GSM in Antarctica! - Page 2

meir · 24-09-2009, 21:49

Excellent. If there is someone going to buy SIM card for himself, please get one for me as well. Thanks in advance.

P.S. I invite you in to my Hong Kong place until you are totally defrosted.

GadgetKen · 04-10-2009, 04:16

An Antarctica sim card would definitely be a collector's item!

Roaming rates in Antarctica are expensive. AT&T postpaid is US$2.29/minute at the Argentinian Marimbio base(they have a CTI Movil/Nokia GSM base station). An Iridium satphone would be less at US$1.49/minute or less. Probably a better deal if someone were stationed there...but I doubt there are bargain rates for international calls since all calls have to go via satellite.

Personally I'd much rather be using my Digicel prepaid sim chip in Bermuda or the Caribbean from a nice sunny beach!

monkeyboy · 09-03-2010, 05:48

many are called, few are frozen...

vegemite · 11-05-2010, 00:40

Polar bears are northern hemisphere. Penguins are southern hemisphere. Antarctica is an actual continent, in the southern hemisphere, with possibly 10,000 or more people?

petkow · 11-05-2010, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegemite

.. with possibly 10,000 or more people?

I would guess much much less. Possibly only a quarter of that at the most, and that too only in the summer. Only a skeleton crew ever spends the winter there.

Interestingly I heard that Antartica is the only continent in the world that is not connected via submarine fibre-optic cables. All comms and internet for the Scientists down there goes via satellite.

bylo · 11-05-2010, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

The polar bears already get their phones in Canada, Greenland, Norway (Svalbard) and parts of Alaska.

Lately they've been busy with other matters: Grizzlies, polar bears interbreeding, DNA test shows

vegemite · 17-05-2010, 09:13

Polar bears are in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, we are talking about Antarctica which is in the SOUTHERN hemisphere.. Geesh.

petkow · 17-05-2010, 09:46

"Chill"

The geography lesson you've tried to give us twice already happened half a year ago at the head of the thread and the quote by DrNewcomb (quoted above) was in response to that.

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meir (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 269 Join Date: 21 Feb 2006 Location: It's long story Country:	24-09-2009, 21:49 Excellent. If there is someone going to buy SIM card for himself, please get one for me as well. Thanks in advance. P.S. I invite you in to my Hong Kong place until you are totally defrosted.

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 281 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	04-10-2009, 04:16 An Antarctica sim card would definitely be a collector's item! Roaming rates in Antarctica are expensive. AT&T postpaid is US$2.29/minute at the Argentinian Marimbio base(they have a CTI Movil/Nokia GSM base station). An Iridium satphone would be less at US$1.49/minute or less. Probably a better deal if someone were stationed there...but I doubt there are bargain rates for international calls since all calls have to go via satellite. Personally I'd much rather be using my Digicel prepaid sim chip in Bermuda or the Caribbean from a nice sunny beach! Phones/Wireless Devices: Fly-Ying F160, MFU V200, Motorola V3 razr, Aoke AK08, Motorola 9500, Sony Mylo, Pantech UM175, Peek9, Amazon Kindle 3G Sim Cards: AT&T (Jolt and Kindle), T-Mobile (Tuyo and Peek), Digicel Bermuda, ekit SimpleCalling Satphone: Iridium Broadband US Wireless Data: Verizon (Millenicom) VOIP: Skype

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monkeyboy (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 29 Join Date: 03 Jun 2005 Country:	09-03-2010, 05:48 many are called, few are frozen...

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vegemite (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 48 Join Date: 10 May 2010 Location: Australia Country:	11-05-2010, 00:40 Polar bears are northern hemisphere. Penguins are southern hemisphere. Antarctica is an actual continent, in the southern hemisphere, with possibly 10,000 or more people? HTC Desire (unlocked UK version) / Nokia E71 (Wife's phone) / 3 Australia Post Paid SIM (both) Looking for data / voice SIMS for Europe in August 2010 - UK, France, Italy, Austria, Croatia and Bosnia

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vegemite (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 48 Join Date: 10 May 2010 Location: Australia Country:	17-05-2010, 09:13 Polar bears are in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, we are talking about Antarctica which is in the SOUTHERN hemisphere.. Geesh. HTC Desire (unlocked UK version) / Nokia E71 (Wife's phone) / 3 Australia Post Paid SIM (both) Looking for data / voice SIMS for Europe in August 2010 - UK, France, Italy, Austria, Croatia and Bosnia

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 683 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	17-05-2010, 09:46 "Chill" The geography lesson you've tried to give us twice already happened half a year ago at the head of the thread and the quote by DrNewcomb (quoted above) was in response to that.