When using an Iridium satellite phone, all calls are classified as 'International' calls. If you're unfamiliar with this process, it can be somewhat confusing. This guide aims to assist you in testing your sat phone and demonstrating how to make a call to an Iridium phone from any location to anywhere around the globe.
Every Iridium phone is assigned a 9-digit international telephone number along with a 3-digit country code. The country code for all Iridium phones is 881. Iridium phone numbers can be called from any phone on the planet. If you don’t know your Iridium phone number, please contact your ISS representative. Or you can simply call any phone with caller ID, which will reveal the Iridium number.
CALL FROM IRIDIUM PHONE
To make a call from an Iridium phone into the United States, dial the United States country code (001), then the area code, and then the phone number.
For calling a US phone number from an Iridium Phone – example number: 001 805 783 4600
In this example, 805 is an area code in the U.S.
For calling into another country:
Dial the country code then the full phone or fax number. To locate the country code that you’re calling into, please visit: https://www.itu.int/oth/T0202.aspx?parent=T0202
CALL TO IRIDIUM PHONE
To call an Iridium phone from the United States, dial 011, then Iridium’s country code of 881, then the – digit Iridium phone number. Note that 881 is the country code for all Iridium phones.
Example 1 – Calling an Iridium phone from the US: 011 881 672520732
From outside the US, please use this tool to help you find the correct number sequence (detailed instructions follow below).
Example 2 – Calling an Iridium phone from Afghanistan: 00 881 672520732
Each country is different, but many countries do use 00 plus the country code. We also recommend using this tool to help you find the correct number sequence. If this doesn’t work, you can ask for assistance from an operator to help connect. You only need to know the 870 country code and the 9-digit Iridium phone number for the operator to connect you.
While the Iridium account will not be charged for any incoming calls placed to it, the calling party will pay for satellite Iridium phone rates. Charges vary widely between phone providers, from $1 to $10 U.S. per minute, and some phone providers block international calling. The calling party can ask their phone provider for their international plan rate to ‘Iridium’, which has its own country code of 881. Phone providers often have inexpensive international plans that can be added to avoid paying any exorbitant per-minute fees. Also consider adding a local number for the Iridium phone.
Iridium to Iridium
Making a Call From an Iridium phone to an Iridium Phone
To place calls between Iridium phones, you may need to dial 00, and then dial the 9-digit Iridium number.
Voicemail
Iridium voice mail be accessed by pressing on the voicemail icon or calling 662990000 from a Iridium phone or 011-881-662990000 from any other phone. When prompted, you’ll be asked for your Iridium phone number, as well as the voicemail pin number.