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.
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) USA 2)ATT 3)ATT Tablet 250mb plan 4)I don't remember 5)$20/month for 250mb, $0.10 per text message 6)Long term viable. I think that they will have this in the future. 7)Great deal, Esp. for prototyping and development. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Mark Webb-Johnson <mark@webb-johnson.net>wrote:
For example, for me in Hong Kong here are the figures:
1. Hong Kong
2. ThreeHK 3G Rechargeable SIM Card
http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=...
3. US$26 for the card (US$0 for the card, US$26 pre-paid balance)
4. US$2.5/month for 50MB data and unlimited SMS within threehk network
5. US$0.05/MB for the first 50MB, then US$0.25/MB onwards
6. Probably not long-term viable, but there will be alternatives
7. Best deal in the world, I think
Regards, Mark.
On 10 Sep, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:
I've been told by many people, that one of the biggest problems with OVMS is the cellular providers. It is a hassle to maintain a pre-paid card, and the providers keep changing the rules. Particularly in the USA.
Could you let me know (with figures in US$, approximately ok, please):
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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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$, approximately ok, please):
1. What country are you in? 2. What cellular provider and service do you use?
3. How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?
4. How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?
5. How much do you pay, per-MB for data?
6. Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?
7. Anything else relevant?
Just reply to this email, on the mailing list. I only need 1 report for each provider, so if you see someone else reply to the list for your provider you can ignore this.
Thanks, Mark.
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1. Switzerland 2. SWISSCOM, NATEL easy liberty uno (PREPAID) 3. 19.90 CHF inkl. 20 CHF balance 4. 0.00 CHF montly 5. 1.00 CHF per 1 MB, billed in 10kB steps (10kB=0.01 CHF, 100kB=0.10 CHF). 6. yes 7. It's a PREPAID SERVICE
Op 10-9-2012 5:22, Mark Webb-Johnson schreef:
I've been told by many people, that one of the biggest problems with OVMS is the cellular providers. It is a hassle to maintain a pre-paid card, and the providers keep changing the rules. Particularly in the USA.
Could you let me know (with figures in US$, 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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Hi, 1. Germany 2. Not yet decided, but I'm considering this: BigSim, D2 Net, Prepaid 3. $5 upfront 4. $0 monthly, Data Flat exists for $7 per month 5. 0.08 EUR per SMS, 0.49 EUR per MB, per 10KB steps 6. currently there are plenty of offers of this kind, all those Android smart phone & tablets people are using it, so I see no issues in the next years 7. Maybe this has already been discussed: - At least in Germany D1/D2 (GSM 900MHz) and E-Plus/O2 (GSM 1800MHz) have slightly different performance. E.g. in my office I only get a D-Net connection and E Net won't work, but this might only be a problem while inside buildings, but if this might help in avoiding connection trouble with OVMS, it will be important for the user. - Rooming. Some providers charge MUCH more if abroad, this can even happen while next to a border, so one might check this too. KR Thomas -------- Original-Nachricht --------
Datum: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:22:42 +0800 Von: Mark Webb-Johnson <mark@webb-johnson.net> An: OVMS Developers <ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk> Betreff: [Ovmsdev] What Cellular Provider, and how much are you paying (US$)
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.
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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Like William, I'm using AT&T, but with a different plan.
What country are you in?
USA
What cellular provider and service do you use?
AT&T
How much do you pay, up-front for the SIM card?
As I recall, it was no charge.
How much do you pay, monthly for the service (SMS + Data)?
$10, plus $2/MB for data. It's just added as a phone on our family plan, which includes unlimited texting for all phones1
How much do you pay, per-MB for data?
$2. I used 5 MB on my most recent bill, so $8.
Long-term viability - do you think this is still going to be possible in a year or two?
Yes.
Anything else relevant?
• 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.
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