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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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