[TriEmbed] TriEmbed Digest, Vol 36, Issue 18

Tue May 24 19:19:22 CDT 2016

It looks like Twilio announced today that they are going to be providing
access to T-mobile cellular data for IoT devices. I like the idea of
pooling data cost and usage over multiple devices.

http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/24/twilio-ramps-up-mobile-play-with-programmable-sims-for-iot-and-handsets-with-t-mobile/

Shane

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 6:46 PM Jon Wolfe via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> Don't put too much weight on what you might find in opencellID. I have
> firsthand experience that their dataset stinks. I have literally driven
> around town collecting ID's on Tmobile's network, and 90% of the ID's I
> saw were not in their db. I applaud the concept, I just don't think they
> have enough critical mass to get a reliable DB. Those same ID's were all
> visible in Google's commercial cell tower ID DB.
>
>
>
>
> On 2016-05-24 14:53, Chip McClelland via TriEmbed wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> > I have some experience with this - using the Adafruit FONA GPRS (2G)
> > modem. I will soon start playing with 3G so this might change then.
> >
> > In my experience, AT&T has the better 2G network but they have
> > announced plans to close this offering in 2017. You should test the
> > T-Mobile 2G coverage at your house as it may be better. If you like,
> > you can look at what towers are near you with OpenCellID [1]. This is
> > also where the GSMLoc information comes from.
> >
> > I purchase my SIM cards from embeddedworks.net [2] a 2G plan with 5Mb
> > of monthly data branded as Vodafone but running on AT&T costs about
> > $30.
> >
> > I have a number of plans for this area and I can let you or others
> > know if interested:
> >  - Rewriting the software to eliminate any use of the evil Strings
> > data type
> >  - Playing with different antennas - particularly directional
> >  - Moving to 3G with either the Spark or FONA platforms
> >  - Splitting the processing tasks on the board between the Arduino to
> > run the sensor and the Simblee to manage communications
> >
> > I hope that helps.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > I have tried both AT&T and T-Mobile
> >
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> >> 1. Scott has been off the air for 1.5 weeks (Scott Hall)
> >> 2. Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans (Michael Clayton)
> >> 3. Re: Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans (Brian)
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> >> Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 13:50:30 -0400
> >> From: Scott Hall <scottghall1 at gmail.com>
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> >> If anyone has been trying to get a hold of me, I have been without
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> >> Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 16:01:02 -0400
> >> From: Michael Clayton <mwc at clayto.com>
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> >> Subject: [TriEmbed] Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans
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> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm setting up node-red ( http://nodered.org/ ) on a Raspberry Pi,
> >> to
> >> handle home automation/IoT stuff. Since I want it to ping me if my
> >> house
> >> is on fire, I'm looking around for device-oriented data plans, in
> >> case home
> >> Internet goes out.
> >>
> >> Can anyone share their experiences with IoT/M2M data plans in the
> >> Triangle
> >> area?
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> >> Thanks!
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> >> From: Brian <triembed at undecidedgames.net>
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> >> On 05/23/2016 04:01 PM, Michael Clayton via TriEmbed wrote:
> >>
> >>> Can anyone share their experiences with IoT/M2M data plans in the
> >>> Triangle area?
> >>
> >> No personal experience yet, but SparkFun recommends/resells T-Mobile
> >> for
> >> their cellular modem products. There are T-Mobile brick-and-mortars
> >> in
> >> the area, so there must be some amount of coverage...
> >>
> >> -B
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