Why Does It Cost Me Every time Somebody Calls My Satellite Phone?
Hi. My name is John Whitley and I’m the founder of SatellitePhoneSales.com.au, Australia’s number one online satellite communications store.
I want to answer one of the most common questions I get from anyone looking into satellite phones in Australia, “Why does it cost me when someone calls my satellite phone”?
Great question. And the answer is that not all satellite dealerships charge you. o don’t be conned into believing that they all do.
It’s a bit hard to stomach that there you are, minding your own business, your satellite phone rings, you answer it without a thought and BANG! you’ve just been charged $1.50 to $2.00 by the dealer.
“Hold on,” I hear you cry. Yet I did not make the call. How can I control what someone else does? That’s not fair.” And you are absolutely right. It isn’t.
It tends to be the major players that are doing this to you: the likes of Telstra, Pivotel and a few others. The reason comes down to them offering you a local Australian phone number for your satellite phone. It sounded good when you bought it from them, but was it explained to you that it will cost more?
To get a local number the call needs to proceed through a local exchangee and also be transformed on the satellite phone number to the local number. It's not free. Some sellers attempt to absorb this kind of fee through giving a few minutes within their airtime and others will probablymply cost it on.
The reality is, it’s a bit like playing at a casino. The house know the numbers and set themselves up so they don’t lose. That could only lead to you paying more.
It is not a good insignificant amount of money and can make having your satellite phone much more expensive than you at first thought. But of course once you are in a contract that’s it, you’re stuck with it.
Therefore my suggestion is if you are not really that fussed about getting a local number (and in our knowledge 85% of customers aren’t) then visit a seller which does not charge to get incoming calls.
Once again, it is commonly the quality online operators offering you the option, so select the actual package that is best for you. Shop around and you could save money straight away.
I believe in you discovered this information useful. In the event that you would prefer to understand something more about satellite phones and also how you could save money on yours, please contact us.
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