Iridium Zoleo User Manual page 15

ZOLEO Global Satellite Communicator User Manual
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SMS messages are limited to 160 characters (and the total characters including those in the
phone numbers of the recipients cannot exceed 160).
• An email message can support +200 characters (but varies depending on the number of
characters in the recipient's email address).
• An app-to-app message can support +950 characters (which also varies based on the
recipient's name) but only count as one message from your satellite plan offering you the
best value.
The ZOLEO App will restrict you from exceeding the message length.
The table below summarizes the types of messages that can be sent for various device
configurations, and how they are sent.
ZOLEO communicator
SOS
check-in
app-to-app
SMS
Email
Weather
*When the ZOLEO App first connects with the ZOLEO communicator, the ZOLEO App is registered with the ZOLEO
server as the current companion to the ZOLEO communicator (that is, a link is created between the ZOLEO App and
the ZOLEO communicator).
†An attempt will be made to send the message via the internet first. If there is no internet coverage, the message is
sent via satellite.
App-to-app messages
An app-to-app message is a message you send to (or receive from) another ZOLEO App user.
Messages sent to the same group of recipients (or received from a member of that group) are
grouped into conversations and is called multi-recipient messaging. The messages in a
conversation are displayed by tapping on the conversation.
NOTE: Your ZOLEO App does not need to be linked to a ZOLEO communicator before you can
begin or join an app-to-app conversation.
ZOLEO App
standalone connected to a
communicator*
satellite
satellite
internet or satellite†
O
internet or satellite†
O
internet or satellite†
O
internet or satellite†
O
ZOLEO App linked but
not connected*
ZOLEO
satellite
satellite
Unlinked
ZOLEO App
O
O
internet internet
internet
internet
O
O
O
O
O
O
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