Motorola 9505 Questions.

...or you could always rent one for the duration of your trip.

Bought a new aerial a few months ago....had to shell out $340 as Graham suggested turn the aerial from the base

This is easier Sorry



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A new one from here


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is $1540 so make the guy an offer

bought a new battery for my 9505 last year from t r telecom in blackburn melbourne about 140 dollars ;but not sure now ;could have been cheaper ;barry

The batteries for the 9505 and the 9505 A are different They have different spacings of the pins on them for one thing.

When I bought my 9505A the new battery price on Ebay was $215.

Following advice in this Forum, I bought a 9505A on Ebay recently for $700 including a new battery. Good condition and IT WORKS. Connected through TR Telecom at a reasonable rate without contract.

Yes the old 9500 uses the big one and the easiest way to fix that is buy a $2 starter pack and tape your sim card into the space where the existing one is.

You have to use a post paid (as in on a plan) sim card, internationally roamed

As you say use your net card I have made calls with my data sim in my phone and it works OK.

The 9555 is the one I would buy and then sell it when u finish with it It has all the bits and is the current model.
Should be a safer buy than an older one.

As far as using the normal aerial is concerned having it at the right angle as shown in the manual makes a big difference and will give reception almost anywhere.

I could actually use mine inside my house like that once I had got sync by going outside and hooking on.

Congratulations GrumpyOldFart, I think you are the first on this site to own one. They look brilliant on paper.

I would be interested to see where you have used it ( or tested the reception). Given the Sat is over PNG I wonder what it would be like in the southern parts of Australia in hilly terrain.

Boobook

I live & work about 95km west of Surveyor Generals Corner.

It works great out here, voice quality is fantastic, clear and understandable. Almost better than my last Telstra mobile.

We will be going south to Strathalbyn around April for a break, so will know more then. I think I was told that the Inmarsat satellite is at a better angle for southerners than Thuraya or one of those other satellites. Buildings and hills will affect any sat phone unless the satellite is directly overhead.

Safety wise you can set the car kit & phone to send and SMS or Email to someone with your GPS position every time you turn off your ignition or when you press a button on the unit. The other great idea is a wireless pendant with a button on it that when pressed will make the phone send your GPS position as well. So you can leave the phone in the car kit and still have a backup in an emergency.

You can leave the phone on as it won't search for a satellite until you open the antenna, so standby battery life is around 4 days.

Car kits seem expensive but overall you can have and IsatPhone and car kit for $800 less than Telstras Satphone.

Hope I haven't hijacked this thread too much, but there is now a low cost high quality new alternative that makes second hand sat phones dubious value.

Hi Ray,

Yes i certainly have thought about becoming a member. However, the forum is the main EO resource I use, and to be completely honest, I find the layout a pain in the backside. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just every other forum i've been a member with has been the traditional layout, it's what your used to I guess.

Also like alot of other people on here, time is a big factor for me. Sometimes I feel like i could spend a week perusing around here, but it's very rare i can even get a weekend off, but thats another story !

Thanks for the invite though ! it's much appriciated.

Cheers,
James.