Your Passport phone number is located on the reverse side of your SIM card and begins with 44. To activate your service simply follow the Quick Start instructions included with your SIM card.
- Insert the Passport SIM card into the mobile phone*
- Be sure that battery is charged
- Turn on your phone
- Enter the PIN Code on your Passport SIM card^
- You are now ready to make and receive calls**
- Return to http://www.telestial.com/passport at anytime to manage your Passport account.
*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Passport SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the prepaid SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone.
^Your PIN code is a four digit code located on the reverse side of your SIM card.
When calling from the United States to your Passport phone number, callers will need to dial 011 followed by your Passport cell phone number.
**To make an outgoing call, simply dial the country code (1 for the US/Canada) and phone number and then press the [SEND] key. You will then receive an incoming call. Simply answer the call and wait for your party to be connected.
Customer Support
For assistance using your Passport SIM card please dial 154 [SEND].
Voicemail
To access your voicemail, simply dial 121 [SEND]. The messages will be played in order of last received. Voicemail is automatically enabled. An inbound caller will be directed to voicemail if the call is not answered within 30 seconds, if the phone is switched off or if there is no coverage. A text message will be sent to notify you of a new voicemail.
To record or change your greeting message dial 732 [SEND].
To enable voicemail dial *869* [SEND] (please ignore any messages on the screen).
To disable voicemail dial *866* [SEND] (please ignore any messages on the screen).
Balance Inquiry
To check your available airtime balance, simply dial 187 [SEND]. The account balance will be sent in a text message. There is no charge to use this service.
Recharge Minutes
To add additional airtime to your account, simply dial 191 [SEND]. You will be connected to our automated recharge system. Please have your credit card available. There is no charge to use this service.
Toll-Free Service
Toll-Free Service lets your family and friends call you at no charge to themselves. To call you, they simply dial a toll-free access number that you provide to them and then enter your phone number. Their call will be forwarded to your mobile phone. They will not be charged. Your account will be charged a $0.39 USD surcharge (per minute) for all incoming calls using this feature..
To enable Toll-Free Forwarding, simply dial 373 [SEND]
To disable Toll-Free Forwarding, simply dial 282 [SEND]
Auto-Recharge Service
Auto-recharge automatically recharges your account with USD$30 when your balance falls below USD$5. The automatic recharge is instantaneous and you receive a text message when it occurs.
You can enable or disable the Auto-Recharge service at any time by signing into your account online or by calling Customer Service. You can also change the minimum balance and the charge amount.
To enable, dial 171 [SEND]
To disable, dial 393 [SEND]
Call Forwarding
Calls to your phone number may be forwarded to another phone number. Your account will be charged $0.49 USD per minute when using this service. Standard outgoing call surcharges apply (see below).
To enable this service, simply dial 102+ followed by the country code and phone number (for example 102+18582742686) where calls should be directed, and then press [SEND].
To disable this service, simply dial 103 [SEND] |