Another round for this evergreen:
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Hi, not essential; people get by without
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And so they do without 95 percent of technology we in the West take for granted. When you travel in Africa that becomes glaringly obvious (excluding AK47, of course:-)
For lifesaving situations your first aid and survival course will be of more value, but I wouldn't dismiss a sat phone altogether. Prepaid airtime doesn't cost a fortune and there are used handsets at ebay at cut down prices.
Local networks are not examples of reliability and when they are down, it could be for many days. So, if you can afford it, it won't take up a lot of space.
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Roman (UK)
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