international focus, subjective views through use and experience\nin the context of an extended overland trip\n - tired, busy (camp, navigation, foreign)\n
fun, work....\n
actually only one, it’s all data now passed over a network\n
phones, radios, internet\nsome overlap\n
GSM is essential\nTalk to provider to \n
GSM, 4G - LTE, agreed on global standard (more or less)\nData, all digital\nblank areas - you need sat phones\n
smartphone disadvantage\nusually locked, subsidy\ncan’t easily get a replacement\nbuy a local sim\n
Iridium, most coverage, expensive \nThuraya offers coverage based over the middle-east and Africa, and is expanding to cover more of Asia.\npitiful data rates (2.4 kbps)\n
all ham radios, NO CBs anymore\nIC-2200H $170 new\nPMR446 (in Europe) and FRS/GMRS (in North America) - cheap, presents, no problem if lost or damaged\n
rules regulations laws\ncould be confiscated\nforget about CBs\nHF and antennas - not practical due to workload\n\n\n
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filtering, speed, safety\n - keyloggers, etc. use your own machine. \n
wifi and edge / 3g \nuse local provider sim if possible\nor buy roaming data in advance\nhugely expensive if you’re not careful\n
expensive\nideal if you need comms\nvoip service provided\nrent vs buy\n