Thuraya Hughes Satellite Phone for Tallil Airforce Base,Tikrit, Fallujah and Mosul
(Includes battery, AC charger and adapter kit, User Guide)
If you expect to spend time in different areas of Iraq other than the more populated areas, or within 100 miles of Baghdad then satellite phones are definitely the best way to go.
If you are looking for a SIM card for your cell phone that can be used in Iraq with free incoming calls we have a limited number of Tphone Global SIMs that offer free incoming calls in Iraq. Outbound calls debit at 50 eurocents a minute. The Tphone SIM has a phone number that is based in the U.K. For more information please clickhere.
The Thuraya satellite system uses a geo-stationary satellite located over the equator at 44 degrees East. InTouch Smartcards is proud to add this phone to our range of global satellite services. Thuraya provides service to 99 countries covering Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East and as far east as Bhutan in Asia. The hand-held phone is dual-mode - Satellite and GSM. GSM roaming is possible in all covered countries where mobile wireless systems exist and also in many other parts of the world not covered by the Thuraya satellite.
Thuraya Handset features include:
Similar size, weight and appearance to a regular GSM phone
Dual Mode: Thuraya or GSM
Weight 7.5 ounces/220 grams
Voice and data (to 19.2 kbps) over both the GSM and Thuraya satellite system (Phone is recognized as 19.2 kbps modem)
Short Message Service (SMS)
Speed dialing
Displays of signal strength, battery level, and mode indication
Displays of signal strength, battery level, and mode indication
Displays of signal strength, battery level, and mode indication
GPS location service with a PC interface for GPS downloads (GPS distance and location displays to be added shortly)
Clock and date, as well as 2 alarm clocks
Tone dialing
16 ringing tones
Call forwarding, barring, waiting and call hold
Battery life: 650 mAh 2.4 hours talk time, 34.1 hours standby 1200 mAh 4.5 hours talk time, 63 hours standby
What are Thuraya's call charges?
Thuraya Postpaid service costs about $45 a month, and will range from US 79¢ to US $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 ValuePlus prepaid service.
For more detailed pricing information please use the following Link:
http://www.thuraya.com/products/subscriptions_marketing.htm
How Much for Prepaid Service on Thuraya?Choose either:
Thuraya Prepaid Subsription - Value Plus - Three Months $80 (usually preferred)
Includes an initial credit of $10 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 the Satellite Mode
Or
Thuraya Prepaid Subscription- Super SIM - One Year $150 (If you will only be using the phone occasionally).
The initial validity of the prepaid account is one year from the date you place your first call.
Includes an initial credit of $10 worth of calls
Receive calls throughout the year in Thuraya's coverage area, even without refilling your account.
100 Free Short Messages
Annual Renewal fee of $US 90
* Prepaid air-time sold on prepaid scratch cards in $194 (160 Units) increments, extends the validity of the SIM Card 3 months from the expiry date of the previous refill.
This works out to about $1.25 a minute with the super SIM, or $1.00 a minute with the Value Plus prepaid option (For most calls back to the USA from Iraq).
Most customers buy the originial prepaid SIM/Service for $80 and then Scratch Cards @ $194 each. They give you $194 of talk time.
If you are being deployed to the Middle East and are looking for an economical way to talk back to the US from your Army Base, call us now and take advantage of our special discounted pricing available only to deployed Military Personel.
If you do not think you will need this phone long term, you can rent this phone.Click here for a quote or Call us andwe and will help you out.
Thuraya Coverage
"A"
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
"B"
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
"C"
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
"D"
Democratic Republic of Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
"E"
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
"F"
France
Finland
"G"
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
"H"
Hungary
"I"
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Ivory Coast
"J"
Jersey
Jordan
"K"
Kenya
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrghyzstan
"L"
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
"M"
Macedonia
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Myanmar
"N"
Nepal
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
"O"
Oman
"P"
Pakistan
Palestine
Poland
Portugal
"Q"
Qatar
"R"
Romania
Rwanda
Russia
"S"
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerl
Syria
"T"
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
"U"
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
"Y"
Yemen
"Z"
Zambia
Direct satellite calls to the United States (and other countries) can be made from Tallil Airforce Base, Tikrit, Fallujah, Mosul in the Middle East and from any of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrghyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yemen and Yugoslavia.
Coverage of the African continent is expected to expand to:
Burundi, Congo (Dem.Rep. of), Congo (Rep. Of), Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
