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Iridium Go terminal is ~$1000. Monthly plan is $130. It includes unlimited data and 150 minutes of air time. Compared to an SSB packet radio setup it isn't tha
by yardie 10y ago
Iridium Go terminal is ~$1000. Monthly plan is $130. It includes unlimited data and 150 minutes of air time.
Compared to an SSB packet radio setup it isn't that bad.
- xutopia 10y agoWhat kind of speeds can we expect with the data plan? What about latency?
- yardie 10y agoIt's fairly low. 2400bps. Just enough for email and weather gribs. Using the iPhone app the voice calls were surprisingly good. Like you could have a real conversation good, possibly less than 200ms.
- TylerE 10y agoWow, that's kinda hard to envision. If if you max that out continuously that's only 800MB/month.
- vvanders 10y agoPretty standard for that type of thing. Most packet radio(which is awesome, been playing with APRS) is 1200-9600 baud. CDMA and cellphones are amazing but only work in specific circumstances. HF packet radio is pretty incredible where you can reach.