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Cheapest prepaid SIM-only

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  • 16-01-2013 8:25pm
    #1
    exaisle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm looking for a prepaid SIM for my alarm system...hopefully I'll just send a couple of texts a year (testing the alarm). Can anybody suggest the cheapest prepaid SIM-only available?

    Currently, the alarm is connected via landline which is costing me €25-odd rental per month and changing to a GSM based system will save me €€€

    TIA

    E


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    Mr Jinx
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Mr Jinx


    exaisle wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm looking for a prepaid SIM for my alarm system...hopefully I'll just send a couple of texts a year (testing the alarm). Can anybody suggest the cheapest prepaid SIM-only available?

    Currently, the alarm is connected via landline which is costing me €25-odd rental per month and changing to a GSM based system will save me €€€

    TIA

    E

    All companies give out their sims for free, you then just top up yourself.


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    exaisle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭exaisle


    @Mr Jinx - thanks for the reply.

    To be specific, I suppose I'm trying to find out which company requires the least top ups. Ideally, if I can get a SIM card free and throw a fiver or a tenner into it and then not have to worry about it for a year (or more!) then I'd be well happy.


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    Mr Jinx
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Mr Jinx


    exaisle wrote: »
    @Mr Jinx - thanks for the reply.

    To be specific, I suppose I'm trying to find out which company requires the least top ups. Ideally, if I can get a SIM card free and throw a fiver or a tenner into it and then not have to worry about it for a year (or more!) then I'd be well happy.

    well i think meteor require a top up every 5 months, plus with meteor you can top up 5 euros.


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    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    I got my alarm 3 years ago and put an o2 sim into it.
    Put a tenner on it at the time and probably a tenner since.
    Small enough usage like yourself but it still works.


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    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    o2 still only need you to reduce your credit every 6 months to keep the sim active. basically make sure your credit reduces by 1cent or more every 6mths. so send yourself a text or something.


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    exaisle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭exaisle


    It looks like Meteor's Shockproof 30 sim-only is the most suited to an alarm application.

    There's no minimum spend..."this is the first zero monthly commitment plan." according to the Meteor website.

    To the question "Will accounts with no activity after a certain amount of time be cancelled", they respond "NO. If you do not use your phone your account will remain active and you will keep your number."

    If anybody knows of any reason why this plan is unsuitable (in other words, if I've missed something) then feel free to speak up!

    E.


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    Citizenpain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭Citizenpain


    exaisle wrote: »
    It looks like Meteor's Shockproof 30 sim-only is the most suited to an alarm application.

    There's no minimum spend..."this is the first zero monthly commitment plan." according to the Meteor website.

    To the question "Will accounts with no activity after a certain amount of time be cancelled", they respond "NO. If you do not use your phone your account will remain active and you will keep your number."

    If anybody knows of any reason why this plan is unsuitable (in other words, if I've missed something) then feel free to speak up!

    E.


    Hi Exaisle

    Which SIM did you go with in the end?


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