Cheapest Sat phone rental?
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From: DonVathome
10-Aug-21
What is the cheapest for 10 days in AK? Want it mailed to AK and mailed back when done. I need maybe 45 minutes of call time. It is really just for emergency and to call pilot if needed.
From: iceman
10-Aug-21
You can rent them in Anchorage several places
From: BOWUNTR
10-Aug-21
I used to use Surveyors Exchange in Anchorage. .. you can have it mailed to you before hand and drop it off at the airport. On Kodiak I use Kodiak Kamps. Ed F
From: timberdoodle
11-Aug-21
Unless you enjoy a lot of delays in conversation, and dropped signal between satellites passing over, I would just run with an InReach. IMO, texting was much preferred up there.
From: Earltex
11-Aug-21
I second the InReach recommendation. Works so well.
From: Nick Muche
11-Aug-21
Fairbanks Sat Phone Rental is where I used to buy minutes for my Sat Phone that I no longer use because an InReach is far more convenient for nearly all circumstances.
From: maxracx
11-Aug-21
I was in the same boat and after doing a bunch of research I purchased a Zoleo. Less upfront cost than Inreach plus less programming costs. We rented a sat phone last year on a back country elk hunt with less than stellar success. There are a number of YouTube videos that compare all.
From: Woods Walker
12-Aug-21
What if you want to rent it on a Monday? ;-)
