Best PAYG Sim Setup for an Elderly SOS Panic Alarm

dmm1000

Hi All


I have purchased an elderly alarm system which takes a PAYG Sim Card and if activated ring 5 numbers and sends 5 SMS messages
Elderly SOS From Amazon

The requirement is

1. That any credit applied wont expire for 6 months and then only needs a couple of tests within a 6 month period.

2. The PAYG provider has the lowest costs possible just for calls and texts (no data)


Which provider would be the most economically viable route to go for PAYG as on activation or testing 5 calls and SMS are sent using a lot of credit in one instance?

homewardbound11

Interested here also

KoolKid

Its possible that unit will only work with a 2G SIM so it may be a case of Meteor or Vodafone.
Both require routine top up but with Meteor you can top up by €5

altor

dmm1000 wrote: »

Hi All


I have purchased an elderly alarm system which takes a PAYG Sim Card and if activated ring 5 numbers and sends 5 SMS messages
Elderly SOS From Amazon

The requirement is

1. That any credit applied wont expire for 6 months and then only needs a couple of tests within a 6 month period.

2. The PAYG provider has the lowest costs possible just for calls and texts (no data)


Which provider would be the most economically viable route to go for PAYG as on activation or testing 5 calls and SMS are sent using a lot of credit in one instance?

I dont know of any service provider that would do text and voice that dont need a top up.
I would advise setting up the sim on line for checking credit and topping up, just means you dont have to take out the sim to do same.

KoolKid

altor wrote: »

I dont know of any service provider that would do text and voice that dont need a top up.
I would advise setting up the sim on line for checking credit and topping up, just means you dont have to take out the sim to do same.

Here is my ready to go sim from my alarm.


You have to get a 2G SIM though. Shop around with them.

altor

KoolKid wrote: »

Here is my ready to go sim from my alarm.


You have to get a 2G SIM though. Shop around with them.

Can you get a sim for an alarm from 3 that does text now?

altor

KoolKid wrote: »

Here is my ready to go sim from my alarm.


You have to get a 2G SIM though. Shop around with them.

Can you get a sim for an alarm from 3 that does text now?

KoolKid

Thats all I use that for is text. Its on a Siemens Panel with a Siemens GSM.

altor

Must be an old sim card.

KoolKid

Nope!, only replaced it a while back and topped up. The new expiry is now
My Top Up 6 €11.36 02/11/2025 3532 days remaining.

altor

Hope you set a reminder, 10 years is good also.

KoolKid

No need. Any top up increases the expiry anyway.:)

altor

Thats good

KoolKid

Yeah great value.
I've a good lot of them out there.