Satellite Phone Rental

[GeoFish]

Going to North West Ontario next month. Would like to rent a satellite phone for emergency communication only? Getting confused at all the options on line.
Any recomendations?

 

[Iron_llama]

Going to North West Ontario next month. Would like to rent a satellite phone for emergency communication only? Getting confused at all the options on line.
Any recomendations?

Most of the BWCA outfitters rent out sat phones and EPIRBS and the like. I bet a Quetico canoe outfitter will do the same. Will you be near Kenora or Thunder Bay? Lots of options around there.

 

[GeoFish]

Most of the BWCA outfitters rent out sat phones and EPIRBS and the like. I bet a Quetico canoe outfitter will do the same. Will you be near Kenora or Thunder Bay? Lots of options around there.

Going up through International Falls. Up past Vermilion Bay.
Going to see if there is a place in International Falls that rents them.

 

[Iron_llama]

Going up through International Falls. Up past Vermilion Bay.
Going to see if there is a place in International Falls that rents them.

Maybe Ely is on your way:

Ely, MN Satellite Phone Rentals for the Boundary Waters | Delorme InReach Rentals

Looking for a little piece of mind while in the wilderness? Rent a Satellite Phone or Delorme InReach for your Canoe Trip. Get in touch with anyone, anywhere.

www.piragis.com

Never rented from them, but I've bought some odds and ends from the Piragis store over the years.

 

[BTaylor]

Have you considered a messaging device to pair with your phone like zoleo or an inreach mini?

 

[GeoFish]

Have you considered a messaging device to pair with your phone like zoleo or an inreach mini?

Thanks I am not a high tech guy, so I never heard of them. Looks like $200;+ air time.
This is a one time trip with this outfitter so I hesitate to spend the bucks. Could change my mind.
Only need this for 1 week. Most fly in fishing outfitters provide emergency communications.

 

[BTaylor]

Thanks I am not a high tech guy, so I never heard of them. Looks like $200;+ air time.
This is a one time trip with this outfitter so I hesitate to spend the bucks. Could change my mind.
Only need this for 1 week. Most fly in fishing outfitters provide emergency communications.

I have a zoleo. It bluetooths to your cell phone and allows you to send and receive text without cell signal. I got it because several areas I hunt here have little to no cell service and also for hunting out west where service can be hit or miss or just miss. If you dont have cell service issues anywhere else, renting is prolly the better route.

 

[raisins]

Have you considered just buying a Garmin inReach satellite communicator? You can only text or do SOS, but you'll have it after the trip.

 

[GeoFish]

Have you considered just buying a Garmin inReach satellite communicator? You can only text or do SOS, but you'll have it after the trip.

It looks nice, I would not need it after this trip. Best for me to rent something or go without.

 

[Horn]

Iridium 95555 satellite phone for rent — The Cave Exploration Society Inc.

Iridium 9555 satellite phone for rent. Compact and lightweight, the Iridium 9555® satellite phone is tough enough to travel anywhere and withstand the world's harshest environments. Iridium 9555 operates on the only satellite network with 100% global coverage on land, the waterways and in the skies

www.caveexploration.org

Came across this, I don't know anything about this stuff but there's a place to rent one.