What Is Satellite Messaging?

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• Messaging to International Numbers

  When sending a message to an international number, the preferred format is (+) (country code) (phone number), without the ( ). If your Bivy number and recipient number are from the same country, it can work without the country code, but it will be ...

• Sending Messages To Iridium Satellite Phones

  When sending a message to an Iridium satellite phone, it requires pre-pending the number with 8816 or 8817 followed by the eight-digit number. Sending messages to Iridium Satellite Phones has not been tested by our team.

• What Satellite Service Does the Bivy Stick Use?

  We use the Iridium network which has complete global coverage with 66 low-Earth orbiting active satellites. These satellites orbit at an altitude of 485 miles, circling the Earth once every 100 minutes. https://www.iridium.com/network/ **Although ...

• How 2-way Messaging Works in New Zealand

  Option 1: SMS Texting Select your contact in the Bivy App, and send a message. The contact will receive an SMS notification on their phone. 3. Your contact will be able to click the link and reply to messages on the webpage. Option 2: Bivy App-to-App ...

• What to Expect for Turnaround Time When Sending Bivy Stick Text Messages

  Satellite messaging is not like cellular messaging. With cellular, it's almost instantaneous when you have service. With satellite messaging, you don't maintain a constant connection. We rely on brief connections to send small bursts of data. The ...