http://smstextnews.disqus.com/Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanaticsenMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:28:04 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-574658V good of you Stefan. I will be thinking of you when I am sipping cocktails<br>and typing on my Blackberry.<br><br>No, wait, there's no GPRS on the Island...<br><br>...but the whole thing has blanket wifi coverage...smstextnewsMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:28:04 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-574620enjoy your holiday, you need itconstantineMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:21:35 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-550422Well it's looking good. I'm going to talk to Iridium shortly, Dan -- and<br>should hopefully hear back from Inmarsat soon.smstextnewsThu, 29 May 2008 12:48:04 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-550388Over a decade ago I had a customer who was connecting to the internet through our dialup platform from a satphone from somewhere in the north sea. The only thing more shocking than the slow speed was the per minute cost. It was also a bit flakey so he called for help quite a bit (also at a horrendously expensive per minute rate)... unfortunately on the days when I wasn't in the support guys would always put him on hold for ages while they went away and tried to find out if we actually supported dialup via satphone *smacks forhead*<br><br>And you thought Vodafone data rates screwed you!danlaneThu, 29 May 2008 12:44:34 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-547752Careful. I know quite a few parents who just might take them up on that deal...Mike42Thu, 29 May 2008 03:30:34 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-545756Is there a subsidised handset?smstextnewsWed, 28 May 2008 20:08:04 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-545658Depends. Are you expecting triplets?whatleydudeWed, 28 May 2008 19:45:09 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-545495It depends how much you use... it has been known to cost several thousand g'sbensmithWed, 28 May 2008 19:14:14 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-545492bensmithWed, 28 May 2008 19:13:49 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-545430Is that 3G?smstextnewsWed, 28 May 2008 19:01:04 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-545388Try getting Vodafone's Firstbornchild roaming data add-on. They give you roaming data... you give them...bensmithWed, 28 May 2008 18:55:46 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-544972Tell me more? ;-)smstextnewsWed, 28 May 2008 17:46:05 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/05/sms_text_news_is_going_exotic.html#comment-544804I can recomend a good mobile data package...jonmulWed, 28 May 2008 17:19:56 -0000