Satphones still get your location data, although by default not to quite as precise a location. Some of them do GPS on the handset to give location data separa

Satphones still get your location data, although by default not to quite as precise a location. Some of them do GPS on the handset to give location data separately, and all of them can be localized pretty precisely (either to a circle or a specific location) if the operator wants, although for some networks this isn't routine. The default is just footprint and then slant distance/timing, but most systems (iridium, etc.) are more complicated. VoIP and then VPN/tunnel/whatever (or just opportunistic wifi use) to connect and pull down messages is the only reasonable way.