One of the handiest gadgets you can have while travelling in a group of 2 or more is a Mobile Hotspot. People often ask me if they think it’s worth it, considering they have their mobile phone with them and they can tether via this. My answer is generally one of ease. Tethered connections generally […]
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Just a quick update on Satellite Phones. If anyone was considering purchasing one, the I can recommend the people at Pivotel. They are based on the Gold Coast, but have resellers around the country. The offer a casual Thuraya Satellite plan for $15 per month, with calls costing approximately $1 per minute. The other benefit
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Along with water and shelter, reliable communications in the outback is essential. This article will focus on short range communications as well as long range and emergency communications. During our trip out to and across the Simpson Desert access to regular cellular communications networks will be quite limited. There may be patches of coverage from
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