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Forum: Marine Electronics 20-12-2017, 06:38
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

They are not apps. They are satellite messaging devices. Basically sat phones without voice capability.

See:

https://explore.garmin.com/en-GB/inreach/

https://www.ybtracking.com/

...
Forum: Marine Electronics 19-07-2016, 03:07
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

Small Update:

The world of wireless Internet connections changes year by year, so what was valid one year may already be partially obsolete the next year.

I am using ever more data -- whatever...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-06-2016, 02:49
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

Yes, there are more and more VOIP products available -- it's quite interesting.

I've been using Uber Conference for conference calls lately, which seems to be even better than Skype.

I don't...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-06-2016, 02:30
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

I'm a 24v boat, so couldn't feed directly from the main power supply because the bullet won't take more than 24v. So I was feeding it from a regulated 13.6v power supply, and it worked fine.

I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-01-2016, 11:47
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

Thanks -- useful and interesting!

I would be really interested to hear whether anyone on here has experience with either Google Fi or Freedom Pop, or any other similar systems.


P.S. -- I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-01-2016, 12:26
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

C. WiFi.

WiFi was all the rage, for data in harbor for cruisers, then faded out, and now is “in” again, to some extent.

WiFi was the first really useful Internet on board, starting in the late...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-01-2016, 10:55
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

Now just one P.S. – about VOIP.

Do you use voice telephone services? I use them less and less; I prefer to email and text. But for some situations only a phone call will do. Voice comms is...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-01-2016, 10:54
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

B. Inshore and In-Harbor.

There are two variants: mobile telephone data, and WiFi. Like for most cruisers, mobile telephone data is my primary data comms when near land or in harbor, but I note...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-01-2016, 10:52
Replies: 33
Views: 110,846
Posted By Dockhead
Non-Emergency Data Comms, Offshore and Onshore

Non-Emergency Internet and Data Communications on Board, Onshore and Offshore

A shipmate and good friend of mine is about to set out around the world, and asked me to help him specify a mobile...
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