Iridium Prepaid Plans
An Iridium Prepaid plan is a great way to use Iridium satellite service with no monthly fees, credit checks, unexpected service charges or security deposits.
We offer a variety of prepaid options for different regions, budgets and usage patterns:
- Global (worldwide)
- Emergency (worldwide)
- Iridium GO! (worldwide)
- Northern Lights (Canada & Alaska)
- Middle East & Africa
- Latin America
These prepaid plans can be used with any Iridium satellite phone (9500, 9505, 9505A, 9555, Extreme, GO!), regardless of whether it was or wasn't purchased from SATTRANS.
EMERGENCY PLAN 300-min - $726
The Emergency Plan 300-min offers a lower cost option for individuals and organizations who need satellite communications only for emergencies or occasional use.
| Outbound Voice Calls | USD/min. |
| To landlines or cell phones | 2.26 |
| To Iridium phones & voicemail | 1.13 |
| Incoming Calls | |
| Direct dial calls | FREE |
| Two-stage dialing calls | 2.26 |
| Direct-Internet Data Calls: | 1.13 |
| Text Messages (SMS) | |
| Outbound message | 0.24 |
| Incoming message | FREE |
- Included outbound minutes: 300
- Voucher Validity Time: 1 year
- The Emergency plan can be used with any Iridium phone anywhere in the world.
- Not rechargeable. Upon expiration or depletion of initial minutes, a new voucher can be loaded to the account, but any unused minutes or validity time will be forfeited.
GLOBAL PLANS
Global Plans feature one flat rate for the entire Iridium coverage area. Our most popular plan is the Global 600-min plan with 1 year of validity. If you expect to use your Iridium phone extensively, consider higher usage plans with rates lower by 30-40%.
| Global plan | Validity | Price | Outbound calls, USD/min. | Text $/ea. |
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| 200-min | 6 months | $579 | 2.64 | 1.32 | 0.27 | Buy |
| 600-min | 1 year | $849 | 1.33 | 0.66 | 0.13 | Buy |
- Rechargeable with more minutes at any time, unused minutes roll over. Maximum account validity: 2 years
- No activation fee
- Billing increment: 20 seconds
- Calls to other satellite networks are 9 times of the regular global call rate.
NORTHERN LIGHTS PLAN
The Northern Lights Plan provides discounted airtime rates for customers using their Iridium phones in Canada and Alaska.
| Outbound Voice Calls | USD/min. |
| To US/Canada landlines & cell phones | 1.60 |
| To Iridium phones & voicemail | 1.20 |
| To other destinations | 3.20 |
| Incoming Calls | |
| Direct dial calls | FREE |
| Two-stage dialing calls | 2.40 |
| Direct-Internet Data Calls: | 2.40 |
| Text Messages (SMS) | |
| Outbound message | 0.80 |
| Incoming message | FREE |
- The Northern Lights Plan can be used within Alaska & Canada only. It WILL NOT work anywhere else.
- Voucher Validity Time: 6 months
- Maximum Account Validity: 6 months
- No activation fee
- Rechargeable only with Northern Lights 200-min vouchers
LATIN AMERICA
The Latin America Plan offers discounted airtime rates for customers using Iridium satellite phones from South and Central America (excluding the Caribbean).
| Outbound Voice Calls | USD/min. |
| To landlines or cell phones | 1.40 |
| To Iridium phones & voicemail | 0.70 |
| Incoming Calls | |
| Direct dial calls | FREE |
| Two-stage dialing calls | 1.40 |
| Direct-Internet Data Calls: | 1.40 |
| Text Messages (SMS) | |
| Outbound message | 0.70 |
| Incoming message | FREE |
- The Latin America Plan can only be used within South & Central America (NOT including the Caribbean). It WILL NOT work anywhere else.
- Included outbound minutes: 200 or 500
- Voucher Validity Time: 6 months or 1 year
- Maximum Account Validity: 2 years
- No activation fee
- Rechargeable only with Latin America vouchers
MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA PLAN 500-min - $480
The Africa Plan offers discounted airtime rates for customers using Iridium satellite phones from Africa.
| Outbound Voice Calls | USD/min. |
| To landlines & cell phones | 1.07 |
| To Iridium phones & voicemail | 0.80 |
| Incoming Calls | |
| Direct dial calls | FREE |
| Two-stage dialing calls | 1.60 |
| Direct-Internet Data Calls: | 1.07 |
| Text Messages (SMS) | |
| Outbound message | 0.53 |
| Incoming message | FREE |
- The Africa Plan can only be used in Africa and WILL NOT work anywhere else
- Included outbound minutes: 300
- Voucher Validity Time: 1 year
- Maximum Account Validity: 1 year
- No activation fee
- Rechargeable only with Africa 300-min vouchers
For all plans:
- All incoming calls are free for the Iridium subscriber (but not for the caller!), except for two-stage dialing calls, which are charged at the outgoing call rate.
- Rates for outgoing calls to other destinations such as other satellite systems, premium numbers, etc. are higher.
- Each prepaid voucher has Validity Time, a period of time by which the voucher extends the validity period of Iridium prepaid account. All prepaid minutes and other airtime will be expired from the account upon the end of the validity time term, unless a new voucher is loaded to the account before the expiration date.
- Maximum Age Limit: a period of time during which the minutes from a prepaid voucher can be kept on a prepaid account and used by the customer. The age limit for most vouchers is 3 years.
- If a voucher is not rechargeable, all minutes will be expired on the account expiration date.
- Do not purchase a new plan if you want to add more minutes to or extend your existing Iridium account with SATTRANS. Get a new Iridium airtime voucher instead.
