Communication with a satellite phone differs significantly from conventional communication using landline or cell phones. If you want to reach someone using a satellite phone, the question arises whether the phone is switched on at that moment and has a connection to the satellite. Moreover, a call to a satellite phone is quite expensive. Therefore, we recommend sending a message to the user of the satellite phone with a request to call back.
Option 1:
Send a message via Thuraya website
Thuraya offers on its website the possibility to send a message to an Thuraya phone for free:
Screenshot Thuraya website
https://sms.thuraya.com/
Option 2:
Send a message via smartphone
Use the Satway Pro Satellite Messenger app, available for Android and iOS.
Option 3:
Send a message via email
Another option is to send an email to the satellite phone. This is delivered as a text message. The reception is free of charge for the satellite phone user.
- Create a new e‑mail in the mail program you are using.
- Put sms@smsr.thuraya.com in the To field.
- The phone number with leading zeros goes into the subject field.
- Your text goes into the message field. You have a total of 160 characters at your disposal.
- No attachments are possible. Also make sure that no signature/footers are attached to the message.
