$545.00
Iridium MEA 500 Min Prepaid Satellite Phone Card
500 MINUTES / 1 YEAR EXPIRY / NON-REFILLABLE / NON-EXTENDABLE
The Iridium MEA 500 Minute Prepaid Satellite Phone Card provides affordable airtime for users in the Middle East, Africa and up to 12 nautical miles into coastal waters. With no activation fees and a one-year expiry, this prepaid card is perfect for seasonal short-term use, or anyone on a fixed budget because airtime is purchased in advance.
With an Iridium GO! Prepaid SIM Card from Roadpost, you’ll enjoy great value and convenient 24/7 online access to activate your card or refill your airtime.
Benefits
- FREE incoming calls and text
- FREE voicemail
- Minutes valid in region to anywhere in the world
- No activation fee
- Convenient online activation and airtime refills
- Works with all Iridium satellite phones
Description
Iridium MEA Prepaid Terms & Conditions
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- Valid from the Middle East and Africa only. This card does not work outside this region Middle East and Africa include the following countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, and Yemen.
- SIM cards must be activated within 1 year of purchase
- Airtime included is estimated based on burn rates*. Usage types can be combined and will be deducted accordingly
- Calls are decremented in 20 second increments, texts are decremented per message.
- Calls to check voicemail are considered outgoing calls
- Airtime can be refilled at the then current retail rate of the card, prior to expiry, by logging in to your Roadpost account. When you refill, your unused airtime rolls over, your expiry date is automatically extended by from the refill da te and you retain your original Iridium phone number
- Airtime balance can be carried forward for a maximum of 3 years
- Regional prepaid cards operate in designated regions for targeted customer groups. There is a small percentage of instances where the geographic restriction will extend or retract from the regions listed and service is not guaranteed
- Embargo restrictions apply, please check with the local Consulate and refer to the Iridium Coverage section
- Roadpost Service Terms apply
TIP: If you will be traveling outside the Middle East and Africa, the Iridium Global Prepaid Card or Iridium Global Monthly Service Plan may be the best option. Shop Iridium Global Prepaid Cards.
*Note: Please refer to the Burn Rate Table
Iridium MEA 500 Min Burn Rates
| Iridium MEA Prepaid Card | 500 Min |
|---|---|
| Iridium Units | 30,000 Units |
| OUTGOING* | |
| Landline or cellular (from card region to anywhere) | 60 units |
| Voicemail retrieval | 48 units |
| Other Iridium | 48 units |
| Text messages | 30 units |
| Other satellite networks | 906 units |
| Data calls (originating within region) | 102 units |
| INCOMING* | |
| Voice calls | FREE |
| Text messages | FREE |
| Two-stage dialled | 150 units |
*Note: Burn rates are per minute unless otherwise specified.
Iridium Network Overview
The Iridium network is largest commercial satellite network in the world and the only network that offers true global communications coverage over 100% of the planet. Uniquely, Iridium satellite coverage map spans Earth’s polar regions and every inch of land, sea or sky in between.
Reliable, seamless voice and data coverage everywhere is a compelling advantage of the Iridium communications network, but there’s more. Iridium’s low-earth orbiting (LEO) network advantage also enables the use of smaller omni-directional antennas, resulting in devices with a compact, lightweight and streamlined form factor and shorter network registration times. In a nutshell, Iridium is a great choice for anyone that wants to have access to satellite voice and data anywhere on earth, or wants to be able to use their satellite phone while moving around.
The Iridium constellation consists of 75 satellites (66 operational and 9 in-orbit spares) that are cross-linked in space just 780 kilometers above Earth. Because Iridium is the largest constellation, and orbits closer to earth than other networks, Iridium users enjoy worldwide access to phone, text, or data services with shorter network registration times and low communications latency. The large number of cross-linked Iridium satellites also makes it easier to maintain a connection while walking-and-talking on your satellite phone, while a variety of external antenna and docking stations can be used to extend the utility of Iridium devices for use in a building, vehicle, small plane or on a vessel.
Does the Iridium Network Cover the Entire Planet?
With a constellation consisting of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO) satellites, cross-linked to operate as a fully meshed network, several overlapping satellites ensure coverage over the entire globe.
With Iridium there are no coverage gaps and an independent study found that Iridium satellite phone call quality and call completion rates are superior to its competition. This is one of the reasons that the US Military uses Iridium communications network.
Traveller’s Note: Although Iridium’s coverage is global, Iridium complies with U.S. embargo restrictions. As such it is prohibited from providing products/service in the following countries: Taliban controlled Afghanistan, China, Cuba, India, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan. Each country is different and regulations may change without notice. Always check with the local Consulate or Customs offices for info.
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