CALLING INSTRCTIONS

IRIDIUM SATELLITE PHONE
CALLING INSTRUCTIONS

Satellites need to see your phone to connect your calls, therefore the phones are best used outdoors. Keep in mind that anything that obstructs the satellites’ view of your phone will impede your ability to make calls. Simply turn on the phone, extend the antenna and dial. 

Instructions to Make Calls To and From an Iridium Satellite Phone

Calling From:

To:

Dial:

Example:

LAND & CELL PHONES IN THE US
IRIDIUM PHONES
011 THEN IRIDIUM NUMBER
011-8816-xxx-xxxxx
LAND & CELL PHONES IN THE US
IRIDIUM 2-STAGE
1-480-768-2500 – wait for recording
then enter 12 digit Iridium #
LAND & CELL PHONES OUTSIDE OF THE US
IRIDIUM PHONES
00 then the Iridium number
00-8816-xxx-xxxxx
IRIDIUM PHONES
US LAND and CELL PHONES
+ or 00 then 1 then area code and number
+1-555-123-4567
IRIDIUM PHONES
INTERNATIONAL LAND and CELL PHONES
+ or 00 then country code then phone number
00 – country code – phone number
IRIDIUM PHONES
IRIDIUM PHONES
00 or + then Iridium number
+8816-xxx-xxxxx

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IN THE US DIAL 911 FROM YOUR SATELLITE PHONE

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