Proposed IsatPhonePRO airtime changes by Inmarsat (1 June 20

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Proposed IsatPhonePRO airtime changes by Inmarsat (1 June 20

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I am getting my phone today :thumbup:

if you are planning to get a phone or have one and you airtime needs to be charged up.i will suggest you do it before June. The prices is going to rise and the airtime window will change to one year instead of two.
Dear Zippisat customers.

Inmarsat has informed us that they will be changing the IsatPhonePRO airtime pricing and prepaid airtime validity period from the first of June 2012. These are the proposed changes:
• The 10 unit recharge will no longer be available from Inmarsat. The 25 unit recharge will be the smallest recharge sold by Inmarsat from 1 June 2012 onwards.
• The airtime rates will increase, probably to $1.24 per unit (excl VAT or Zippisat special deals).
• All landline, mobile and IsatPhonePro calls will now be 1 unit/min (was 1.2 unit/min for calls to mobile and 1.5 units/min for calls to IsatPhonePro). SMS stays half a unit per 160 characters.
• The prepaid recharge airtime validity period of two years will not be available from Inmarsat after 31 May 2012. The maximum validity period will be 1 year (for the larger vouchers). It has not yet been decided what the validity periods for the various voucher denominations will be. The latest Inmarsat proposal is that there will be short validity periods for small recharges (e.g. 30 days for the 25 unit voucher), but they are also considering using 2 validity periods e.g. 6 months and one year, depending on the size of the recharge. Once the official prices are released, we will update Zippisat customers again with the exact details via the http://www.zippisat.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; website or email.
The Inmarsat price increase is on 1 June 2012, so customers can still take advantage of the cheaper recharge prices and two year validity period until the 31st May (see below for current prices). Any bundles bought before May 31st will still have a 2 year validity period. Zippisat currently gives a 10% bonus for recharges of 100 units and more, if paid for by electronic bank transfer. Zippisat customers can still recharge with as little as 10 units to extend the airtime window by 2 years. Inmarsat will not sell a 10 unit recharge after 31 May 2012. Future prices will be published once we get official feedback from Inmarsat.

To Recharge:

We are very busy this month due to the high volume of queries, so if you would like to take this opportunity to recharge, please EMAIL us (at info@zippisat.com) with the following information:

1. Name and Surname
2. When the phone was purchased e.g. “around July 2010” is fine
3. Any company details e.g. Name and VAT number you would like on the invoice.
4. Contact details e.g. phone number for if we have any questions.
5. YOUR ISATPHONEPRO PHONE NUMBER e.g. +87077_ _ _ _ _ _ _ or the SIM (“ICC-ID) nr.
6. The unit bundle amount you would like to recharge (10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 units)

We will send you an invoice with our banking details. Upon receipt of proof of payment, we will recharge you.

Please remember to use the invoice nr and surname in the EFT reference and send the proof of payment directly from the bank to ‘info@zippisat.com’.

As far as possible, please email us enquiries and requests, rather than call us. This way we can have time to deal with all requests systematically and efficiently.

If there are any questions please contact Zippisat at info@zippisat.com or +27 72 7676 578.


Current IsatPhonePro recharge prices: (excluding VAT)

10 units: US$ 9.50
25 units: US$ 23.75
50 units: US$ 47.50
100 units: US$ 90.25
250 units: US$ 225.63
500 units: US$ 451.25
1000 units: US$ 855.00
2500 units: US$ 2,137.50
5000 units: US$ 4,275.00

Current IsatPhonePro Special: (valid while stocks last)

IsatPhonePRO with 100 units and SIM and activation: ZAR 4,950.00 excl. VAT and delivery
IsatPhonePRO with 250 units and SIM and activation: ZAR 5,950.00 excl. VAT and delivery

If you (or a friend) would like to buy one of the IsatPhonePro satellite phones on the current special, please send us the following details:

1. Your name
2. Company name and VAT nr
3. Delivery address (and contact if different from above). Business (name?) or Residential.
4. Two contact numbers at the delivery address
5. Would you like the protective pouch/carry-case? (ZAR 175.44 excluding Vat)

IsatPhonePro specials are valid while current stock for the specials last, and prices are subject to change. The price of the IsatPhonePRO handset went up on 1 April 2012 and future prices will be more expensive. All ZAR prices are subject to exchange rate fluctuations but we endeavour to keep the special price in ZAR and fixed.

E&OE, Zippisat reserves the right to change prices at any time.

More news!
The latest firmware is available at http://www.zippisat.com/IsatPhoneProUpgrade/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This version (5.0.0) has a new feature called “Personal Alert”. When you press * and # together for 2 seconds, you GPS co-ordinates and a predefined message will be sent to up to 10 SMS or email destinations. The predefined message and the destination is configured at MENU>EXTRAS>’PERSONAL ALERT’ on the IsatPhonePro.

GPS extras:
The IsatPhonePro’s GPS email can be copied and pasted into the following website destination; http://www.zippisat.com/GPS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. From there you can see the location in either Google Maps or Google Earth.
Tip: If you receive a GPS SMS instead of an email, you can use the example on the page and alter the co-ordinates according to the SMS you received. This is useful since the GPS SMS is half a unit and the GPS email is 1 unit.

Regards
Zippisat
+27 72 7676 578
info@zippisat.com
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Re: Proposed IsatPhonePRO airtime changes by Inmarsat (1 Jun

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Tx for the info :thumbup:
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