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That ’ s not all . ZOLEO also allows you to send check-in messages and share your location to an unlimited number of contacts . You can also send and receive textbased emails , download weather forecasts for your location and send an SOS emergency to your selected contacts and emergency services . The device can also perform some of these functions on its own in the event your smart device ’ s battery is flat .
One key feature of the ZOLEO is that you are assigned an email address and , most importantly , an Australian mobile phone number ( for SMS only ) so people sending you text messages will only be charged the cost of a standard SMS message which , for most telco plans , is free of charge .
ZOLEO MONTHLY PLANS
However , ZOLEO does not allow you to make voice calls . You also cannot send and receive attachments to messages , such as photos , when using the satellite network . ZOLEO is also only designed to connect to one smart device at a time .
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO USE ?
This is where the value of the ZOLEO comes into play . The cost of the device itself is just $ 345 . That ’ s about the cost of a plain old EPIRB and up to a quarter of the price of a new mobile phone .
There are three monthly plans to choose from – see table below .
PLANS BASIC IN TOUCH UNLIMITED
Monthly fee $ 32 $ 55 $ 80
Satellite messages included
25 250 Unlimited
Additional messages $ 0.65 each $ 0.50 each
Cellular & wi-fi messages
Free and unlimited subject to a fair use policy .
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Satellite SOS alerts Included Included Included
24 / 7 SOS monitoring service
Included Included Included Location Share + $ 7.95 per month $ 7.95 per month $ 7.95 per month
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