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Low cost IoT 4G plan

colm_c · 2018-07-14 16:14:29

I'm putting together a mobile IoT project and for connectivity I'm looking at some form of mobile broadband / 4G. Trying to find a low cost / low volume plan, but everything seems to be 20 euro per month minimum, and all the comparison sites are based on maximum data. Likely consumption is < 1GB per month. Any ideas of…

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#32 07-01-2019 11:00am
MayoForSam

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I have just bought a Huawei B593 router on Ebay that will allow me to insert a data SIM and provide wifi in my holiday home (needed to control the heating and monitor an alarm). My plan is to use my own personal 3 SIM with a monthly large limit when we're there for normal usage (I have a work-phone as well) and then us a cheap prepaid SIM when we're not.

The V-sim could be an option, however what's the monthly data allowance? Otherwise, I'm planning to use a normal VF PAYG SIM with the 5 Euro monthly top-up or I could try a Lycamobile Data XS SIM with 3GB of data per 5 Euro top-up (I need to get one to test coverage, apparently Lyca are not the best).

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#33 07-01-2019 1:37pm
scorn

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Let us know how you get on with that router - looks interesting and could be a good option. If all goes well, can you PM me the seller details as I'd be interested in that too.

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