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The cost of making calls from a satellite phone is usually quite high, while calling them from landlines and regular mobile phones is extremely expensive. Rates from landlines and mobile phones range from $3 to $14 per minute with Iridium and INMARSAT being some of the most expensive networks to call. The receiver of the call pays nothing, unless they are being called via a special reverse-charge service. Making calls between different satellite phone networks is also notoriously expensive with calling rates of up to $15 per minute.
Calls from satellite phones to landlines are usually around 80c to $1.50 per minute unless special offers are used. Such promotions are usually bound to a particular geographic area where traffic is low. Globalstar is currently offering unlimited calling plans until 2009 - something almost unheard of with satellite phones but their current network is highly unreliable and could be out of service sometime in 2008.
All satellite phone networks have pre-paid plans, with vouchers ranging from $10 to $5000.
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