Google "Iridium SBD", it is billed and tracked totally different than voice usage minutes. Also it is an asynchronous service so messages/traffic are not near instant, as with a live voice Iridium connection (which can be used as a 2400 baud, PPP dialup 1350ms latency interactive connection), data both ways to and from an SBD device has a bit of a delay. Could be anywhere from 2 seconds to 45 seconds.
On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes. Used by oil and gas folks >> >> On Sep 21, 2017 8:31 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> 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 < >>> [email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 < >>>>> [email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> >>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>
