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meir · 04-05-2006, 11:34

So this morning I tested a bit my Geodesa Card with Thuraya handset. Sorry I didn't have too much time today, but results are more than promising. First of all, the handset was switched to satellite only mode.So I typed in my PIN code and went outside to catch some sunshine and Thuraya signal as well. Well, it went this way. At beginning I got on handset display sign "Searching Network" and indicator of the signal started to register some signal "out of space". At this time the guy from Thuraya dealership said, card have definitely trying to register with network. On my question how long this can take, he replied about minute or so. After a few moments card had registered with Thuraya network, on the display was written" Thuraya-Czech Republic". So I tried to call my 00447624+ number from my Vodafone CZ phone. It took at least 10 rings on Vodafone CZ before Thuraya handset started to ring as well. I was already thinking that this will ring forever and then will drop in to voicemail like in time when that card is not handset. So we have talked with Thuraya dealer guy for about 15 second. The quality wasn't best, but you could hear him well and clearly. The same he said about his side. I didn't checked for SMS. Outgoing calls didn't worked. Now the best part of it. I asked him if I can check on internet, how much the incoming call have did cost. He was also curious, so he let me type in my entry codes, to see the cost. The cost for the incoming call was USD 0.00. Only change I have realised was that instead of quoting name of country in column "To" with the web-based account info system, there is written "Delivery to handset". :detective2:

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meir (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 269 Join Date: 21 Feb 2006 Location: It's long story Country:	04-05-2006, 11:34 So this morning I tested a bit my Geodesa Card with Thuraya handset. Sorry I didn't have too much time today, but results are more than promising. First of all, the handset was switched to satellite only mode.So I typed in my PIN code and went outside to catch some sunshine and Thuraya signal as well. Well, it went this way. At beginning I got on handset display sign "Searching Network" and indicator of the signal started to register some signal "out of space". At this time the guy from Thuraya dealership said, card have definitely trying to register with network. On my question how long this can take, he replied about minute or so. After a few moments card had registered with Thuraya network, on the display was written" Thuraya-Czech Republic". So I tried to call my 00447624+ number from my Vodafone CZ phone. It took at least 10 rings on Vodafone CZ before Thuraya handset started to ring as well. I was already thinking that this will ring forever and then will drop in to voicemail like in time when that card is not handset. So we have talked with Thuraya dealer guy for about 15 second. The quality wasn't best, but you could hear him well and clearly. The same he said about his side. I didn't checked for SMS. Outgoing calls didn't worked. Now the best part of it. I asked him if I can check on internet, how much the incoming call have did cost. He was also curious, so he let me type in my entry codes, to see the cost. The cost for the incoming call was USD 0.00. Only change I have realised was that instead of quoting name of country in column "To" with the web-based account info system, there is written "Delivery to handset". :detective2: