Pre-Paid Voice & SMS Airtime
Africa Plan or WorldWide Plan, which is the one for you?
Iridium Africa Only
Africa Iridium Airtime & SMS Plans
Africa Plan Coverage Explained
If you are planning on using the satellite airtime to initiate calls and/or sms's from within Africa ONLY, then the Africa Plan would be the most cost effective route to follow.
The Africa plan is limited to outgoing calls from within Africa, Note however that you can receive calls from any destination (WorldWide)
Summary
- Outbound Calls from your Satellite Device on Africa Plan - LIMITED TO AFRICA
- Inbound Calls to your Satellite Device on Africa Plan - WORLDWIDE
Iridium WorldWide
WorldWide Iridium Airtime & SMS Plans
WorldWide Plan Coverage Explained
If you are planning on using the satellite airtime to initiate calls and/or sms's WorldWide then the WorldWide Plan would be the option you require.
The WorldWide plan is not limited to a specific geographic region
Summary
- Outbound Calls from your Satellite Device on WorldWid Plan - WORLDWIDE
- Inbound Calls to your Satellite Device on WorldWide Plan - WORLDWIDE
Billing
- All calls are round-up and billed in 20 second increments.
- Calls to the support line are free of charge - simply dial 4444 from your Iridium handset.
- With Iridium the receiving party never pays for any call - Iridium is thus far cheaper than cellular roaming.
- Retrieve prepaid balances by dialling 2888 from your Iridium Satellite Phone
Iridium Messaging
- All Iridium handsets can receive SMS messages from other Iridium subscribers. SMS to cell phones and visa versa is not available.
- SMS messages can be sent free of charge to Iridium subscribers from www.iridium.com. Messages are limited to 160 characters.
- SMS messages can also be sent to Iridium subscribers via email
- Iridium handsets can send 160 character messages to email
About Iridium
Through a constellation of 66 low earth orbiting(LEO) satellites operated by Boeing, Iridium delivers voice and data communication services to and from any where around the globe. Iridium brings to market the most easy to use satellite phones and offers the cheapest pricing and simplest call charges of all the satellite carriers in existence today.
T & C's
- Africa Plan - Restricted to only make calls from within Africa, but can call to anywhere worldwide. Can also receive calls worldwide.
- Rollover of unused airtime upon recharge - Subject to being done prior to account expiry - IndigoSat will send email notifications in this regard.
- Sim swaps billed at $150