought Thuraya phones do not even have any positioning capability, so they would technically work. Hans-Georg |
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Renting a Satellite Phone for Botswana travel?
Marc Lurie wrote:
I've been on Thuraya's website, and they steer well away from even suggesting that they cover Southern and East Africa. Marc, that's more or less nonsense, as I know more than one person using a Thuraya satphone in Kenya. Illegal? We're all illegal anyway. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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