| With volatile marine fuel prices, changes in marine fuel | | | | ideal for checking emails and doing light browsing, not |
| legislation from one country to the next and | | | | enough for large files. Speeds depend on the signal of |
| concerns over availability how does a yacht owner | | | | the mobile operator with whom you have an |
| keep in contact with his marine fuel broker or supplier | | | | agreement, so first ask fellow yacht owners what |
| when operating from offshore? | | | | signal strengths they obtain locally before purchasing. |
| On smaller motor yachts where range is limited to | | | | Online one can search for available hotspots some of |
| coastal cruising, surfing the internet for marine fuel | | | | which are provided free of charge, has over |
| prices and availability followed by a call before | | | | thousands of hot spots registered; just enter the |
| departure is the most efficient use of resources. | | | | post code of your marina to find out availability, |
| When accessing a line ashore Broadband speeds | | | | another the Cloud, the cloud.net and provides good |
| range from 2Mb, 8Mb up to 24Mb. Data limitations | | | | package comparisons. |
| from unlimited, 40Gb to 1GB. Some marinas are | | | | For those wanting complete coverage; to make |
| recognising the need for a Broadband connection and | | | | phone calls or emails to purchase marine fuel or need |
| offer a plug-in point providing quick and easy access | | | | to keep live contact with your office and transfer |
| which can be utilised to get fuel market data and to | | | | files Inmarsat have delivered a new Broadband |
| email brokers, when alongside. | | | | system for mariners. The Satellite Broadband |
| ‘Marina’ Wi-Fi’ Broadband in the event | | | | ‘Fleet’ range ‘77’, ‘55’ and |
| there’s no nearby local Wi-Fi signal (hotspot) | | | | ‘33’ system by Inmarsat provides Voice, |
| from a national provider; some marinas provide a | | | | fax, and data communications for both ocean-going |
| wireless internet access service. One such company | | | | and coastal vessels, delivered via a range of antenna |
| is Square Mile one of Europe’s largest marina and | | | | sizes to suit different types of. |
| cover within 50 u.k. marinas with Wi-Fi access. MDL | | | | Consider carefully your long-term requirements from |
| marinas in the U.K. provide their own Wi-Fi. | | | | broadband internet before purchasing and the |
| What happens when there’s no plug-in point at | | | | benefits. If you’re checking real time weather |
| say an anchorage or the yacht is no longer in the | | | | reports, downloading updated charts, or allowing your |
| marinas Wi-Fi hotspot coverage? Where there’s | | | | kids to game online then look for a provider that can |
| mobile phone coverage offering Mobile Broadband, | | | | handle heavy broadband demand in the harbour of |
| this is a cost effective means of getting varying | | | | your choice. Mobile broadband on coastal passages is |
| online coverage.. | | | | one of the less expensive means to keep in touch |
| Mobile Broadband offers mobile internet access on | | | | when there is a signal available. |
| the go. By plugging in a mobile broadband dongle to a | | | | When making large marine fuel purchases timely |
| laptop or computer onboard connection speeds of | | | | communications from offshore can reduce fuel costs |
| 7.2Mb to 1.8Mb and download data size ranging from | | | | and also offset the investment in Broadband on |
| Unlimited, 15Gb, to 1Gb. Limits of 1Gb and 3Gb are | | | | board. |