<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Michael, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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 <a href="http://opencellid.org/#action=filters.recentlyUploadedBaseStationMeasurements&time=24" class="">OpenCellID</a>. This is also where the GSMLoc information comes from.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I purchase my SIM cards from <a href="http://www.embeddedworks.net/m2m-data.html" class="">embeddedworks.net</a> a 2G plan with 5Mb of monthly data branded as Vodafone but running on AT&T costs about $30. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have a number of plans for this area and I can let you or others know if interested:</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Rewriting the software to eliminate any use of the evil Strings data type</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Playing with different antennas - particularly directional</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Moving to 3G with either the Spark or FONA platforms</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Splitting the processing tasks on the board between the Arduino to run the sensor and the Simblee to manage communications</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I hope that helps.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Chip</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have tried both AT&T and T-Mobile <br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 24, 2016, at 1:00 PM, <a href="mailto:triembed-request@triembed.org" class="">triembed-request@triembed.org</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Send TriEmbed mailing list submissions to<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" class="">triembed@triembed.org</a><br class=""><br class="">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org<br class="">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>triembed-request@triembed.org<br class=""><br class="">You can reach the person managing the list at<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>triembed-owner@triembed.org<br class=""><br class="">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br class="">than "Re: Contents of TriEmbed digest..."<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Today's Topics:<br class=""><br class=""> 1. Scott has been off the air for 1.5 weeks (Scott Hall)<br class=""> 2. Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans (Michael Clayton)<br class=""> 3. Re: Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans (Brian)<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 1<br class="">Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 13:50:30 -0400<br class="">From: Scott Hall <scottghall1@gmail.com><br class="">To: SplatSpace <durham-makerspace@googlegroups.com>, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Triangle<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Embedded Computing Interest Group <triembed@triembed.org>, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Splat<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Space Board of DIrectors <board@splatspace.org><br class="">Subject: [TriEmbed] Scott has been off the air for 1.5 weeks<br class="">Message-ID:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><CALOtY4MRMCbhVFR3faBG9i-RJi=Au32pPEW=egCjWtzaE7+s3Q@mail.gmail.com><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br class=""><br class="">If anyone has been trying to get a hold of me, I have been without Internet<br class="">service since the storms hit on the 12th, and without phone service since<br class="">last Fri. as they have worked on the problem.<br class=""><br class="">I just got back on the air.<br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Scott G. Hall<br class="">Raleigh, NC, USA<br class="">scottghall1@gmail.com<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <http://mail.triembed.org/pipermail/triembed_triembed.org/attachments/20160523/4849106c/attachment-0001.html><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 2<br class="">Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 16:01:02 -0400<br class="">From: Michael Clayton <mwc@clayto.com><br class="">To: TriEmbed Discussion <triembed@triembed.org><br class="">Subject: [TriEmbed] Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans<br class="">Message-ID:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><CANeRK0yvUVTXoPHKkuKYCW6p-9-BMtmUou-O1cqcQ5xJ1NX7zw@mail.gmail.com><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br class=""><br class="">Hi all,<br class=""><br class="">I'm setting up node-red ( http://nodered.org/ ) on a Raspberry Pi, to<br class="">handle home automation/IoT stuff. Since I want it to ping me if my house<br class="">is on fire, I'm looking around for device-oriented data plans, in case home<br class="">Internet goes out.<br class=""><br class="">Can anyone share their experiences with IoT/M2M data plans in the Triangle<br class="">area?<br class=""><br class="">Thanks!<br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Michael Clayton<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <http://mail.triembed.org/pipermail/triembed_triembed.org/attachments/20160523/285fd083/attachment-0001.html><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 3<br class="">Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 16:11:31 -0400<br class="">From: Brian <triembed@undecidedgames.net><br class="">To: triembed@triembed.org<br class="">Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] Looking for advice on IoT/M2M data plans<br class="">Message-ID: <574363F3.6020905@undecidedgames.net><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed<br class=""><br class="">On 05/23/2016 04:01 PM, Michael Clayton via TriEmbed wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Can anyone share their experiences with IoT/M2M data plans in the<br class="">Triangle area?<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">No personal experience yet, but SparkFun recommends/resells T-Mobile for <br class="">their cellular modem products. There are T-Mobile brick-and-mortars in <br class="">the area, so there must be some amount of coverage...<br class=""><br class="">-B<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Subject: Digest Footer<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">TriEmbed mailing list<br class="">TriEmbed@triembed.org<br class="">http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">End of TriEmbed Digest, Vol 36, Issue 18<br class="">****************************************<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>