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Send a free message to a Thuraya satellite phone

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 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.