Iridium Service Plans and Airtime

Monthly Iridium Service Plans

Specifically tailored to suit the most demanding needs...

Plans which do not have the Voicemail, USA +1 Access, or Online Tracking options included in the price can have these options added to the plan when filling out the service agreement. Adding these options will add an additional charge to your bill.

12 Month Service agreement is required for the above plans. Unused monthly or yearly minutes do not rollover to the next contract.

Download the Iridium service plan activation form.

Annual Iridium Service Plans

Can be used anywhere on the planet...

Plans which do not have the Voicemail, USA +1 Access, or Online Tracking options included in the price can have these options added to the plan when filling out the service agreement. Adding these options will add an additional charge to your bill.

12 Month Service agreement is required for the above plans. Unused monthly or yearly minutes do not rollover to the next contract.

Download the Iridium service plan activation form.

Iridium Prepaid World Plans

Can be used from any origin to any destination.

• Calls are debited in 20 second increments. Iridium to Iridium calls are debited at half the rate.
• Unused minutes can be extended if a new bundle is purchased. Card is permanently deactivated 90 days after expiry if not recharged. Expiry dates are cumulative up to 2 years.
• Outgoing SMS (i.e. text messaging) debit 20 seconds from balance.
• FREE Services: Direct calls to Iridium phone are free for the Iridium owner,Voicemail, Call Forwarding, Call Barring and Incoming SMS.
• Remaining minutes are announced before each call made. To query minutes: Use toll free number 2888 from Iridium satellite phone.
• Please note that calls made to another satellite network (Inmarsat, Globalstar, Thuraya) are debited at a higher rate than a standard Iridium-to-Land line call.
• Please call a representative for more details or for help selecting the right plan.
• The "0 Minute" Voucher extends the expiration of the SIM and current minutes for 30 days.

Iridium Prepaid World Plans

Can be used from any origin to any destination.

• Calls are debited in one minute increments. Iridium to Iridium calls are debited at half the rate.
• Unused minutes can be extended if a new bundle is purchased. Card is permanently deactivated after expiry if not recharged. Expiry dates are cumulative up to 2 years.
• Outgoing SMS (i.e. text messaging) debt 20 seconds from balance.
• FREE Services: Direct calls to Iridium phone are free for the Iridium owner,Voicemail, Call Forwarding, Call Barring and Incoming SMS.
• Please note that calls made to another satellite network (Inmarsat, Globalstar, Thuraya) are debited at a higher rate than a standard Iridium-to-Land line call.
• Please call a representative for more details or for help selecting the right plan.

Iridium Prepaid Africa Plans

For Africa only.

• Iridium Africa Prepaid plans active for 1 year
• Unused minutes are transferable to a new Africa prepaid bundle if renewed before expiry date
• Iridium-to-Iridium rates are debited at 3/4 of standard minute rates
• Minutes are billed in 20-sec increments
• This prepaid plan cannot originate calls outside Africa
• The Africa Prepaid Plans cannot be used in conjunction with any other Iridium plans
• Grace period for renewals: 90 days from date of expiry. If expiry grace period is missed, a new SIM card will need to be ordered.

Iridium Northern Lights Prepaid Plan

For Alaska and Canada.

* - require a $50 activation charge.

Due to the massive demand, Iridium has introduced new prepaid vouchers for the Canada-Alaska region at extremely attractive rates. This voucher known as the Northern Lights voucher, uses the regular prepaid SIM cards. These vouchers can only be used in Canada and Alaska.
The $50 activation only applies to new SIM cards, recharges will not incur a fee.

Details of the Northern Lights vouchers

• Unique with the Northern Lights Plan, customers have a 6-month plan to meet seasonal needs
• Unused minutes roll over when minutes are renewed before expiry date.
• Iridium-to-Iridium rates are debited at 3/4 of standard minute rates.
• Minutes are billed in 20-sec increments.
• This prepaid plan cannot originate calls outside Alaska or Canada.
• The Northern Lights Plan cannot be used in conjunction with other plans, nor minutes transferred.
• Grace period for renewals: 90 days from date of expiry. If expiry grace period is missed, a new SIM card will need to be purchased.

Iridium North America Prepaid Plans

For North America.

Iridium is introducing for the North American market some new, promotional prepaid vouchers. These new vouchers are large minute, 6 month promotional plans that offer very low per minute prices. The North America e-vouchers are the only high volume discount promotional plans which work within the continental US and Alaska, Canada, and the majority of the Caribbean. Outside this continent airtime pricing is much higher, even higher than the existing prepaid vouchers

The North America Region includes: (plus 12 nautical miles into coastal waters)

• Iridium has the right to cancel the NA promotion at any time
• The vouchers have a 180 days expiry date and cannot be extended or refilled.
• The vouchers cannot be combined with any other Iridium service plan and do not rollover.
• Voice and SMS only, Data calls are not permitted.

Iridium Prepaid Mid-East North Africa/Africa

The "MENA" region covers much of the Mid-East and Africa.

Features Included with service

These vouchers are sold only in single quantities for initial activation and cannot be recharged with another MENA voucher, once expired the SIM card may be reloaded with a Iridium World Prepaid bundle. The MENA Region includes the countries listed below plus 12 nautical miles into coastal waters.

African Countries:

Middle Eastern Countries:

Other non listed areas may apply. Please contact us for more details

Details of the Africa Prepaid Plans:
*Due to the small geographical size and/or location of islands included in this list, calls may be interpreted by the system as originating from international waters and calls may be restricted. Therefore, the MENA rate or service availability is not guaranteed for these areas.

RATES of Service:

OUTBOUND VOICE CALLS ORIGINATING IN MENA REGION - 60 units
OUTSIDE MENA REGION - 135 units
ISU—ISU Voice - 48 units(Iridium Servicable Unit)
ISU-Other Satellite Systems - 906 units (Inmarsat, Thuraya etc.)
ISU-Personal Mailbox - 48 units (via 8816 629 90000 for English 90001 for French)
Call forwarding to voicemail - No charge
Call forwarding to PSTN - Not available
Call forwarding to ISU - Not available
Balance inquiry via 2888 - No charge

INBOUND VOICE CALLS

• Iridium Africa Prepaid plans active for 1 year
• Iridium-to-Iridium rates are debited at 3/4 of standard minute rates
• Minutes are billed in 20-sec increments
• Grace period for renewals: 90 days from date of expiry. If expiry grace period is missed, a new SIM card will need to be ordered.
• To check the remaining minute at anytime dial 2888, the number of remaining ISU-PSTN minutes in the account and the number of days until the account expires are announced. The announcement is in English.