Topic 'GSM/GPRS SIMs for telemetry' in forum 'Cellphones, Providers, and Plans' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/GSMGPRS-SIMs-for-telemetry-27946697 en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:04 EDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:04 EDT Re: GSM/GPRS SIMs for telemetry http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-GSMGPRS-SIMs-for-telemetry-27952278 said by ConstantineM:

is it at all likely that they will disable an account that's using 300MB/month through GPRS?


I think not not enough cases for them to look for it and I guess the GPRS network is not swamped.

What I would worry about it that the vendors are re-farming the spectrum and moving 2G that might mess you up.

I like SMS as the transport mechanism, the reason is SMS will probably roam much better than GPRS.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-GSMGPRS-SIMs-for-telemetry-27952278 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:26:25 EDT GSM/GPRS SIMs for telemetry http://www.dslreports.com/forum/GSMGPRS-SIMs-for-telemetry-27946697
T-Mobile USA already has a pre-paid 30$/mo plan with unlimited SMS and unlimited 5GB@4G data, and voice support. Since I'd only be using SMS and/or GPRS, 5GB@4G data sounds like way-way-way too much (probably would be enough to last a whole year), yet, at the same time, it seems like noone has any cheaper plans whatsoever anyways.

Perhaps a contract-based data-only T-Mo plan with 200MB/mo at 10$/mo (after a separate-voice-contract discount) is what I'm looking for? But I think my usage might require SMS and a pay-per-minute voice capability, so, a data-only plan might not do it.

What's the best and cheapest 2G GSM/GPRS SIM-card provider, with unlimited SMS or plentiful GPRS data, and pay-per-minute voice? I think the price structure for something like this, with the set-it-and-forget-it attitude, should be more on the order of 10 bucks per month, or less. Otherwise, it makes little sense to pay the same no matter how network-hungry the device is, and makes it prohibitive to have as many devices as necessary to be connected to the net.
2013-01-23 16:36:00]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/GSMGPRS-SIMs-for-telemetry-27946697 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:10:55 EDT