<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>For example, for me in Hong Kong here are the figures:</div><div><br></div><div><ol class="MailOutline"><li>Hong Kong<br><br></li><li>ThreeHK 3G Rechargeable SIM Card<br><br><a href="http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=P200470391219567710594&lang=eng&pageid=61I001">http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=P200470391219567710594&lang=eng&pageid=61I001</a><br><br></li><li>US$26 for the card (US$0 for the card, US$26 pre-paid balance)<br><br></li><li>US$2.5/month for 50MB data and unlimited SMS within threehk network<br><br></li><li>US$0.05/MB for the first 50MB, then US$0.25/MB onwards<br><br></li><li>Probably not long-term viable, but there will be alternatives<br><br></li><li>Best deal in the world, I think</li></ol><div><br></div></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br></div><div><div>On 10 Sep, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>I've been told by many people, that one of the biggest problems with OVMS is the cellular providers. It is a hassle to maintain a pre-paid card, and the providers keep changing the rules. Particularly in the USA.</div><div><br></div><div>Could you let me know (with figures in US$, approximately ok, please):</div><div><br></div><div><ol class="MailOutline"><li>What country are you in?<br><br></li><li>What cellular provider and service do you use?<br><br></li><li>How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?<br><br></li><li>How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?<br><br></li><li>How much do you pay, per-MB for data?<br><br></li><li>Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?<br><br></li><li>Anything else relevant?</li></ol></div><div><br></div><div>Just reply to this email, on the mailing list. I only need 1 report for each provider, so if you see someone else reply to the list for your provider you can ignore this.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, Mark.</div><div><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>OvmsDev mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OvmsDev@lists.teslaclub.hk">OvmsDev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a><br>http://lists.teslaclub.hk/mailman/listinfo/ovmsdev<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>