Does anyone have any tips on renting a satelite phone for a Canadian trip?
Go with Iridium
http://www.bluecosmo.com/shop/rent.php
I have rented Globalstar from outfitters in Canada (you dont say where you are going) and Globalstar system requires you to dedicate hours to your call.
I have wasted the equivalent of a whole afternoon on a week long trip to try to get a signal.
It may be possible to rent from someone locally up there. Just make sure its Iridium
Urindium!!!
uridium NOT globalstar!!!
thats ALL you need to know
Phone rentals
Typical rental rates are $200/month plus 2-3 bucks a minute. Summer is a busy time for them, so book it ahead of time.
TEST it at the store. We’ve gotten ones that had intermittent antennas, bad battery packs.
Bring a second battery.
Set up a routine contact protocol. E.g. We will phone every night around 8 p.m. If you don’t hear from us 3 days running, then send out the Mounties. This covers you if you lose your kit in a rapid. Besdies the people back at home will appreciate knowing that you are still alive.
Satellite Rentals
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I know this is a older post but a company we used for satellite phone rentals and vsat rentals is Mobil Satellite Technologies
http://www.mobilsat.com