Manage Airtime Online
Manage Your Prepaid Airtime Online!
Hassle-free prepaid. Your Roadpost online account offers convenient, real-time access to:
Activate your card(s) in seconds, 24/7!
Refill prepaid airtime if your balance is low or nearing expiry. Or select the convenient auto-refill option in your online account*
Extend the expiry date of unused airtime*
Receive alerts via email or text when airtime balance is low or nearing expiry
*As applicable based on the specific type of prepaid card.
Coverage
Iridium Coverage
Only Iridium provides 100% global communications coverage

Stay connected everywhere. Iridium is the leading commercial satellite network in the world and the only one that provides voice and data communications across every inch of the planet — including the earth's oceans, airways and polar regions.
Iridium NetworkTraveler’s Note: Although Iridium’s coverage is global, Iridium complies with U.S. embargo restrictions. U.S. government regulations forbid Iridium Satellite and/or its affiliates from offering equipment or providing the Iridium service in Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria, nor to any entity identified in the "Specially Designated Nationals and “Blocked Persons" list maintained by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. Iridium recommends customers check with the local consulate of the country they are travelling to in order to ensure satellite phone use is allowed.
Detailed Terms
Iridium Global Prepaid Terms & Conditions
Hidden costs aren’t fun. We believe in giving you all the details:
- SIM cards must be activated online within 1 year of purchase
- The expiry date of your Iridium SIM card begins when the card is activated or refilled
- Maximum expiry period per account is 2 years (excludes the Global 300 card which has a maximum expiry of 1 year)
- Airtime included is estimated based on burn rates*. Usage types can be combined and will be deducted accordingly
- Calls are decremented in 20 second increments, texts are decremented per message
- Calls to check voicemail are considered outgoing calls
- Airtime can be refilled at the then current retail rate of the card you choose, prior to expiry by logging in to your Roadpost online account*. When you refill a card, your expiry date is automatically extended and you retain your original Iridium phone number
- Use your Roadpost online account to extend the expiry date for a fee, without having to refill airtime (excludes the Global 300 card)
- Airtime balance can be carried forward for a maximum of 3 years (excludes the Global 300 card)
- Embargo restrictions apply, please check with the local Consulate and refer to the Iridium Coverage section
- Roadpost Service Terms apply
*Please refer to the Burn Rate Table
Airtime Burn Rates
Iridium Global Prepaid Airtime Burn Rates
Standard Global Prepaid Cards | 100 Min | 200 Min | 300 Min | 600 Min |
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Total Units Included | 6,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 36,000 |
INCOMING* | ||||
Landline/cellular | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE |
SMS/Text messages | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Two-stage dialing | 60 units | 60 units | 60 units | 60 units |
OUTGOING* | ||||
Landline or cellular | 60 units | 60 units | 60 units | 60 units |
Voicemail retrieval | 30 units | 30 units | 30 units | 30 units |
Other Iridium | 30 units | 30 units | 30 units | 30 units |
Other satellite network | 540 units | 540 units | 540 units | 540 units |
SMS/Text messages | 6 units | 6 units | 6 units | 6 units |
Data | 60 units | 60 units | 60 units | 60 units |
*Note: Number of units burned for each type of call or usage. Burn rates are per minute unless otherwise specified.