1) Download Iridium Mail & Web App and The PredictWind Offshore App. Please note: We recommend installing the Offshore App before using the Mail app.
Download and install the ‘Iridium Mail & Web’ and the PredictWind 'Offshore App' from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad.
Navigate to https://www.iridium.com/mailandweb/ URL to fill out the registration form, follow the instructions and register for a username and password. Select ‘Iridium Subscriber’ from the device selection drop-down menu in the registration form. Registration for an account is free and it is required to use the application.
3) Pair the iOS Device with Iridium GO!
On your iOS device, go to Wi-Fi setting and select ‘Iridium-xxxx’ network. Wait for your iPhone or iPad to connect to the Iridium GO! Wi-Fi network.
Then the app will guide you to configure the device connection type. Select ‘Iridium GO! for Mobile Devices’ as your connection type, then tap “Iridium Mail & Web” top left to return to the home screen.
To draft emails, tap 'Mail' on the main menu and tap the 'New Mail' icon at the bottom right corner of the screen. Tap 'To:' and enter the recipient's address. Tap 'Next' on your keypad to enter the Subject. Tap 'Next' on your keypad to enter the body of the email message. When the message is complete, tap 'To Outbox' in the top right corner. Repeat until all emails are complete.
'Get Mail' The session log window will appear. Wait for the session to complete and disconnect; select 'Done' to return to the Mail menu screen (as seen in the picture below).
You will see the Sender of the big mail and the file size in bytes.
Tap on the mail item, this opens the big mail itself, here you will see the sender, date subject and file size, you now have the option to do one of 3 actions.
"delete from server" This email will be deleted.
"download" To download the big mail.
"cancel" To cancel this action and return to the big mail folder.
If you have chosen to download the "Big Mail" you will need to do a new Send/Receive.
The Big mail will arrive in your inbox. Note 100,000b is 100kb so it will take approx. 10mins for this download.
We recommend installing the Offshore App before using the Mail app.
Tap on the PredictWind Offshore App icon in the IMW app. If you have not already downloaded the Offshore App you will be directed to the App store to download the PredictWind Offshore App. You will need fast internet connection for the download. Go to Preferences in the Offshore App and enter your PredictWind user email and password (this is the email and password you use for all your PredictWind accounts, not the Iridium Web & Mail username and password). You will need to be on the Standard or Professional version of PredictWind to access all the features of the Offshore App. Go to the pricing page to upgrade.
Go back to the IMW app. Now when you tap on the PredictWind Offshore App icon it will take you directly to the Offshore App. Please read the instructions on how to use the Offshore App.
The 'Iridium Mail & Web' app allows you to view text only web pages using the Safari Web Browser.
1) On your iOS device, go to Wi-Fi setting and select ‘Iridium-xxxx’ network. Wait for your iPhone/iPad to connect to the Iridium GO! Wi-Fi network.
2) Please go to the iOS settings > Wifi > Click on Iridium-XXXXX. At the bottom select Http Proxy and click on the "Auto"* button.
Note: Only do this step when you wish to use the web browser, using the ‘Auto” setting opens up your device to the internet and other Apps, this will significantly slow your connection with the Offshore App and Mail App, you could also incur unwanted airtime charges. Ensure you turn the Proxy back to “OFF” after you have finished Web browsing. We do not recommend using the Web browsing function, it is very limited in it functionality.
3) Open the Iridium Mail & Web App and click on the ‘Web’ icon on the home screen.
4) Click the upper-right 'Connect' option to start your connection.
5) Wait for the dialing process to be complete. You will be directed to the Safari web browser app.
It is essential that all 'background apps' are closed down or 'killed.' It is also critical that you do not have multiple tabs open in Safari.
7) Continue to access Web content. If you leave the page inactive for a few minutes, the connection will be dropped, and you will not be able to view any other text based web pages.
8) Click the Iridium Mail & Web app to close the data connection. It will automatically close.
Open the Iridium Mail & Web app connected to the internet at home before going on your trip. Twitter registration will fail if you are not connected the internet.
Please connect to the Iridium wifi before trying to post to Twitter via the Mail & Web application.
The posting will only be sent the next time you make an email connection.