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Re: [LUG] Pre-paid SIM cards

 

On 12/12/2021 17:23, Sebastian wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Home broadband is nice, but unfortunately one can not have a copper wire
> trailing behind you at all times! As such I'm looking for a SIM card to
> use for mobile internet. Looking through the catalogues of the usual
> carriers, though, I don't seem to fit into the usual target market, so
> I'm asking here to see if anyone can recommend a mobile carrier to suit
> my requirements!
>
> My use of texts and phone calls is very low (~5 calls/texts a year) so I
> am happy to have a plan without that! Being able to receive them would
> be a bonus though.
>
> My mobile internet data usage would be somewhat sporadic, complicating
> the situation further: I might not use the mobile internet at all during
> some months but in others would probably use a few hundred megabytes.
>
> I remember reading a few years ago about a SIM card intended for
> Internet-of-Things devices, having a set (and not top-up-able) quota of
> internet usage that could be used at any time in the period 10 years
> after purchase. Sadly I can no longer find the company behind it :/
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated; thank you!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sebastian
>
Not sure I can help with pre-paid, but check out
https://www.aa.net.uk/voice-and-mobile/data-sims/ for very economical data SIMs.
You'll need direct debit to set up, but we used to use these folks for the last
business I worked for, to add telemetry to machines we made, and we barely spent more
than a few quid every month ever.
Cheers,
Michael / veremitz.

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