I have an old Globalstar GSP-1600 sat phone. I had kept the sat phone in the car unactivated for two years. It was just for emergencies. I live in the White Mountains, New England where cell phone signals go to die. Anyway, I had a chat with Tyler at SatellitePhoneStore.com. At first I thought he was a bot. I had treated him poorly because the chat window was annoying me. He requested my email address and I replied biteme@yousuck.com. After learning he was a real person I laughed and told him I was thinking of activating my GSP-1600. Tyler sent me a quote on a 150 minute plan. The Globalstar Orbit 150 offered rollover minutes for $10 extra per month and a USA phone number. Activation fee was $150. The regular price per month was just a bit over a hundred so I went with it. Tyler gave me a big discount for the 1st month since we were nearing the end of the month. I completed the online form, sent it back and from there everything went as smooth as silk! I tried the phone yesterday in my driveway, called my sat phone from my cell phone. It was fun! It took less than a second to hear my voice repeat in my cell phone, it was really close to being instantaneous. The phone and service not only worked well, but attaining the satellite network was faster than I expected! It took less than 10 seconds from turn-on and the phone was ready to make calls. My satellite phone had all four bars for signal, voice quality was excellent, crystal clear, better than my cellphone. First call was put on hold for 10 minutes. I had needed to speak with one of the Straight Talk reps and finally talked with one for 10 minutes. It was a 20 minute call. the call didn't drop and didn't have any interference at all. SWEET! The GSP-1600 may be old and lacks modern features, but it works like a champion, is inexpensive to buy, mine looked new, has very good battery life and charges fast plus is still being supported. Accessories are near impossible to find, but I have what I need so I'm all set. I'm thankful! I have a nice padded bag or sat phone holder from mastercraftsafety.com and I have a quality car charger for now. Thank you Tyler for having taken my abuse, for allowing me to bring my own phone and for providing excellent service! Dontbitemeyoudon'tsuck.com From Jesse in NH. read more