For example, for me in Hong Kong here are the figures: Hong Kong ThreeHK 3G Rechargeable SIM Card http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=... US$26 for the card (US$0 for the card, US$26 pre-paid balance) US$2.5/month for 50MB data and unlimited SMS within threehk network US$0.05/MB for the first 50MB, then US$0.25/MB onwards Probably not long-term viable, but there will be alternatives Best deal in the world, I think Regards, Mark. On 10 Sep, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:

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.

Could you let me know (with figures in US$, approximately ok, please):

What country are you in?

What cellular provider and service do you use?

How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?

How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?

How much do you pay, per-MB for data?

Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?

Anything else relevant?

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.

Thanks, Mark.

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1) Netherlands 2) Simyo Prepaid (network:KPN NL) 3) $ 3 (contains $3 prepaid balance) or $ 16 (contains $22 prepaid balance) 4) nothing 5) $ 1.27 per MB ( 7 cent per day), SMS is $ 0.13 6) Yes, and if not there are others with similar prices 7) order online www.simyo.nl $ 22 prepaid balance lasted more then a year. Op 10-9-2012 5:22, Mark Webb-Johnson schreef:

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.

Could you let me know (with figures in US$, approximately ok, please):

1. What country are you in? 2. What cellular provider and service do you use?

3. How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?

4. How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?

5. How much do you pay, per-MB for data?

6. Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?

7. Anything else relevant?

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.

Thanks, Mark.

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Hi, 1. Germany 2. Simyo 3. $5 4. $10 up to 200SMS/Month 5. incl. up to 200MB/month 6. yes 7. no Bye michael Am 10.09.2012 um 05:22 schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson <mark@webb-johnson.net>:

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.

Could you let me know (with figures in US$, approximately ok, please):

What country are you in?

What cellular provider and service do you use?

How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?

How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?

How much do you pay, per-MB for data?

Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?

Anything else relevant?

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.

Thanks, Mark.

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USA AT&T, GoPhone, 10 cent/min plan with data at 1¢/5kb Zero Averaging $13/month over last 4 months .01/5kb. Seems to incur a minimum 1¢ charge for any data use(ie. data is not cumulative) Unknown Text message is 20¢ Jack On Sep 9, 2012, at 7:22 PM, Mark Webb-Johnson <mark@webb-johnson.net> wrote:

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.

Could you let me know (with figures in US$, approximately ok, please):

What country are you in?

What cellular provider and service do you use?

How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?

How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?

How much do you pay, per-MB for data?

Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?

Anything else relevant?

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.

Thanks, Mark.

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• What country are you in? Germany • What cellular provider and service do you use? DeutschlandSIM (Vodafone) • How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card? EUR 9.90 • How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)? EUR 0.0 • How much do you pay, per-MB for data? EUR 0.24 (10KB stepping) • Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two? Yes • Anything else relevant? Used it for almost a year now. My monthly bill is about EUR 1.60.