User's Manual
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Satellite Mode – Voice
Make sure the Thuraya WE has registered before you proceed. On the dashboard, “Thuraya” will
appear after the registration process is successful.
How to make a call
• To make a call, enter the full dialling sequence: 00 or + [Country Code] [Area Code] [Phone
Number] using the country drop-down if required, or select a Contact. Press the phone
button to initiate the call and press the red “hang up” button to end the call.
• Recent calls can be viewed from the ‘Call’ tab and Favourites can be stored and re-arranged
to provide quick access to frequently used contacts.
• Smart Dialling can be enabled in settings which automatically adds the country prefix to a
phone number. Please note that this will only be applied to numbers that don’t already
contain a country code prefix.
NOTE: With a valid SIM, calls to the Emergency number will always be available regardless of
restrictions.
How to send an SMS
• SMS can be sent to a phone number or to an email address.
• To send an SMS to a phone number, enter the international dialling sequence of the
intended recipient: 00 or + [Country Code] [Area Code] [Phone Number] or use the Smart
Dialling country selection.
• To send to an email address, type in the email address in the ‘To’ field.
Satellite Mode – Data
How to connect to the internet
• Switch to Satellite Mode – Data to connect to the internet via Satellite. Make sure the
Thuraya WE is registered before you proceed. On the Dashboard, “Thuraya” will appear
after the registration process is successful on the Satellite Network.
• Toggle the Data “Enable” switch to begin data session.