<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PhilD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by desertfox:
but I do know this - out in the middle of the Mojave desert, where there is NO cell phone reception, the sat phone in the H2 works perfectly. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>OnStar just uses Verizon cell service, no sat phone ability. The only satellite ability of OnStar is GPS. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Right on the money Phil. The differance in reception as I understand it, is that a vehicle mounted phone is alowed a much higher power output(3 watts compared to 1 I think) and has a much larger antenna than what you can get in a hand held unit.