Can I borrow (rent) a satellite phone

[simon43]

Hopefully this littel request can stay in General topics for greatest exposure.

I'm returning to work in Myanmar in a few weeks. On my previous stay, I had major issues trying to stay in touch with my Thai business, due to the lack of international mobile phone roaming. (I need to be able to receive phone calls and texts from Thailand.

The solution is that I need to rent a satellite phone (Thuraya or Iridium, any model) for 6 months, but both of the dealers in Bangkok no longer offer phone rental.

Does anyone on the forum own a Thuraya mobile phone that I can rent from them? Or can they suggest a supplier in BKK other than ACES and Neera?

Thanks - Simon