Inmarsat’s Airtime Changes for the IsatPhone Pro and IsatPhone Link

In the past, Inmarsat’s Prepaid validity timeframes were easy to remember and understand. Regardless of the number of units you recharged with, the validity was extended by 730 days from the date of topup. This validity extension will be changing soon for a couple of the Inmarsat terminal types, namely the IsatPhone Pro and IsatPhone Link terminals.

As of June 1st (UTC), any additional units you add to an IsatPhone Pro or IsatPhone Link Prepaid subscription will, at most, extend your validity 365 days from the date of topup. All new extensions will be from date of topup and not the original expiration date. The full list of new validity extensions by Prepaid voucher size can be seen in the following chart:

Options	Validity
25 unit voucher	30 days
50 unit voucher	90 Days
100 unit voucher	180 Days
250 unit voucher	180 Days
500 unit voucher	365 Days
1000 unit voucher	365 Days
2500 unit voucher	365 Days
5000 unit voucher	365 Days

Note that if you have more than 365 days remaining on your current SIM, you will not lose your existing validity come June 1st. However, you will only extend your validity longer than your current expiration date if the remaining validity is less than the new topup validity as listed above.

For example:

• Old balance : 10 units with 395 days validity remaining
• Apply voucher: 25 units with 30 days validity
• New balance: 35 units with 395 days validity remaining

For example:

• Old balance : 10 units with 60 days validity remaining
• Apply voucher: 500 units with 365 days validity
• New balance: 510 units with 365 days validity remaining

These changes only affect IsatPhone Pro and IsatPhone Link. FleetPhone and BGAN will continue to have the same 730 day validity extensions for all voucher options.

Inmarsat’s new vouchers will be non-cumulative in terms of expiration only. So, if you add 2 of the 25-unit vouchers today, you will only add 30 days validity from today’s date, but you will still add a total of 50 units.

This means now is an ideal time to topup your SIM to extend the validity while quantities last. If you are not ready to purchase another 100 or 250 units, simply purchase our 730-day validity extension for $30.00. This will add 10 units to your account, as well as maximizing your validity. Don’t wait until the last minute to make your purchase, as we cannot guarantee that quantities will remain in stock.


For more information contact GMPCS at 954-973-3100 or www.gmpcs-us.com