Iridium 9505A Quick Connect Manual page 4

Iridium 9555 Quick Connect Guide
Placing Calls from Satphone
Dial 00+Country Code+Area Code+Tel #
Dial Int'l Dialing Code + Iridium Tel #
Check for adequate signal strength and registration.
011 accesses an international line from the US. This
Dial the sequence shown above code varies from country to country. Calls made to
(The US Country Code is 1) your satphone are billed to the party placing the
call by their long distance carrier. If you prefer to
For a complete list of country codes, visit our
pay for inbound calls, use the two-stage dialing
website www.explorersatellite.com
When you have entered the digits, press the button
Method 2 (two-stage dialing - preferred):
with the green bar to "Send" and the button with
Dial 1-480-768-2500 then enter the
the red bar to "End" a call.
12 digit Iridium telephone number
Note: Prepaid customers may dial 2888
for their account balances.
This method is paid for by the satphone, caller only
This is a free call.
pays to call Arizona. Calls placed using this method
are charged to the satphone account or deducted
Retrieving Text Messages
A message received in real-time will result in Please call us for customer service or
"New SMS. Read now?" on the display. Press "Yes"
(left soft key) and your message will appear on the
display. Scroll through the message using the
scroll up/down button located in the top center of
In EXTREME EMERGENCIES ONLY
the keypad.
If you do not retrieve your message real-time or
Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)
press "No" (right soft key) above, an envelope icon
located in Alameda, California, USA:
will appear in the top right of the display. Press
"Menu" (left soft key), scroll down to "Messages",
press "Select" (left soft key), scroll down to
"Inbox", press "Select" (left soft key). Your mes-
sage will appear on the screen. Scroll through the
message using the scroll up/down button located in
the top center of the keypad.
Placing Calls to Satphone Placing Calls from Satphone
Method 1:
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
method shown in the next section.
Method 1 (preferred):
From the internet, go to:
www.iridium.com
when prompted.
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).
from prepaid minutes.
Type in message up to 160 characters in the
technical support:
Click send message.
+1-954-763-8650 x104
Your message will appear on the
satphone display the next time a call
call the 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.
+1 850-283-5955
An ordinary email may be sent to:
(12 digit Iridium #)@msg.iridium.com
Character limit remains at 160.
Please omit email signatures if using
to Satphone
to Satphone
large box.
is placed.
Method 2:
this method.