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Adventurers
will love the sat/cell phone combo
No matter what their passion, most outdoor enthusiasts have been in the same predicament at one time or another. Out on a remote game trail, miles off shore at sea or high up on an icy ridge--and no cell service. Usually we make due without a phone, but there are times, mainly during emergencies, when having that direct connection to civilization would be nice. Now we can, anytime, (nearly) anywhere with the TerreStar GENUS™, the world's first integrated satellite and cellular smartphone.
It looks and functions just like a normal WinMo 6.5 smartphone, with high-grade features such as high res full color touchscreen, 2.0 megapixel camera, MicroSD slot, WiFi®, Bluetooth®, GPS and a full QWERTY keypad in a relatively thin, compact and easy to use handset that does not need an external antenna. The really functional aspect of the phone is its ability, using one phone number, to switch from the regular AT&T cellular network to the TerreStar satellite backup network when the user is out of cell range, getting rid of the infamous "dead zones" that plague conventional mobiles. You can go virtually anywhere, up to 200 hundred miles out to sea or in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and the phone will have a signal. The only stipulation is that you need to have a clear view of the southern sky (cannot be indoors or underground), but once connected to the satellite, the phone behaves just like a normal smart phone with all of the same features intact. Connectivity at a Cost The only real drawback of the TerreStar GENUS™ is its hefty pricetag of $1,150. But most experienced sat phones users would agree that this is a pretty good deal, especially in places like Alaska, where there are a lot more locations that require a sat phone then the rest of the country. Many regular smart phone users might scoff at this phones features and price, but they might not understand that there is some expensive technology built in to it. Such a phone could be an invaluable tool
in many life-threatening situtions in the middle of nowhere or during
natural disasters. Maybe help wouldn't come fast, but at least you can
let others know what's going on.
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