Thuraya Satellite phone experiences

[Nomadic]

Here's a bit about operating the first generation Thuraya satellite phone - the popular Huges HNS-7100. Just after powering up these phones sometimes show an error before making the first call. Here's the background and how to easily resolve it.

Thuraya Satellite phone calls

Unfortunately the Hughes HNS-7100 range is out of production. The newer more fashionable but less rugged SG-2520 and SG-2510 models came next but never reached the popularity of the HNS-7100 range.

Recently ruggedness is back at Thuraya with the Thuraya XT - resembling the HNS-7100.

Cheers!