[Ovmsdev] Hologram SIM card NOT included anymore

[Michael Balzer]

Thanks, missed that one…

That means this is no longer a temporary situation, and we need to 
change all product descriptions now.

Regards,
Michael


Am 17.12.20 um 12:51 schrieb Stein Arne Sordal:
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *Mark Webb-Johnson <mark at webb-johnson.net 
>> <mailto:mark at webb-johnson.net>>
>> *Subject: **[Ovmsdev] Trade War impact*
>> *Date: *8 July 2020 at 09:55:58 CEST
>> *To: *OVMS Developers <ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com 
>> <mailto:ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com>>
>> *Reply-To: *OVMS Developers <ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com 
>> <mailto:ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com>>
>>
>>
>> FYI: We are starting to see an impact from the US/China trade war, 
>> with OVMS as collateral damage. This is currently affecting OVMS in 
>> two ways:
>>
>>  1. Imports of OVMS modules, cables, and antennas, into USA, are
>>     starting to be hit with a 25% tax.
>>
>>     I don’t have any workaround, and it would cost way more than +25%
>>     to get these manufactured elsewhere (even if all the components
>>     didn’t come from China in the first place). So, this tax is now
>>     being passed on to consumers in USA.
>>
>>  2. We are experiencing difficulties getting the US Hologram SIMs
>>     into China.
>>
>>     I realise that this is an inconvenience for the users, but we
>>     have no alternative at the moment. So, from this week until
>>     further notice, OVMS modules purchased from Fasttech won’t
>>     include Hologram SIMs. These can be purchased directly from
>>     Hologram themselves:
>>
>>     https://store.hologram.io/store/global-iot-sim-card/17
>>     <https://store.hologram.io/store/global-iot-sim-card/17>
>>           (You can also order on amazon
>>     https://www.amazon.com/3-in-1-Global-IoT-SIM-Card/dp/B07GY2S8QK#ace-2093936695
>>     <https://www.amazon.com/3-in-1-Global-IoT-SIM-Card/dp/B07GY2S8QK#ace-2093936695>)
>>
>>     OVMS modules purchased from the official distributors (either
>>     Carl Medlock in USA, or Open Energy Monitor in EU) will still
>>     include the Hologram SIMs.
>>
>>     I have updated the user guide documentation to clarify this.
>>
>>
>> I’ll let you know if the situation changes.
>>
>> Regards, Mark.
>
>
>> On 17 Dec 2020, at 12:48, Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de 
>> <mailto:dexter at expeedo.de>> wrote:
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Fasttech have changed the OVMS kits to NOT include the Hologram SIM 
>> card anymore.
>>
>> I don't know why and when they did so, but by this we now are lying 
>> to users in all our descriptions.
>> This applies to our project websites as well as to Glyn's shop.
>>
>> Do you know the background? Is this temporary?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Michael
>>
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