Best device to call USA from Africa?

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I am returning to Africa. While there, I want to communicate with family and job in the USA.

What device do you recommend?

Talk, text and send photos frmo Africa to USA.

Thank you and God Bless, Dale

Any smart phone if you have the WhatsApp or Signal app. They work on WiFi, which most places have in camp nowadays. I called my wife every evening and sent her pictures at lunch if I saw something interesting (can’t do that if your in the bush during lunch, but you get the general idea).

A satellite phone is better for calls or text in remote places (i.e., Garmin InReach)

Edit: T-Mobile now has a satellite option you can buy to use Starlink direct from your phone, so it is like having a sat phone/smart phone.

I was in SA just used telegram on my regular iPhone 11