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New Thuraya - Pre Paid SIM Card

Pre Paid SIM Features

Valid for 1 year from the first call
First call must be made within 6 months of activation
Use prepaid scratch cards to top up
Top up online with a credit card here
10 units of credit included with a new SIM

Pre Paid SIM Renewal

Renewal fee of 39 units per year after initial year
Free renewal for the next year if more than 1500 units have been used during the year

The renewal fee is automatically deducted from your prepaid balance.

If enough balance is not found in your account, a grace period of 90 days is granted. In this period your account will be automatically renewed if you refill your account with the required amount.
Note: You will not be able to make calls during this grace period, however you will be able to receive calls.
The account is finally closed (deactivated) at the end of the grace period if no (or not enough) credit is applied.

Prepaid SIM Airtime Prices

Airtime
Prepaid SIM card		GBP (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*	0.49 (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

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 can only send a text message from a prepaid Thuraya SIM to a GSM network with a roaming agreement with Thuraya (please note that this means there are some networks that will not receive an SMS if you attempt to send them)
You can receive text messages and calls from GSM networks.

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 Paid Sim your first call must be made within 6 months otherwise the sim will be de-activated.

Satphone UK (satphone.co.uk) are specialist satellite phone suppliers of Iridium phone, Thuraya phone, Inmarsat phone and Inmarsat bgan satellite phone high speed data terminals.
Satphone.co.uk also offer prepaid and postpaid satellite phone airtime and SIM cards for Iridium 9505A, Iridium 9555, Thuraya Hughes 7101, Thuraya so-2510, Thuraya sg-2520 with GSM and GPS option, and Inmarsat, Thrane and Thrane Explorer 500, Explorer 300, Explorer 700 and Fleet 77, Fleet 55, Fleet 33, Fleet Broadband FB 250, Fleet Broadband FB 500 and Thuraya DSL. Callmonitor Limited, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 4ND, England, UK. Satphone.co.uk offer rental and hire of Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya satellite phones on the Satphone UK web site.
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