Satellite Phone: How does a satellite phone work? It costs so much to talk for an hour!

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Mobile phones are used all over the world today, it allows you to contact anyone. Large mobile towers are installed for smartphone signals. Due to this, the network coverage is very good and there is no problem with calling. However, when you try to call someone in a remote area, it is very difficult to do so, in fact, there is a network problem in such areas because not many towers can be installed here. In such a situation, the signal of the smartphone becomes weak. Do you know that there is a phone which does not need a signal at all? Which is called a satellite phone.

How does a satellite phone work?

Satellite phones have been in use for decades all over the world including India. They can operate in areas with weak signal strength or no signal at all. As its name suggests, it works with the help of satellites. Its audio quality is so good that it is not even available with a normal smartphone. However, not everyone is allowed to use it. If we talk about its specialty, then it can be used in any part of the country and you can also use it in air travel or ship. Only selected people are allowed to use satellite phones in India. It is allowed to be used only for Defence, Army, and BSF including Disaster Management. Along with this, some other selected people can also use it.

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How much does it cost to use it?

If we talk about the cost, then the cost of using a satellite phone is so high that you cannot even imagine it. Talking on a satellite phone for a few hours costs lakhs. In such a situation, you cannot even think of using it. There is no cost when using a normal smartphone. In such a situation, there is only a normal smartphone for the common people, whose cost is also less and the cost of using it is also less. If you get the license then you can buy a satellite phone at a starting price of Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000.