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Thuraya Satellite Phone Plans: Prepaid Unit Vouchers
Prepaid voucher airtime for a Thuraya satellite phone, sold in fixed blocks of voice units with no monthly bill to manage. Every voucher covers the same region and works the same way; the only difference is how many units it carries. Pick the size that matches how much talking the trip or the season needs.
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12-month validity
Prepaid unit vouchers
A Thuraya phone used for a trip, a season, or as a backup that mostly waits in a bag.
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Prepaid unit vouchers
Buy a voucher of units once, and draw the balance down as calls and messages are made, with nothing to cancel afterwards. Units carry a 12-month validity from activation, and topping up before that period ends keeps any remaining balance alive.
Who it suits: A Thuraya phone used for a trip, a season, or as a backup that mostly waits in a bag.
BillingOne payment, up front
Validity12 months from activation
RenewalNone, top up with another voucher
IncludesVoice minutes, drawn down as used
20 units, valid 12 months
50 units, valid 12 months
160 units, valid 12 months
500 units, valid 12 months
1000 units, valid 12 months
2500 units, valid 12 months
Side by side
How the vouchers work
| Prepaid | |
|---|---|
| You pay | Once, up front |
| Commitment | None |
| Units expire | 12 months after activation |
| Run out of units | Top up with another voucher |
| Where it works | Across the Thuraya coverage region |
| Best for | A single trip, a season, or a backup phone |
The network
Why Thuraya for a prepaid phone plan
Thuraya runs on geostationary satellites positioned over Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia and Australia, which is why the network suits travel and work concentrated in those regions rather than a trip that circles the globe. A prepaid voucher keeps a phone live without a monthly invoice to track.
- Coverage across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia and Australia
- No monthly bill: units are loaded once and drawn down as they are used
- A voucher can be topped up before it expires to keep any remaining balance
- The same voucher airtime works on any Thuraya handset
The fine print, plainly
Good to know before you activate
- A one-time activation fee applies to every new voucher; it is shown on the plan page.
- Units are drawn down as calls and text messages are used, and the balance carries no monthly reset.
- Topping up before the 12-month validity ends keeps any remaining unit balance alive.
- Each voucher carries its own validity period, stated on the plan page.
- Additional usage beyond a voucher's included units is quoted separately, so ask before going over if a voucher is running low.
- Coverage is limited to the Thuraya coverage region: Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia and Australia.
- Voucher airtime only works on a Thuraya handset; it does not activate on another network's phone.
Hardware
Phones these vouchers activate on
A Thuraya voucher only works on a Thuraya handset. The XT-LITE, XT and XT-PRO cover most use cases, and the X5-Touch is the current flagship with a touchscreen and app support. Any of the four takes the same Thuraya SIM, so a voucher from this page goes live on whichever model is on hand.
Questions
Thuraya plan questions, answered
Not covered here? The help centre has dialing guides, activation steps and coverage maps.
Help centreMatch the unit count to how much talking the phone will actually do before the 12-month validity ends. A 20 or 50-unit voucher suits an occasional backup phone; the larger blocks suit a season of regular calling.
Not sure which voucher size fits your trip?
Tell us how long the phone will be in use and roughly how often it will be called, and we will point you at the size that actually matches it.