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Iridium Certus® Maritime
View Pivotel's Iridium Certus® maritime service plans below.
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Key Features
Iridium Certus® maritime plans from $210/month
Choose from 3 month or 12 month plans
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Plan Name | 0MB | 50MB | 100MB | 500MB | 2GB | 5GB | 10GB | VSAT Companion | |
Monthly Access Fee | $210 | $590 | $990 | $1,520 | $2,220 | $2,700 | $3,900 | $630 | |
Monthly Included Data Allowance (MB) | 0MB | 50MB | 100MB | 500MB | 2000MB | 5000MB | 10000MB | 300MB | |
Excess Data (Per MB) | $27.50 | $13.00 | $9.70 | $6.30 | $1.75 | $1.35 | $0.90 | $2.40 | |
Outgoing Call Cost to standard fixed or mobile services, voicemail retrieval and band 1 countries (Per Minute) | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | |
Incoming Call Cost (Per Minute) | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | |
Minimum Contract Term | 3 Months Min cost is $630. | 3 Months | 3 Months | 3 Months | 3 Months | 3 Months | 3 Months | 3 Months | |
Applicable to Certus 200 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
Applicable to Certus 350 / 700 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Dynamic Shared Group (DSG) | No | Yes, 10% premium on MRC and overage data. Min 5 terminals per DSG. | |||||||
DSG Minimum Contract Term | N/A | 12 Months Min cost is $7,788 per service. | 12 Months Min cost is $13,068 per service. | 12 Months Min cost is $20,064 per service. | 12 Months Min cost is $29,304 per service. | 12 Months Min cost is $35,640 per service. | 12 Months Min cost is $51,480 per service. | 12 Months Min cost is $8,316 per service. | |
Maritime Dual SIM per Vessel pooling. Static Shared Group (SSG) | No | Yes, 10% premium on MRC and overage data. Applicable to Certus 350 / 700 only. | No | ||||||
Minimum Contract Term | N/A | 3 Months Min cost is $1,947 per service. | 3 Months Min cost is $3,267 per service. | 3 Months Min cost is $5,016 per service. | 3 Months Min cost is $7,326 per service. | 3 Months Min cost is $8,910 per service. | 3 Months Min cost is $12,870 per service. | N/A | |
Plan Name | Annual 600MB | Annual 1.2GB | Annual 3GB | Annual 12GB | Annual 60GB |
Annual Recurring Charge (in advance) | $6,700 | $12,300 | $18,500 | $27,700 | $33,900 |
Annual Included Data Allowance per IMEI (MB) | 600MB | 1,200MB | 3,000MB | 12,000MB | 60,000MB |
Excess Data (Per MB) | $13.00 | $9.70 | $6.30 | $1.75 | $1.35 |
Outgoing Call Cost to standard fixed or mobile services, voicemail retrieval and band 1 countries (Per Minute) | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 | $0.70 |
Incoming Call Cost (Per Minute) | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 |
Minimum Contract Term | 12 Months | 12 Months | 12 Months | 12 Months | 12 Months |
Applicable to Certus 200 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Applicable to Certus 350 / 700 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dynamic Shared Group (DSG) | No | ||||
Maritime Dual SIM | No | ||||
Calls to Pivotel Customer Care, Pivotel Test number (0406328378), Divert Calls to | FREE |
Calls to Iridium 8816, 8817 | $2.17 (Per Minute) |
Calls to other satellite | $15.22(Per Minute) |
Band 1 Calls cost $0.70 (per minute) | Australia, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua Barbuda, Argentina, , Austria (Fixed), Bahamas, Bangladesh (Fixed), Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Brazil, Brunei (Fixed), Bulgaria (Fixed), Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica (Fixed), Croatia (Fixed), Czech Republic (Fixed), Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France (Fixed), French Guiana, Germany, Greece (Fixed), Grenada, Guadeloupe (Fixed), Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia (Fixed), Ireland, Israel, Italy (Fixed), Jamaica, Japan (Fixed), Korea (South), Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius (Fixed), Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco (Fixed), Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Panama (Fixed), Paraguay (Fixed), Peru, Poland (Fixed), Portugal (Fixed), Puerto Rico, Reunion (Fixed), Romania, San Marino (Fixed), Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain (Fixed), St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sweden, Switzerland (Fixed), Taiwan (Fixed), Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey (Fixed), United Kingdom, USA, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela |
Band 2 Calls cost $0.83 (per minute) | Algeria, Andorra, Aruba (Fixed), Austria (Mobile), Bahrain (Fixed), Bangladesh (Mobile), Belgium (Fixed), Bhutan, Botswana (Fixed), Brunei (Mobile), Cambodia, Cayman Islands (Fixed), Costa Rica (Mobile), Cyprus (Fixed), Czech Republic (Mobile), Egypt, France (Mobile), Gibraltar, Greece (Mobile), Guadeloupe (Mobile), Guatemala (Fixed), Indonesia (Mobile), Italy (Mobile), Japan (Mobile), Kazakhstan, Kenya (Fixed), Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon (Fixed), Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malawi (Fixed), Mariana Islands, Mauritius (Mobile), Mayotte (Fixed), Monaco (Fixed), Mozambique (Fixed), Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama (Mobile), Paraguay (Mobile), Philippines, Poland (Mobile), Portugal (Mobile), Reunion (Mobile), Russia (Fixed), Saudi Arabia (Fixed), Slovenia (Fixed), Spain (Mobile), Swaziland (Fixed), Taiwan (Mobile), Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zimbabwe (Fixed) |
