Is there a different cost per minute for the data service? Based on data usage perhaps?
On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 9:36 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. Used by oil and gas folks > > On Sep 21, 2017 8:31 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Iridium SBD data functionality (different thing than voice service, very >> short message sizes) is extremely useful for all sorts of SCADA. It's very >> easy to develop software and scripts for because you can talk to the SBD >> modem with a standard AT comment set from a command line, interactively >> while doing development, and then use the same technique having a piece of >> equipment talk to it in an automated fashion with AT commands at 96008N1. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Yes. That is a useful tool...many of my SCADA clients have them for >>> emergencies >>> >>> On Sep 21, 2017 8:07 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> In a massive disaster or humanitarian relief situation, a satellite >>>> phone is also a useful thing for an organization's emergency kit. An >>>> Iridium handheld is not dependent on anything local to function and >>>> requires a lot less power than a ham radio setup (can be charged from a 10W >>>> to 20W sized folding solar panel, by USB interface). The LEO >>>> satellite-to-satellite ka band trunk network architecture of Iridium is not >>>> dependent on anything in your region functioning except your phone. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Jaime Solorza < >>>> losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Two years ago I addressed the amateur radio networks exclusion from >>>>> First Net vision. Ham radio and short wave is being used in Puerto Rico >>>>> right now as cellular networks are mostly down. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 21, 2017 7:44 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Short wave radio is used in Puerto Rico >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/arecibo-hurricane-maria/540600/?google_editors_picks=true >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
