Satellite Phone Buying Guide

MailASail's guide to choosing the right satellite phone system...

We have over 15 years experience in providing impartial solutions for satellite and other communication and we work tirelessly to keep ahead of technical developments to ensure you always get access to the latest opportunities to stay in touch and stay safe.

Technology and innovation are at the heart of our product development, aiming to provide you with cost efficient and affordable answers.

Networks Available:

These are the main satellite networks available. Find out more about each one below.

Iridium Coverage: Completely global! Satellite Phones Available: Iridium 9555 Iridium 9575 Extreme Iridium 9522-P Iridium Pilot Iridium Certus VesseLink 700	Inmarsat Coverage: Global except poles Satellite Phones Available: Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro Inmarsat FleetBroadband Inmarsat BGAN	Thuraya Coverage: Europe, North Africa, Middle East Satellite Phones Available: Thuraya XT	Globalstar Coverage: Not global. Mostly Europe, Caribbean Satellite Phones Available: Globalstar GSP 1600 Globalstar GSP 1700
Learn more about Iridium satellite phones and costs...	Learn more about Inmarsat satellite phones and costs...	Learn More about Thuraya satellite phones and costs	Learn more about Globalstar satellite phones and costs...

Which Satellite Phone?

We usually advise based on the customers anticipated usage, so please choose from the options below, and see what we recommend...

What do you want to be able to do with the satellite phone?

Emergency Calls Only

What does this mean?

Access to satellite telephone calls only

Single user

No email access

No weather forecasts/GRIB files

No web browsing

No video streaming

Calls & Email

What does this mean?

Access to satellite telephone calls

Send and receive 10-20 emails per week

Access to weather forecasts/GRIB files

Single user

No web browsing

No video streaming

Calls, Email & Internet

What does this mean?

Access to satellite telephone calls

Send & receive 100+ emails per week

Access to weather forecasts/GRIB files

Simultaneous Internet access for light web browsing

Possible video streaming

Single/multiple user

Run Your Office

What does this mean?

Access to satellite telephone calls

Send & receive 100+ emails per week

Access to weather forecasts/GRIB files

Simultaneous Internet access for heavier web browsing

Video streaming for conference calls or downloading

Multiple users

Still unsure?

Drop us an email (info@mailasail.com) and tell us a little about your requirements including:

• Where you expect to sail
• How important is internet access
• How long you expect to be travelling

...and we will be happy to give you more specific advice, and a quote for ALL the equipment you will need.

Don't forget:

• if you are planning on using email and internet access then you should check out our Email Compression system - "teleport-mail"
• If you are worried or unsure about setting everything up (with our email support) then you can always purchase our professional installation service and we will install everything and give you full training on how to use the equipment