Thuraya is changing the rules for Thuraya Prepaid SIM cards, effective April 2019:
- Balances expires if not minimum one top-up is performed yearly
- The renewal fee for the validity of the SIM card will be 39 units per year instead of 10 units every 2 years.
Here we have described the changes for you in detail: Thuraya Prepaid NOVA Plus, changes from April 2019 [PDF].
Especially for police, fire departments, control centers and disaster protection it means you have to check your SIM card continously. Otherwise in case of emergency it could be that your SIM card already expired or there is no balance left for phone calls. To ensure a permanent availability of the phone service we recommend a change to a postpaid SIM card.
