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New Thuraya - Pre Pay Classic SIM Card

Pre Pay SIM Features

  • Valid for 30 days from the first call
  • Use prepaid scratch cards to top up
  • 10 units worth of Free Calls

Pre Pay SIM Renewal

The SIM card will remain active (from the first call) for an inital period of 30 days. In order to extend this validity period credit can be purchased to topup the minutes and the validity period of the SIM. How much the validity period is extended depends on how many units you purchase.

  • 80 units extends the validity period by 5 months
  • 160 units extends the validity period by 12 months

Prepay Airtime Prices

Airtime
Prepay SIM card
    
GB£ 49.00 (ex VAT)

  Voice (unit/min) Data (unit/min)
To Thuraya Handsets
0.99
0.99
To Landlines
1.49
1.49
To Mobile Networks
1.49
1.49
To"Hard to reach places" (Including other satellite networks )
6.00
6.00
SMS*
0.25 (per SMS)
n/a

GmPRS Data Service (SO 2510 and SG 2520 only)
GmPRS Data one off activation fee      20 units
Units Per MByte (approximate)   5 units

Classic SIM Usage Bonus

30 Units will be credited to your SIM card if you usage reaches 300 units or more in a moth (credited units will be available for use in the next calendar month)

Hard to Reach Places are defined by Thuraya as (Please note that this list is subject to change at the sole discretion of Thuray) : Ascension, Cook Is., Cuba, Diego Garcia, Falkland Islands, Globalstar, Greenland, Inmarsat A, B, M & mini M, Iridium, Kiribati, Montserrat, Nauru Is., Niue, Papua New Guinea, Somoa Western, Sao Tome, Solomon Is., St. Helena, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

NB.You cannot send a text message from a prepaid Thuraya SIM to any GSM network.
You can receive text messages and calls from GSM networks.

For a full detailed FAQ published by Thuraya please follow this link

Incoming calls while the handset is in GSM mode are charged at standard rate, although please be aware that it is not possible to make outgoing calls or send SMS.

After purchase of a Pre Pay Classic Sim your first call must be made within 6 months otherwise the sim will be de-activated.


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Satphone UK (satphone.co.uk) are specialist satellite phone suppliers of Iridium phone, Thuraya phone, Globalstar phone, Inmarsat phone and Inmarsat bgan satellite phone terminals.
Satphone.co.uk also offer prepaid and postpaid satellite phone airtime and SIM cards for Iridium 9505A, Thuraya Hughes 7101, Thuraya so-2510, Thuraya so-2520 with GSM and GPS option, Globalstar Telit sat 550, Globalstar SAT 600, GSP 1600 and Inmarsat, including Hughes Regional BGAN (RBGAN), Thrane and Thrane Explorer 500, Explorer 300, Explorer 700 and Fleet 77, Fleet 55, Fleet 33 and Thuraya DSL. Satphone.co.uk offer rental and hire of Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya satellite phones on the Satphone UK web site.
Satphone UK are based on Regent Street in the West End of Central London W1.
Please note that satellite telephones require a direct line of sight from the antenna to the satellite.
Therefore, phones do not work inside buildings or vehicles unless used with an external antenna. Service in outdoor locations with trees, hills, mountains, buildings or other similar structures or geographical features may impair or prevent the use of satellite communication equipment.
Please note that text messaging service on satellite phones may not be possible to terrestrial mobile phones

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