AT&T has been in the past few months the object of criticism from the users all over the US over very inconsistent mobile phone coverage. Particularly, the users were pretty agitated and annoyed of AT&T being a must to have cellphone network with the phone like iPhone. But lately, the largest mobile network carrier in the US has transformed themselves and weathered plenty of displeased complaints of the users regarding spotty mobile coverage.
AT&T has started selling its first phone that has satellite service on the backbone of the AT&T own network. This satellite based phone will mean a complete coverage of the network in the whole US, including places like wilderness or offshore places.
The new phone, named as TerreStar Genius, can prove out to be a very important tool for the adventurers like fisherman, boatman, forest rangers and more importantly the emergency crew or rescue teams, or any other user who go outside frequently and need regular cellular coverage.
There are a number of pre-conditions for using this satellite phone; for example to use the phone, the user has to have a clear sight of the southern sky, where the probable location of satellite is and where it hovers, with no particular intervening features like trees or buildings. So, this restricts this satellite phone to be used only at open places. One more limitation is that the satellite points towards US so this Satellite phone won’t be able to provide coverage globally like other satellite phones available.
AT&T is initially planning to sell the phones to only the professional customers, but later on the company planned to sell them on the retail stores as well.
The price tag of the phone will be $799 and will come along with a two year contract, and it will also require AT&T voice and data plan to be with the user prior to buying the phone.
Genus can only be used for calling as the primary way of communication, texting option is also available on the phone but it has a different rate package. It is indeed the first satellite phone that will be a full-fledged Smartphone as well. It has Windows Mobile 6.5 software as the OS and it gives the looks of a bit thicker Blackberry.
The phone can send and receive the data over the satellite which also means that users will also able to surf the Web and send email as well. Using the internet is quite costly on this satellite phone; it will be like $5 for 1 MB.
AT&T has started selling its first phone that has satellite service on the backbone of the AT&T own network. This satellite based phone will mean a complete coverage of the network in the whole US, including places like wilderness or offshore places.
The new phone, named as TerreStar Genius, can prove out to be a very important tool for the adventurers like fisherman, boatman, forest rangers and more importantly the emergency crew or rescue teams, or any other user who go outside frequently and need regular cellular coverage.
There are a number of pre-conditions for using this satellite phone; for example to use the phone, the user has to have a clear sight of the southern sky, where the probable location of satellite is and where it hovers, with no particular intervening features like trees or buildings. So, this restricts this satellite phone to be used only at open places. One more limitation is that the satellite points towards US so this Satellite phone won’t be able to provide coverage globally like other satellite phones available.
AT&T is initially planning to sell the phones to only the professional customers, but later on the company planned to sell them on the retail stores as well.
The price tag of the phone will be $799 and will come along with a two year contract, and it will also require AT&T voice and data plan to be with the user prior to buying the phone.
Genus can only be used for calling as the primary way of communication, texting option is also available on the phone but it has a different rate package. It is indeed the first satellite phone that will be a full-fledged Smartphone as well. It has Windows Mobile 6.5 software as the OS and it gives the looks of a bit thicker Blackberry.
The phone can send and receive the data over the satellite which also means that users will also able to surf the Web and send email as well. Using the internet is quite costly on this satellite phone; it will be like $5 for 1 MB.
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