What Is Satellite Messaging?

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  There are 3 ways to send and receive messages via Mesh radio: Shout – Communicate to any nearby devices that are within reach in the Mesh network without guaranteed delivery. Direct – Send a message to a specific person, letting the device ...

• 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 ...

• Bivy Stick vs Bivy Stick MESH

  The Bivy MESH and the original Bivy Stick (the standard Bivy Stick) are both satellite communication devices, designed for two-way messaging, GPS tracking, SOS alerts, and off-grid use via the Iridium satellite network. They pair with a smartphone ...