Hi. My name is John Whitley and I’m the founder of RentASatPhone.com.au,  Australia’s number one satellite communications Rental store.

If you’re planning to head out to the Outback to do some caravanning, it’s crucial that you bring a satellite phone along. The last thing you want is to get out there only to try your mobile phone and find out that you can’t get any reception. There are few to no mobile phone towers in most areas of the Outback and so because it’s such a remote location the nearest towers are just too far away for most mobile phones to get any decent reception.

When you rent or buy a satellite phone and get satellite phone airtime contracts you can feel safe knowing that you have a phone you can rely on. It’s important to have a reliable means of communication around in case of emergencies and also for professionals traveling to Australia and caravanning on business.

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If you need a satellite phone to use in Australia, it’s important to consider the different satellite phone airtime contacts and choose the plan that’s going to be most suitable for you. The Thuraya satellite phone provider is one of the most popular and a wise choice. Through the Thuraya satellite phone service there are a few different satellite phone airtime contracts available.

If this is your first time using a satellite phone service you can even get a few months free service when you get signed up. They will supply you with one of their own satellite phone models if you don’t have your own. You will have remote connectivity in not only Australia but other remote areas as well such as Africa. The GPS location facility feature can pinpoint your location and you will have constant access to satellite technology.

You can choose the standard satellite plan which you typically pay monthly or you can choose from one of their new pay as you go plans which are much more convenient for some people. The one-time activation fee you’re charged for a pay per view phone is $99 and then it will continue on for a 24 month term. When signed up with any satellite phone airtime contracts it’s important to remember the cost you’ll be charged for calling to different parts of the world. This way you can keep track as you’re using the phone and not end up with a huge bill that you weren’t expecting.

Some of the charges are priced the same for both standard and pay as you go satellite phone airtime contracts. The cost for satellite calls to other Australian numbers is just 35 cents and all received calls are free. The cost for international calls is $3.25 with a 40 cent call connection charge.

For people who are going to be sending email and photo messages, these are priced a bit higher. For an international SMS message there will be a charge of 50 cents while international MMS messages cost 75 cents per each message sent. When you’re on one of the pay as you go contracts you get charged 1.5 cents per KB so it’s important to keep track of how much data you’re using.

Once you’ve found the right satellite phone contract you can feel safe and head out to the Outback knowing that you’ve got a reliable SAT phone.

See our website for more free advice and to learn all you need to know about satellite phones.

Visit www.RentASatPhone.com.au or call us on 1300 851 591.