Note: you need power at the location you are going to place the terminal... it's not going to work in your cabin and you can't run cables on the ship. Also, the unit you presented is crappy on ships... I piloted it on multiple vessels and when the seas get rough you're going to lose sync. BGAN is not an option for a college kid on a ship that he doesn't own.
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they blocked http://files.kavefish.com/pictures/collections/funny_cat_pictures/_index-list.html HA HA HA No more caturdays down under, eh mate?
Note: you need power at the location you are going to place the terminal... it's not going to work in your cabin and you can't run cables on the ship. Also, the unit you presented is crappy on ships... I piloted it on multiple vessels and when the seas get rough you're going to lose sync. BGAN is not an option for a college kid on a ship that he doesn't own.
You have the option of using a phone/internet prepaid calling card available through a number of vendors. The vendors work with INMARSAT so that all of the charges go to your card and not to the vessel. Look for companies like GlobeWireless, Vizada, Singtel and others to see what they offer. However, for getting online⦠the type of satcom equipment onboard will strongly impact your abilities. If they are offering internet you can bet that it's going to be slow (less than 128k but probably 64). And that's usually SHARED with all the ships in your footprint so your speeds are usually in the 20's. While there are dedicated ISDN channels and newer broadband packages using the FB500 or VSAT terminals these are usually more expensive to install and maintain and have higher per-minute charges so you may not find these fat pipes onboard your ship. I'm not sure about wi-fi that people mention... you're not going down the Mississippi are you? You won't get wifi except right near shore anyway. HF? You don't have a license and the ship is not going to allow you to install equipment. ABS regulations aren't going to allow your to run cables or penetrate Class A bulkheads either so the folks mentioning that are clueless. My recommendation (as an 18 year career sailor and IT professional) is to stick with phone calls. You'll get more 'content' via a phone call than spending your money trying to upload data. When you get to port you can usually find some sort of café to do any internet surfing you may need. And like some people have said... you are on a ship. Get off the damn internet, quick blogging about every fart you make and enjoy the ride.