[Ovmsdev] Hologram SIM card NOT included anymore

Fri Dec 18 08:16:45 HKT 2020

:-)

A happy conclusion, imho. At least we didn’t mess up.

Regards, Mark.

> On 18 Dec 2020, at 1:01 AM, Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de> wrote:
> 
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> Sorry for bothering you… the USER has now reported the SIM was actually included, he just didn't consider it could already have been installed into the module… *sigh*
> 
> Regards,
> Michael
> 
> 
> Am 17.12.20 um 13:34 schrieb Michael Balzer:
>> OK, then maybe this is just an issue for Glyn, the user who reported this on the forum has bought from openenergymonitor, but no SIM was included.
>> 
>> I'll tell him to ask Glyn.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> Am 17.12.20 um 13:13 schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson:
>>> The descriptions on Fasttech clearly say no sim included. Once COVID is under control we should be able to resume, but at the moment it is not possible.
>>> 
>>> The US and EU distributors include hologram SIMs (as they source from me).
>>> 
>>> Regards, Mark
>>> 
>>> <image.png>
>>> 
>>>> On 17 Dec 2020, at 7:54 PM, Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de> <mailto:dexter at expeedo.de> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>  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:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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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