iridium sat nav phone

[riskset]

does anyone have a sat nav phone they are willing to rent for six months. happy to pay a deposit to ensure if damaged its replaced or repaired. just a thought in case someone has one they are not using over the coming months. located in melbourne. cheers,

[threedogs]

Only place I can think of is maybe Telstat down Seaford way

[MudRunnerTD]

Hey Rick if you need one for 6 months then i'd be chasing to buy one outright mate! Buy a good second hand one and put it on a contract for six months. When you are done then decide what you will do with it. You might be so happy with it that you keep it or put it back up for sale like the guy you bought it off and probably get almost all you money back ;)

That is what i would do although i'd be pretty keen to own one for keeps though.

[MudRunnerTD]

Check it out mate

http://www.ebay.com.au - Iridium Sat Phone Search (http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=iridium+sat+phone&_sacat=See-All-Categories)

or just Satellite Phones on eBay Here (http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_nkw=satellite+phone&_frs=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m359#item2ec0d1cce1)

[macca]

When I got mine it cost a lot more than this

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Motorola-Iridium-9505A-Black-Mobile-Phone-/180950450702?pt=AU_Mobile_Phones&hash=item2a217cc20e

Had a wheel bearing fail in the middle of nowhere near Halls Creek, it was worth every cent.

Especially when this real creepy guy (John Jarret of Wolfe Creek type creepy) stopped to "help".
We made sure he knew we had a sat phone and help was on its way!!!
Hadn't seen the movie at that stage, bloody glad we hadn't as well!!!!!

Good luck with your trip,
Cheers Macca

[megatexture]

ive hired one from arb in the past was like cheep from memory providing you dont make calls

[riskset]

thanks all. think i better bite the bullet and just buy one. they look to hold value pretty well.
...and i'm getting my bearings checked!
megatexture, i called arb and they are not hiring sat phones anymore.

cheers,

[Winnie]

If you use it once, it's worth the money. My old man is an interstate truck driver, he's had one for years and he said the one time he had to use it, it paid for itself.