12:48 <DocScrutinizer05> wow, that's marketing BS at its finest: (Globalstar) >>Uses the industry's fastest data speeds, allowing you to send more in less time, saving airtime costs<< who would have guessed that's 9600bd ?

12:49 <DocScrutinizer05> and once again: >>Fastest data speeds in the industry<<

12:49 <DocScrutinizer05> http://www.globalstar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=114&sidenav=5675

12:50 <DocScrutinizer05> ok, they offer on-the-fly data compression to squeeze an up to 28kbd out of their 9600bd link

12:58 <DocScrutinizer05> nevertheless such a solution is sort of smart: http://www.globalstar.com/sat-fi/lander.php#Why

12:59 <DocScrutinizer05> I just wonder what they use for voice calls when user's own handheld device is connecting to this "base station" via WLAN. Prolly an android app with their own perverted SIP

13:01 <DocScrutinizer05> >>Easily *make calls*, send emails and SMs form **ANY** Wi-Fi enabled device...<< HMMM

13:02 <DocScrutinizer05> SMS*

13:04 <DocScrutinizer05> why i'm looking into all this? Seems Globalstar uses ordinary CDMA via ordinary "bent pipe" transponder satellites, in not completely srange L-Band frequency range (1-2GHz)

13:05 <DocScrutinizer05> so they for sure have the largest cells you possibly could find ;-)

13:09 <DocScrutinizer05> the antennas are awkward however: http://wstaw.org/m/2015/06/14/plasma-desktopaw1947.png http://wstaw.org/m/2015/06/14/plasma-desktopmW1947.png http://wstaw.org/m/2015/06/14/plasma-desktopnm1947.png

13:12 <DocScrutinizer05> (satellites used by Globalstar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(satellite_communications)

14:11 <DocScrutinizer05> interesting module/EVB: http://www.globalstar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23&products_id=81

15:31 <DocScrutinizer05> btw I updated the "compatible carriers" thread a bit, to provide better info about CDMA: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1473501