XGate Satellite Phone Email & Data Services

XGate Overview

XGate Satellite Email

It’s easy to get started with XGate. Once it’s up and running, you can read and write your emails offline, saving airtime, then simply press a button – XGate will dial your satellite phone for you and hang up when it’s done. If your call drops, XGate can redial and simply pick up where it left off. And only XGate eliminates the back and forth of email protocols before using precious airtime.

Faster. Cheaper. Better.

XGate uses only 5% of the data of a standard email program, on average. That means you save up to 95% on satellite airtime costs compared to using your email without XGate.

Your Email, Your Way

XGate lets you use either an included XGate address or your own familiar email address and client (such as Outlook or Apple Mail). There are even options to set the send and receive addresses so others see whatever email address you would like to show them.

Virus Scanning and Spam Filters

XGate servers scan every message for viruses and SPAM, blocking them before they go over your satellite system, saving you airtime and keeping your machine clean. XGate also has full DES/PGP encryption for optimum security.

“BigMail”

XGate “Bigmail” lets you know when someone sends you a large file, shows you the subject and size, and lets you decide to download it over your satellite connection or wait until you have access to another connection. You get the files you need when you need them, and save the cat videos for later.

XGate Speaks Your Language

More than 22 languages available.

Satellite SMS Notification

XGate offers satellite SMS notification of new emails via Iridium or Globalstar phones.

Blogging – Anywhere You Are

XGate subscriptions of 3 months and up now get a SailBlogs account for free. With XGate and SailBlogs, you can post to your blog from practically anywhere in the world using your satellite phone, while still getting XGate’s excellent compression and optimization.

XGate Satellite Internet – Premium

XWeb lets you surf the web over satellite connections. XWeb loads pages up to 10 times faster while zapping pop-ups and ads and compressing pictures and text. Learn more.

Can I Check My Primary Email With XGate?

Yes!

You can forward your Gmail, Mac mail, Outlook email, work email, and almost every other email service to XGate and then mask your outgoing email address. Your contacts will never know that XGate is involved. 

(Can’t forward your email? We can fetch it for you. Learn more here). 

When you forward your primary email, XGate will treat it just like any other email you receive: by providing incredible compression and BigMail filtering on it.

If an incoming email is above a certain size, XGate will send a notification with the subject line, sender, and size of the email and you can decide whether or not you’d like to download the entire email over satellite, or wait until you have another type of Internet connection.

BigMail Filtering in a nutshell: it keeps you connected without breaking the bank.

XGate Weather: iOS & Android

Now XGate subscribers get free marine weather forecasts right on their mobile devices with XGate and your satellite service. The current XGate apps for iOS and Android now provide the compressed weather information you need most via your satellite connection.

Features Include:

• Multiple locations: current GPS location, location by airport code, or enter a specific GPS location
• 3-7 days user-selectable forecasts
• 1-6 hour display frequency
• Metric and Imperial measurements support
• Selectable weather parameters including: temperature, surface pressure, wind speed, wind direction, wave period, wave height, visibility, wave direction, rain, freezing rain, UV index, total precipitation, cloud cover, dew point, perceived temperature, and thunderstorm probability, and more.

Who Uses XGate?

XGate is perfect for anyone who uses a satellite phone. It works on virtually any system, and lets you get more done in less time, all while saving airtime costs. Whether staying in touch outside of cellular coverage areas, or accessing email for business continuity after a hurricane, earthquake or other natural disaster, XGate has thousands of satisfied users in the following applications:

• Recreational Cruisers
• Commercial Maritime
• Hikers and Expeditions
• General Aviation
• Remote Workers

Resources

Most Popular XGate Blog Posts

7 Surprising Ways XGate Will Save You Money

How To Send Photos Over Your Satellite Phone

Compare Iridium, Inmarsat, and FBB Satellite Email and Web Speeds

HF Radio vs. Satellite Phones for Email: What Is Really Free?

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Satellite Internet At Sea: Hardware, Airtime, and Pricing

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