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Activating a New Iridium Go Sim Card
1 Ιουνίου 2024 · 8 λεπτά · 2K προβολές · Jerome's Town
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Jerome Rand replaces the SIM card in an Iridium Go unit aboard Into Oblivion in preparation for a passage from Cape Canaveral to Puerto Rico, walking through the full activation process on camera.0:06 The physical swap requires a small knife to remove the back panel, pulling the battery to access the old SIM, then pressing the new card down and forward until it clicks. Activation runs through the sat phone store website at satphonestore.com/activate, where selecting "I am activating a prepaid SIM card" leads to a form requiring the SIM card number. The system does not activate immediately — Rand waits roughly an hour before receiving a confirmation email. He then tests the unit outdoors to acquire the Iridium satellite network, opens the Iridium Go app on an iPad, and connects to LuckGrib to download a one-day weather file. Early download attempts fail until he corrects a setting inside LuckGrib, switching the connection type explicitly to Iridium Go. The file downloads successfully after that change. Key takeaways: allow a few hours after online submission before expecting activation, and verify the satellite weather app's connection setting matches the device before heading offshore.
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