TerreStar’s Windows Mobile Satellite Phone Should Hit AT&T in the Following Days

We knew TerreStar was working on a Windows Mobile satellite phone, but in order for the handset to be made available, a satellite had to be launched. Well, the satellite should be in orbit starting today, so you should expect TerreStar’s phone to hit AT&T any minute now.

The WM satellite phone will be available for $700 (approximately) unsubsidized and we hope that calls will cost less than $1 per minute, which is quite a common rate for sattelite phones. However, there’s always quad band GSM and dual band WCDMA to rely on, if you’re in the reach of such networks.

This handset is designed to reach local and federal government officials mostly, since they’ll be travelling to remote areas and need constant coverage. Don’t expect the device to hit retail soon…

[via IntoMobile]

Related posts:

1. AT&T Satellite Phone Genus Coming in 2010
2. Thuraya XT Satellite Phone is Also Rugged, Reliable
3. First Satellite-Terrestrial Smartphone Coming
4. Mivvy one Windows Mobile Phone Retails for $380
5. SPB Mobile Shell 3.5, Windows Mobile UI Gets Enhanced

Tags: dual band WCDMA, price, quad band GSM, satellite in orbit, satellite phone, TerreStar phone, unsubsidized