I should probably know this, but does the 1.5/1.6Ghz band used by Inmarsat for phones benefit from nighttime atmospheric conditions the same way VHF does?
I have an ISatPhone Pro. Outdoors, reception is great as long I have an even slightly reasonable 'view' South.
I don't expect it work indoors, but out of curiosity I found that by placing it near a window sill that faces South, I can get solid reception (4-5 bars consistently) at night. I've test text messages back and forth, so it does work in that part of the apartment.
Starting around 5-6pm, I can place it with the antenna up and have it register with the network. Around maybe 5-6a am, it will lose the signal and occasionally reacquire it til around 7, maybe 8am.
The window is a ground floor window and has a great view of the apartment building right next door, so I was surprised to have any reception.
Since it seems to coincide with sunrise/sunset, I'm guessing atmosphere but didn't know that it could be that pronounced at 1500/1600MHz.
I have an ISatPhone Pro. Outdoors, reception is great as long I have an even slightly reasonable 'view' South.
I don't expect it work indoors, but out of curiosity I found that by placing it near a window sill that faces South, I can get solid reception (4-5 bars consistently) at night. I've test text messages back and forth, so it does work in that part of the apartment.
Starting around 5-6pm, I can place it with the antenna up and have it register with the network. Around maybe 5-6a am, it will lose the signal and occasionally reacquire it til around 7, maybe 8am.
The window is a ground floor window and has a great view of the apartment building right next door, so I was surprised to have any reception.
Since it seems to coincide with sunrise/sunset, I'm guessing atmosphere but didn't know that it could be that pronounced at 1500/1600MHz.