Iridium AxcessPoint turns your satellite phone into a mobile hotspot

Hello there traveler. Have you discovered that you sorely miss being connected to the internet while wandering the desert or adrift at sea? Sure, you could buy a satellite modem, but after dropping a cool grand on a satellite phone you’re probably not looking to break the bank just to check your e-mail. Iridium’s new AxcessPoint may be just what you’re looking for. Sure, the $200 asking price for this deck-of-cards-sized device isn’t exactly chump change, but it’s far cheaper than other solutions. Simply plug it into a compatible Iridium phone and you’ve got an instant mobile hotspot. Yes, the speeds are going to be of the sub-dialup variety and you’ll have to fork over $1 for every minute of data used, but it’s a small price to pay for being able to check your latest Groupon offers while floating in the middle of the Sargasso Sea. Check out the PR after the break. Continue reading Iridium AxcessPoint turns your satellite phone into a mobile hotspot Iridium AxcessPoint turns your satellite phone into a mobile hotspot originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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