Callum Macdonald » bgan pricing http://www.callum-macdonald.com Callum on life Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:16:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Satellite versus roaming http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2008/12/17/satellite-versus-roaming/ http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2008/12/17/satellite-versus-roaming/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:36:49 +0000 Callum http://www.callum-macdonald.com/?p=837 Continue reading →]]> Satellite broadband runs about $5-$7 USD per Mb. It seems expensive. I thought I’d compare that to global roaming charges. Vodafone NZ charge $10 – $30 per Mb depending on the region!

At these kind of prices, it looks like I’ll be staying in major metropolitan areas with wifi for the next few months. I was dreaming of getting a satellite phone and a camper van (or a motorbike) and taking off into the wild!

If I want to be uber-available, I might consider a pre-paid satellite sim card ($500!) valid for 6 months. Paired with a satellite handset, I could potentially be “permanently connected”. Food for thought.

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