Hybrid cell/satellite smartphone

[Chip-skiff]

Saw reviews for this, a BlackBerry-ish mobile phone that can also connect via satellite, and thought it might be of interest to cruisers, delivery skippers, and the like.



http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/...-34481097.html

It's not cheap ($800 for the phone, plus a contract and stiff charges (65 cents per minute) for satellite calls. But this phone, or the next generation, might be a good deal for offshore sailing.

[BrianW]

That's pretty cool. Small for a satphone.

[Chip-skiff]

The ones I've used came in a small briefcase. With weird angular antennas.

Not something I need at the moment, but I thought it might be useful to the genuine seamen.