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Martin Whiteley,
Team Director, Global Racing Mountain Bike Team
"Having riders from 6 continents, and 8 different nationalities, on our
team means that keeping in contact between races can be a veritable
logistical exercise. The Globalstar satellite phones became a critical
link between the team staff and the riders on relaying important
information around the world concerning the team's schedule and their
training."
"During the races the phones were invaluable as we often race in remote
ski mountains where mobile phone coverage can be weak at best. With our
Globalstar satellite phones we could always carry out logistics for the
team, as well as keep the world's press up to date with what we were
doing. Rider's would also call their families back home, straight from
the finish line, knowing that they would always get through and give
them the latest news. There is no question that using satellite phones
gave us a huge advantage over other teams when trying to stay in
contact with the outside world when racing in remote venues."
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Bob Izumi,
Izumi Outdoors Inc.
"Even though we always
come equipped with our own, a number of the fishing lodges we've
visited have a Globalstar phone available for their guests," says
Izumi. "I can certainly understand why these lodges offer the handsets,
as they definitely provide an extra sense of security when fishing in
the middle of nowhere."
While filming around Knee Lake in Northern Manitoba, the Real Fishing
crew was reminded of just how valuable the Globalstar handset is.
"After receiving a call that the fish were biting at a small lake 30 km
outside of Knee Lake, we flew there immediately to start filming," says
Izumi. "The fishing was so good that we had to call the lodge to have
them fly out more batteries and film for our cameras. We also
recommended that they fly their guests out at the same time so that
they too could enjoy the great fishing!"
"If you spend a lot of your time in the outdoors like we do, whether
you are fishing, hiking, hunting or camping, the Globalstar handset is
an absolute must," says Izumi. "We don't cast a line without it."
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Judd Eades,
Adrenalin Sports/AmazingOutdoors.com
"If you would have told me I was going to be able to make a phone call
from the top of Mount Aconcagua (Argentina) when I sometimes can't get
a clear signal on my cell phone in the city, I'd have thought you were
crazy - that is until I really did, thanks to a Globalstar Satellite
Phone. My signal was clearer from the top of a mountain in a third
world country than my personal cell phone is when I'm calling from my
car to tell my wife I'm on my way home.
I recently lead an expedition to Mount Aconcagua (The Highest Mountain
in the Western Hemisphere at 22,841 feet). Among the thousands of
pounds of gear we brought with us to help with our success was a
Globalstar Satellite Phone. We needed the phone in order to provide
live updates on our progress to www.amazingoutdoors.com, as well as
host an outdoor radio show on KSL Newsradio1160. I was amazed it worked
flawlessly; I assumed I'd have some delay transmitting from South
America but there was none. It worked better than the landlines we used
when we were off the mountain. We had one climber get severally sick on
the climb, and the phone enabled us contact his family directly. It
helped ease the stress during this emergency situation. I will never
venture outdoors without my Globalstar Phone; it proved priceless on
our excursion."
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Nick Buettner, Technology Coordinator, MayaQuest
"MayaQuest,
an interactive expedition, beams videos, reports and photographs from
the remotest corners of Central America to a daily audience of two
million internet users. As the technology coordinator, I'm the bottle
neck of all that content. If I fail at my job, the program is a
failure. Staying in touch with our San Francisco headquarters was
absolutely essential for me to do my job. The Globalstar phone worked
from Mexico's Yucatan to Guatemala's deepest jungles. In the ancient
Maya ruins of Tikal, our team went live with Good Morning America and
for two hours Globalstar kept us connected to ABC's control room.
Globalstar had set and new standard of communication for modern-day
expeditions."
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J. Boroi, Gear Up Florida PR Coordinator, Bowling Green State Uni, OH
"As the Public Relations coordinator for the Gear Up Florida Cycling
Team I found the Globalstar phone unit to be an incredible tool for
communicating with team members and the media during our 850 mile trek
across Florida. Thanks to Globalstar the team was able to reach out to
more than a million people in the state of Florida and spread our
message of awareness for people with disabilities. When your
responsible for the safety of 25 cyclists battling the Florida sun you
can't always trust cellular service in the time of an emergency. A crew
member who was acting as the lead car scouting the route discovered
that the recent Florida forest fires had made the road unsafe for the
cyclists to ride on. Thanks to the Globalstar phones the crew members
were able to communicate effectively and stop the team before they
reached any point of danger."
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