Iridium 9555 Operation & User’s Manual

Simple User Guide This is not a regular cellphone, but it’s easy! Just follow these 3 simple steps… 1 Go Outside 2 Extend Antenna 3 Switch On 1) Go Outside Before you switch on the phone ensure that you are outside, away from buildings and trees, with a clear uninterrupted view of as much sky as possible. The pho ...

Fully extend the antenna from the body of the phone, and hold it vertically. The antenna works best when it is pointing vertically upwards. To achieve this it can be pivoted from side to side depending whether you intend to use the phone in your left or right hand. In practice however, in favourable signal conditions, this is usually unnec ...

All calls must be dialed in the following format, always including the appropriate country code: + CountryCode AreaCode PhoneNumber The Iridium phone will automatically insert the ‘+’ symbol in front of the number you enter. Just enter the number you wish to dial and press the green key. For example: t ...

Phone You can send short text messages to email addresses, other Iridium phones and most cellphones. To send a text message to a cellphone or another Iridium phone Press Menu , scroll down to Messages and press Select Press Select (Create message) Type your message (using the number keys to select letters - max 160 character ...

There are two ways to a call an Iridium phone; ’Direct-Dialing’, and ‘2-Stage Dialing’. Unfortunately many phones cannot make direct-dialed calls to satellite phones; even phones that can are often charged at very high rates. Some telephone providers charge up to $12 per minute for direct-dialed calls to Iridium phon ...

It’s easy to send messages to the Iridium phone – check out the three options below: Leave a Voicemail Message If the Iridium phone cannot be reached (because it is switched off, out of coverage, or busy on another call) then incoming calls will be forwarded to the Iridium Voicemail Service. Important note: The calle ...

If your Iridium phone cannot be reached (because it is switched off, out of coverage, or busy on another call) then your incoming calls will be forwarded to the Iridium Voicemail Service. Important note: The caller may be prompted to re-enter your Iridium phone number. If so, they must enter the 12 digits only (8816 xxx ...

Outside the USA you cannot call any emergency service numbers (911, 112, 999 etc.) We therefore strongly recommend that you look up the local numbers of the emergency services in the regions in which you intend to travel, and store them into your phone. Remember… - Before you switch on ...