Iridium 9505A Quick Connect Manual page 2

Iridium 9505A Quick Connect Guide
Placing Calls from Satphone
Dial 00+Country Code+Area Code+Tel #
Check for adequate signal strength and registration.
Dial the sequence shown above
(The US Country Code is 1)
For a complete list of country codes, visit our
www.explorersatellite.com
website
When you have entered the digits,
press to and a call.
"OK" "Send" "End"
Note: Prepaid customers may dial 2888
for their account balances.
This is a free call.
Retrieving Text Messages
A message received in real-time will result in
"Message, Read now?"on the display. Press "OK"
and your message will appear on the display. Scroll
through the message using the scroll up/down
button located in the top center of the keypad.
If you do not retrieve your message real-time, an
envelope icon will appear in the bottom left of the
display. Press the envelope key, scroll down to
"Received messages", press "OK", and your
message will appear on the screen. Scroll through
your message using the scroll up/down button
located in the top center of the keypad.
Placing Calls to Satphone
Method 1:
Dial Int'l Dialing Code + Iridium Tel #
011 accesses an international line from the US. This
code varies from country to country. Calls made to
your satphone are billed to the party placing the
call by their long distance carrier. If you prefer to
pay for inbound calls, use the two-stage dialing
method shown in the next section.
Method 2 (two-stage dialing - preferred):
Dial 1-480-768-2500 then enter the
12 digit Iridium telephone number
when prompted.
This method is paid for by the satphone, caller only
pays to call Arizona. Calls placed using this method
are charged to the satphone account or deducted
from prepaid minutes.
Please call us for customer service or
technical support:
+1-954-763-8650 x104
In EXTREME EMERGENCIES ONLY
call the
Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)
located in Alameda, California, USA:
+1 850-283-5955
Placing Calls from Satphone
to Satphone
Dial Int'l Dialing Code + Iridium Tel #
Calls to another Iridium satphone are billed at a
lower rate. Calls to satphones operating on other
satellite networks are much more expensive.
Sending Text Messages
to Satphone
Method 1 (preferred):
From the internet, go to:
www.iridium.com
Click "Send a Satellite Message".
Enter the 12 digit Iridium telephone number
(Skip the box for reply e-mail unless using reply
texting from satphone).
Type in message up to 160 characters in the
large box.
Click send message.
Your message will appear on the
satphone display the next time a call
is placed.
This feature is free and unlimited.
We strongly recommend using this feature for
non-urgent communication. Messages are stored on
the network for one week.
Method 2:
An ordinary email may be sent to:
(12 digit Iridium #)@msg.iridium.com
Character limit remains at 160.
Please omit email signatures if using
this method.