[Ovmsdev] Build environment

[Tom Saxton]

I expect that the H2O plan I described on this TMC post will cost me a bit
over $40 per year ($10 for 90 days times 4) plus 5 cents per text message.

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/7716-OVMS-Installation?p=66689
7&viewfull=1#post666897

   Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Howard <lee.howard at mainpine.com>
Reply-To: OVMS Developers <ovmsdev at lists.teslaclub.hk>
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM
To: OVMS Developers <ovmsdev at lists.teslaclub.hk>
Subject: Re: [Ovmsdev] Build environment

> Here is the GoPhone plan to which I signed-up:
> 
> https://www.paygonline.com/websc/rateplans/rateplan_en.jsp
> 
> -----------------------
> 10¢/minutefor all
> nationwide calls, pay per use data
> and pay per use text (or add
> messaging package)
> 
> Messaging Packages available for 10¢/minute plan.
> $19.99 for Unlimited, $9.99 for 1,000 Messages and $4.99 for 200 Messages
> 
> 
> Pay-Per-Use Rates: Domestic Text - 20¢ per message sent/received,
> International text - 25¢ per message sent/20¢ per message received
> Domestic Picture/Video - 25¢ per message sent/received, International
> Picture/Video - 50¢ per message sent/25¢ per message received
> Data - 1¢/5 kb (Basic & Quick Messaging phones only). Pay per use data
> is not available for smartphones
> ------------------------
> 
> The bit about pre-paying $10/mo or $100/yr is here:
> 
> http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/prepaidplans.html#tabAccount
> 
> -----------------------
> 
>   * *Buy a GoPhone Refill card* at AT&T wireless stores or any one of
>     more than 200,000 retail locations. Many cards will prompt you to
>     refill right on your phone using the card PIN. Otherwise, you can
>     also add the value online <https://www.paygonline.com/websc/index.jsp>.
>       o Refill cards have varying expiration dates. $10 to $24 refill
>         cards expire in 30 days; $25 to $99 expire in 90 days and $100
>         and higher expire in 1 year.
> 
> -----------------------
> 
> So because I paid $100 up-front I have 1 year to use that up in the plan
> fees (OVMS will use texting and data only).  If I limit this OVMS module
> to very little texting (mostly using it for start-up configuration) I
> should come-in under $100 data usage in the year.
> 
> Recognize that you have to take a phone in with you (not a smart phone)
> or buy one of their phones that are not "smart" for this package.  Then
> take the SIM out and put it into the OVMS module.
> 
> If you talk to them about OVMS and such then some staff will consider it
> like a "tablet" or a "mobile hotspot", and then you end up in a
> different category.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lee.
> 
> 
> On 06/11/2014 09:54 PM, phil hochstetler wrote:
>> 
>>  I walked into my local AT&T store and tried exactly that. They told me
>>  you cannot get that deal anymore.  The cheapest go phone deal was more
>>  than $20/month.
>> 
>>  Phil H.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Lee Howard <lee.howard at mainpine.com
>>  <mailto:lee.howard at mainpine.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>      On 06/11/2014 09:37 AM, phil hochstetler wrote:
>> 
>>          They are a AT&T reseller but have very nice terms for our
>>          limited use (much better than going to AT&T directly).  $11.88
>>          / month for 200 text messages and 20 MB of data (1000 text and
>>          100 MB data only costs $14.25).  These prices are with the
>>          AARP 5% discount.
>> 
>> 
>>      A minimal AT&T GoPhone with text and data pay-as-you-go is
>>      $10/month or $100/year (prepaid).  You can get that just by
>>      walking into an AT&T store.  At $100/yr that's $8.34/mo.
>> 
>>      Just sayin'.
>> 
>>      Lee.
>> 
>>      -- 
>>      *Lee Howard*
>>      *Mainpine, Inc. Chief Technology Officer*
>>      Tel: +1 866 363 6680 <tel:%2B1%20866%20363%206680> | Fax: +1 360
>>      462 8160 <tel:%2B1%20360%20462%208160>
>>      lee.howard at mainpine.com <mailto:lee.howard at mainpine.com> |
>>      www.mainpine.com <http://www.mainpine.com>
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
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