Climbing Mount Everest? Bring your Satellite PhoneSince it was first officially summited in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Mount Everest has captured the imagination of adventurers across the world as the ultimate destination to challenge the bravest among us. Today, hundreds of people visit Mount Everest every...

**IMPORTANT UPDATE - August 30, 2017 - If you accessed this post prior to today, you saw instructions to update Iridium Extreme 9575 handsets. The released firmware was found to be non-functional and Iridium is recommending to move back to firmware version HL15002. See updated post here.Keeping up-to-date firmware on...

Off-grid living is becoming more and more attractive to many Americans. Skyrocketing utility bills, a desire for self-sufficiency, and a simple desire for privacy are just some of the reasons people look toward the solution of going off the grid and living entirely by their own means. If you're thinking...