Thuraya Hughes 7101
Release year: 2004
With the new Hughes 7101, Intermatica and Thuraya aim to strengthen their leadership in the satellite telephony market. A leadership that has led Thuraya, within just a few years, to sell over 300,000 satellite phones worldwide. Thanks to its compact size, low operating costs and ease of use, the Thuraya system is used not only by traditional users of satellite systems (military personnel, journalists, civil protection corps, sea and mountain professionals) but also by many boating and mountain enthusiasts, lovers of extreme sports or exotic travel. Situations where, especially for safety reasons, it is important to have access to a communication system that allows secure and fast connections and the possibility of GPS location.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Dual Mode: UMTS - GSM 900-1800 Mhz |
| Dimensions | 141 x 52 x 30 mm |
| Weight with battery | 220 g |
| Battery | 720 mAh lithium |
| Standby time | 34,1 hours |
| Talk time | 2,4 hours |
In the box: n/a
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Chat | |
Messaging notes: Equipped with simplified text in 8 languages including Italian
Design and display
| Display | n/a |
| Display color | Black and white |
| Display size | n/a |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | external |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Design notes: Fairly small. Satellite antenna: retractable (10cm). GSM antenna: fixed
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | n/a |
Feature notes: Thuraya is launching these days the new phone, dual mode Satellite and GSM, Hughes 7101. A new model, made by the American company Hughes, which further improves the already excellent performance of previous Thuraya satellite terminals. In particular, the improvements concern:· Ringtones: 16 ringtones with the possibility of receiving via SMS, indication of the last 10 calls received, sent or missed, speed dialing, any key answering. · new GPS functions: calculation of distance and direction between two points, possibility of storing up to 25 different points, · new keypad and display · WAP 1.2 · possibility of downloading ringtones Among the other functions we find:
Connectivity
| WAP | |
Connectivity notes: Data transmission: 9600 bps (with data kit not included)
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Interchangeable covers and faceplates | |
Personalization notes: n/a
Camera
| Camera | |
Price history
1 € → 600 € (+57592%) · minimum 1 €, maximum 949 € · 36 readings, Feb 2006 – Jun 2009