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On 19/03/2012 21:52, Nobody wrote:
On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:10:54 +0000 (UTC), John
wrote:

I wonder if any if any passenger ships that cross the Atlantic Ocean
offer such a service, such as Cunard's Queens.


Many cruise ships offer incredibly overpriced cell service with satellite uplink.
Prices are upwards of 2 quid/minute.

R's,
John



Like the Good Ole Days for wired "international" calls!

NZ to Aussie: 3 quid/minute with a 3-minute minimum in the mid-60's
when a Pound was a helluva lot of money.


That's expensive, it was a pound a minute (off-peak) UK - Kenya at that
time.

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