Band 3 Calls cost $1.09 (per minute) | Armenia, Bahrain (Mobile),Chad, Ecuador, El Salvador (Fixed),Ethiopia, Georgia (Fixed), Haiti (Fixed), Honduras (Fixed), Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon (Mobile), Lithuania (Mobile), Netherlands Antilles (Fixed) , Nicaragua, Palestine (Mobile), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia (Mobile), Sint Maarten, Suriname, Turkey (Mobile), Turkmenistan (Fixed), Ukraine |
Band 4 Calls cost $1.39 (per minute) | Afghanistan, Angola (Mobile), Aruba (Mobile), Azerbaijan (Fixed), Belgium (Mobile), Belize, Bolivia (Mobile), Bosnia Herzegovina (Fixed), Botswana (Mobile), Bulgaria (Mobile), Cameroon (Fixed), Cape Verde, Cayman Islands (Mobile), Croatia (Mobile), Cyprus (Mobile), El Salvador (Mobile),Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Ghana, Guatemala (Fixed), Guinea Republic (Fixed), Guyana, Honduras (Mobile), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya (Mobile), Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania (Fixed), Macedonia (Fixed), Marshall Islands, Mayotte (Mobile), Moldova, Montenegro (Fixed), Montserrat, Mozambique (Mobile), Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles (Mobile), Niger (Fixed), Oman, Palau, Qatar, Russia (Mobile), San Marino (Mobile), Senegal (Fixed), Serbia (Fixed), South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Pierre, Sudan, Switzerland (Mobile), Swaziland (Mobile), Syria (Fixed), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (Mobile), Turks & Caicos, UAE, Yemen |
Band 5 Calls cost $1.65 (per minute) | Azerbaijan (Mobile), Benin, Bosnia Herzegovina (Mobile), Burkina Faso, Cameroon (Mobile), Diego Garcia, Djibouti, East Timor, Estonia, Georgia (Mobile), Greenland (Fixed), Ivory Coast, Latvia, Liberia (Mobile), Malawi (Mobile), Mali (Fixed), Moldova, Niger (Mobile), Senegal (Mobile), Somalia, Tanzania, Togo (Mobile), Uganda, Wallis & Fortuna, Zambia |
Band 6 Calls cost $1.87 (per minute) | Albania, Belarus, Comoros, Congo (DRP), Finland, Gabon, Greenland (Mobile), Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic (Mobile), Haiti (Mobile), Korea (North), Liberia (Fixed), Macedonia (Mobile), Mali (Mobile), Monaco (Mobile), Montenegro (Mobile), Morocco (Mobile), Papua New Guinea (Fixed), Serbia (Mobile), Sierra Leone , Slovenia (Mobile), Syria (Mobile), Tunisia |
Band 7 Calls cost $2.39 (per minute) | Algeria (Mobile), Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Cook Islands, Cuba, Micronesia, Gabon, Gambia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Niue, Samoa Western (Fixed), Zimbabwe (Mobile) |
Band 8 Calls cost $3.74 (per minute) | Angola, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Kosovo, Libya, Maldives, Nauru, Palestine (Fixed), Papua New Guinea (Mobile), Samoa Western (Mobile), Solomon Islands, Togo (Fixed), Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu |
Band 9 Calls cost $ 5.43 (per minute) | Ascension, Australian Antarctic Bases, Gambia, Kiribati, St Helena, Tuvalu |
Pivotel New Zealand (Pivotel) Iridium Certus Maritime plans use the Iridium Mobile Satellite Network. Satellite reception limitations and some exclusion zones apply. Visit www.pivotel.co.nz/networks/iridium/ to view a coverage map. An Iridium Certus terminal is required to access the Pivotel Iridium Certus Maritime service. A Maritime Mobile Security Identity (MMSI) must be provided upon provision of the service. All plans have a minimum contract term. Suspension and change of plan are not allowed during the contract term. No proration, credit, or data volume rollover or carry-forward will be transferred to a new plan in the event of early plan cancellation or termination. All calls are charged in 60 second increments unless otherwise stated. Any stated minute charges are to band 1 countries only (which includes New Zealand). Calls to higher bands may be at higher rates. Pivotel may apply call barring where fraudulent use is suspected, there is a breach of the Pivotel Incoming Calls Fair Use Policy or for credit control purposes. Data is charged in 1KB increments and minimum data session is 1KB. Double Data promotion is valid when activated on an eligible plan prior to 31 Dec 2021. Full amount of Annual Recurring Charge (ARC) is charged in advance upon initial activation and again recurring upon annual renewal of one of the Iridium Certus Maritime Annual Plans. Any overage data and voice usage will be charged monthly postpaid. Iridium Certus Maritime Annual Plans are not available on Dynamic Shared Group (DSG) and Maritime Dual SIM SSG pooling. Prices are in NZD excluding tax and are subject to change. You will receive a bill by email from Pivotel listing any payments you have made during the billing period, and a summary of your service usage to enable you to keep track of your overall service usage and monthly spend. You may receive a pro-rata access fee charge on your first Pivotel bill, calculated from the actual date of service connection to the date of your first bill. Itemized billed and unbilled service usage is available in the secure Selfcare website at www.pivotel.co.nz/selfcare. An itemised bill listing all of your service usage events is available on request. You may elect to receive a paper bill by post for an additional fee. Pivotel plans are available to credit approved customers only.
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