Quote Originally Posted by Cuppa View Post
That’s not how I understand it, & not what my friend who has used it told me.
Look at the prices here

You pay $40 for the initial sim which comes with 10 credits.
You can then add however many credits you wish at the prices shown in the link. Ongoing cost is not $40 for 10 units
Annual subscription costs 39 credits (US$45.50)
They give you 3 months ‘grace’ past the annual renewal date to renew without needing to pay a new joining fee (i.e. a new sim or re-activate old one)

So essentially you can have the service available for US45.50 per 15 months & only ever buy extra air time if & when you need it from anywhere in the country using a free sat phone call. Or you can buy air time so it’s there to use without first needing to make a free top up call, & if you don’t use, it rolls over to the following year when you renew your subscription (also by free call).
OK, I can see your point. My perspective is $31USD includes 10 points which equals 6.6 minutes of talk time (1.5pt=1min)(assuming the SIM is issued free), which effectively values the call rate at 31/6.6=$4.69/min. To renew your subscription to the service costs 39 units or 26 minutes of talk time @4.69/min =$121.94, but you don't get the talk time credit, you still need to top it up over and above the subscription. I am cant see a disclosure about the actual cost/minute of the phone call, assuming there must be a 'cost' for the SIM in the first place. I also don't see the bit about the roll-over of time - most pre-paid services finish at the expiry date whether you use the credits or not - maybe I just can't 'see it'.

Does this sound correct?
Anyway, if this works for your circumstances that's all that matters.