mini-M Prepaid Airtime from Stratos
In many circumstances, owners of satellite phones prefer prepaid airtime over monthly airtime invoices because it limits airtime billing exposure. In those cases, mini-M Prepaid Airtime from Stratos is the perfect solution.
To use this service, your mini-M terminal and/or SIM card will be commissioned on ISP code 8209, which automatically directs all your calls from the terminal or SIM card to the Stratos Prepaid platform. With this service, you follow standard Inmarsat mini-M dialing procedure (00 plus the number) when placing a call. Your talk time is automatically deducted from the prepaid amount in the prepaid platform. What’s more, every time you place a call, the system announces your account balance, which helps you manage usage and know when to reorder additional prepaid airtime.
Not only is mini-M Prepaid Airtime from Stratos an effective management tool, it offers you a number of other benefits:
- Supports voice, fax, and data under one account. All of the primary and secondary IMNs (voice2, fax, data) associated with a terminal or SIM card are included on a single account
- No additional account numbers are required. The terminal IMN or SIM is the account identifier, completely transparent to the user
- No short codes to dial
- No PINs to enter
- No special software or hardware is needed
- No additional training is required - simply follow normal dialing procedures
Also, to accommodate mobile-to-mobile calling, your terminal or SIM card will be charged in units of time equal to 6 seconds. Therefore, regular mini-M calls are rated at 10 units per minute.
