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To: Diana R. Chambers who wrote (1022)5/14/1998 7:02:00 PM
From: Dragonfly  Read Replies (1) of 3436
 
Globalstar is just as "voice only" as iridium. They both support data in a limited fashion just as cell phones do now.

Teledesic and Cyberstar are the only data-oriented sat networks, and neither of them is designed for the mobile user.

Mobile access to a sat is expensive as the antannae has to be much smaller so you can tote it around, and therefore, the sat must be much lower or broadcast at a much higher power.

Its only practical for voice right now, unless you're willing to pay $1.00 or more a minute to send data.

Dragonfly
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