| Thuraya Hughes Satellite Phone |
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| | (includes Thuraya Super SIM ($149 value), battery, AC charger, adapter kit and user guide)
If you do not think you will need this phone long term, we also offer the option to rent the Hughes Satellite Phone. For more information and to get a quote, click here. InTouch SmartCards is proud to add this phone to our range of global satellite services. The Thuraya Hughes 7100 is a satellite handheld mobile phone with integrated satellite, GSM and GPS technology. The Thuraya phone offers a wide range of services including voice, data, fax, short messaging and location determination.
Seamless Connectivity
Thuraya handheld phones opens up a world of roaming.
Thuraya enables you to access local GSM networks and link to satellite mode outside of that service area. If you are in Thuraya’s coverage area you can make a call to, and receive a call from, anywhere in the world. If you are outside Thuraya’s coverage area you may be able to use Thuraya on GSM mode in areas with compatible standards. |
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| Rates - Postpaid |
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| | Thuraya Postpaid Service costs about $45 a month, and will range from $0.79 to $1.80 a minute. This will vary based on calling locations and called destinations. Thuraya offers postpaid as well as two types of prepaid services: Regular and ValuePlus.
Regular prepaid service call charges and postpaid service are about 25% higher than the ValuePlus prepaid service.
If you have any questions call us at 1-703-222-7161 or at 1-800-872-7626 from within the US. |
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| Rates - Prepaid |
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| | Thuraya Prepaid Traveler SIM - Three Months, $69.99 |
| |  | Includes an initial credit of 25 minutes worth of calls |
| | | Receive calls for three months in Thuraya's coverage area, even without refilling your account |
| | | Prepaid SIM cards can only be used in Satellite Mode |
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| | Thuraya Prepaid Super SIM - One Year, $139 |
| | | Includes an initial credit of $10 worth of calls |
| | | The initial validity of the prepaid account is one year from the date you place your first call |
| | | Receive calls throughout the year in Thuraya's coverage area, even without refilling your account |
| | | 100 free Short Messages |
| | | Annual renewal fee of $90 |
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| | Prepaid air-time sold on prepaid scratch cards in $194 (160 unit) increments, extends the validity of the SIM Card for 3 months from the expiration date of the previous refill.
This works out to about $1.25 a minute with the Super SIM (for most calls back to the US from Iraq).
Most customers buy the original prepaid SIM/Service for $80 and then the Scratch Cards @ $194 each. They give you $194 of talk time. |
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| Phone Features |
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| | | User friendly soft key operation | | User Interface with 9 multi-languages supported | | Voice over GSM and the Thuraya satellite network | | Data and Fax at 9600 bps* | | Short messaging service (SMS) | | Supplementary services | | Voice Mailbox | | Last 10 calls of missed, received and dialed-with date and time stamps | | Speed dialing | | Any key answering | | Lithium Ion Battery with capacity of 720 mAh (minimum) | | Talk time in satellite mode is 2.4 hours and in GSM mode is 4 hours (minimum) | | Standby time in satellite mode is 34.1 hours and in GSM mode is 33.3 hours (minimum) | | Call cost function | | 16 ringing tones | | Signal strength display and mode indication | | Battery level display | | GPS location determination and storage of 25 GPS positions | | GPS location transmission via SMS | | High Power Alerting (HPA) | | Clock and date | | 2 Alarm clocks | | Tone dialing (DTMF) | | Weight is 220 grams | | WAP 1.2 stack | | GPS distance & direction | | Downloadable ringing tones | | | | | * requires data cable |
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