Inmarsat BGAN Explorer 300

[Penta]

Has anyone used this satellite set-up on the high seas? Mr Penta is sailing the Atlantic later this year and is considering hiring it.

http://www.inmarsat.com/Services/Land/B ... only=False

[thewalrus]

The BGAN hardware cost is not what you need to worry about ($900 to $2500 USD), but the $4.50/MB data transfer rates. 1MB is not a lot of data these days.

If you can live with text-only email, staying offline and transferring email once a day, it's actually much more economical to use Iridium.

[JamesInTheWorld]

The BGAN hardware cost is not what you need to worry about ($900 to $2500 USD), but the $4.50/MB data transfer rates. 1MB is not a lot of data these days.

If you can live with text-only email, staying offline and transferring email once a day, it's actually much more economical to use Iridium.

Penta doesn't care about money - she has a man to pay her bills


~JITW

[Penta]

Thanks, thewalrus. I'll pass it on. He's talking about hiring, not buying the kit, and wouldn't be too fussed about the cost over the 2 or 3 weeks he'll be at sea. Just to be able to keep in touch, via e-mail, without inconveniencing the boat's owner and his existing satellite set-up (or spending too much on the latter). More concerned about reliability, I think.