Sending SMS and Email With Iridium Extreme 9575 #
Sending an SMS Message
- Go to the Menu on your Iridium 9575 Extreme and select ‘Messages’ and ‘New Message’ then start composing your message
- Add the phone number of the recipient and select ‘Options’ and ‘Send’ the message
Sending an SMS Message to an Email Address
- Go to the Menu on your Iridium 9575 Extreme and select ‘Messages’ and ‘New Message’ to start composing your message
- If you want to change the format of the message to email, select ‘Options’ and ‘Sending Options’ to change the ‘Format’ to ‘SMS to email
- Once you have changed the format of the message to email, enter the email address to the recipient, select ‘OK’ and enter an email centre number and press ‘Send’.
You can send and receive text messages and short emails using your Iridium Extreme – prior to sending short emails, it is helpful to store email addresses in your phonebook to automate delivery
To enable the predictive text software on your phone, select “Setup” from the main menu, then “Language” – then “Text Entry” and change the setting from “Multi-Tap” to “English” – “French” or “Spanish” predictive text
To send a text message select “Messages” from the main menu, then “Create message” – if you wish to send to an email address that is not stored in your phonebook, type the email address, add a space, and then type your message
To type using predictive text entry, you may choose several different modes including word (ww), letter (lw), punctuation (#?@), and digits (123) by tapping the side convenience key
Once your message is completed, select “Options” – then “Send” – then “Add” and then you can either select a stored phonebook entry or manually enter a number – if you typed an email address in your message to send to an email address not stored in your phonebook, you must manually enter the number “+*2” in order to send to an email not stored in your phonebook
Your contacts may send you a message by visiting www.iridium.com and selecting “Send a Satellite Message” by using your Iridium phone number or send an email to 8816[number]@msg.iridium.com
