Gsm fence switch

satstheway

Anyone ever use a cheapo GSM switch if so how did it preform? (Any unwanted shocks 😵)

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=281935581826&alt=web

Muckit

Yes. Bought one last year to work electric fence. Worked a treat. Nowl still haven't tried it this year yet.

ganmo

I saw them at the ploughing a few years ago. Would be handy alright just not consistant enough phone signal here to be sure that it would work

satstheway

Muckit wrote: »

Yes. Bought one last year to work electric fence. Worked a treat. Nowl still haven't tried it this year yet.

Thanks. Going to order 1 now.

sucklerlover

satstheway wrote: »

Thanks. Going to order 1 now.

I got one off done deal 2 weeks back.think it was €60.when I got the switch the instructions said it needed a 2g SIM card.showed the instructions in the Vodafone shop and they said they'd no 2g SIM card.its still in box.
Maybe someone on here can enlighten us.

air

They just meant that they don't have 2G ONLY SIM cards, it should work with any SIM you can pick up.

satstheway

The same ones sold in UK say that they won't work with 3network in UK. But will work with all others.

Username John

satstheway wrote: »

The same ones sold in UK say that they won't work with 3network in UK. But will work with all others.

I think they mean the device is only 2g capable, and 3 uk are a 3G network...

As long as you have 2g coverage in the shed you should be fine...

satstheway

Username John wrote: »

I think they mean the device is only 2g capable, and 3 uk are a 3G network...

As long as you have 2g coverage in the shed you should be fine...

Do 3 in Ireland support 2g ?

Username John

satstheway wrote: »

Do 3 in Ireland support 2g ?

Yes and no - they bought O2 I think, who have a 2g network.

ganmo

they have the o2 network so id say they do

dohc turbo2

The one on done deal is it from farm stuff .ie ? , was looking at that one . The fenze off one is over 200 euro

6270red

Have a fence on, last two years. I'm in a poor enough area for signal but have to say it's a bit useless at getting a signal I've even attached a second aerial and still no good. The phone would have 3 bars and fence on can't get signal.

Get the cheap one if it don't work you won't be too out of pocket.

st1979

Three most definitely have 2g. Since they took over O2 its all I can get.

Tipperarymike

I bought one of these two years ago

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Energenie-Remote-GSM-Controlled-Mains-Socket-White/dp/B007R1HNTG

Mine has worked perfect so far except for one mistake I made the first year. I didn't have it in use over the winter and when I started it up last spring it wasnt working. It turned out that the number of the gsm card on it had gone invalid due to being inactive for a couple of months. I think the same can happen with electric gates set up if you are using a phone on them. Anyway I was advised that every now and again you should remove the card and use it to make an outgoing call and that keeps the number active.

I find it a great help to be able to turn off the fence when down the fields rather than phoning the house, trying to explain to someone 'turn it off for two minutes and then turn it back on' etc etc

I'd have no hesitation in recommending it. When I bought it on Amazon it was on offer for a day or something and was around 60 stg at the time if I recall correctly.

cj maxx

What exacrly is it for ???

st1979

Turns on and off your fencer by you ringing it. Very handy when you are fixing a fence. Just bought a new one on eBay for 20 euro delivered same as the last one I had. It did 2 years but was in a wet position

st1979

Turns on and off your fencer by you ringing it. Very handy when you are fixing a fence. Just bought a new one on eBay for 20 euro delivered same as the last one I had. It did 2 years but was in a wet position

satstheway

st1979 wrote: »

Turns on and off your fencer by you ringing it. Very handy when you are fixing a fence. Just bought a new one on eBay for 20 euro delivered same as the last one I had. It did 2 years but was in a wet position

If it was the same as mine in op how long did it take to arrive?

st1979

Can't see your one but anything from China you want to wait about 3 weeks. It comes with a funny type 2 pin plug and you get a UK adaptor with it. It looks cheap but does the job.

aidanki

how much does it cost for the SIM and how much to keep the SIM active

Hugh 2

aidanki wrote: »

how much does it cost for the SIM and how much to keep the SIM active

Just going to ask the same question
Was also wondering.
Do you text on off
Can you check if the switch is on or off ?

st1979

Hugh 2 wrote:

Just going to ask the same question Was also wondering. Do you text on off Can you check if the switch is on or off ?

You just ring it. If its on and you ring it will switch off and vice versa. Any sim will do that can get 2g which is all of them I think. Sim cost is generally free but you need a bit of credit so between 5 and ten euro total.
Mine cost less than €20 for the gsm switch socket and will probably cost a tenner for sim.

FeelTheBern

I bought one off farmstuff.eu (I think) for about €65 over the winter. Working fine since but did reset itself once so had to set it up with our phones again.

Few things that caused me bit of hassle setting up. Got Meteor card which works fine for 2G. However also need to remove pin code requirement from the SIM card before would work - this is easily done on a Meteor phone - which I hadn't got so had to go back to phone shop again and they did it for me. Also with the phone credit, bought €5 credit in shop - but again couldn't top up cos I didn't have Meteor phone to ring from. Ended up having to top up using credit card by ringing a Meteor number for gift top ups.

satstheway

So it landed today and going to buy the sim anyone know which sim lasts longest between topups

Mycroft H

I think most of them are 6 months. Stick a fiver on the sim and make a call from it every couple of months should do it.

3 the square

any idea how u top up the sim card without take in out of the socket??
it went dead this morning very handy thing to have.

lakill Farm

3 the square wrote: »

any idea how u top up the sim card without take in out of the socket??
it went dead this morning very handy thing to have.

Just call up the provider and pay using a debit card. Our house gates have this type of system

FeelTheBern

lakill Farm wrote: »

Just call up the provider and pay using a debit card. Our house gates have this type of system

Was trying to get through to Eir last week (formally meteor) to do that to top up fencer switch. Kept cutting me off automatically saying technical issues after few minutes on phone. Doesn't look too promising for meteor customers if that's service Eir giving. Ended up topping up at ATM but had to give 10 as opposed to 5!!

Timmaay

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonoff-Remote-Control-Appliances-Network/dp/B072C4W6KH for anyone looking for a very good cheap gsm switch controller. Reasonable app with it also that gives you a button on your phone to switch it on and off and shows you the status of it etc.

tractorporn

Timmaay wrote:

for anyone looking for a very good cheap gsm switch controller. Reasonable app with it also that gives you a button on your phone to switch it on and off and shows you the status of it etc.

Timmaay have you got one? It looks the business especially as the lads at the ploughing were looking for 160 +vat for theirs. Does it only work from the app or can you still ring it to turn off. My dad's phone doesn't support apps!

Timmaay

tractorporn wrote: »

Timmaay have you got one? It looks the business especially as the lads at the ploughing were looking for 160 +vat for theirs. Does it only work from the app or can you still ring it to turn off. My dad's phone doesn't support apps!

I haven't got that gsm yet, but have the WiFi version of it, have got on well with it, also have a temperature WiFi one that gives me a live readout of the milk bank tank. App works well, however no, you can't use it without a smartphone, for that I would go with one of the ebay/aliexpress ones for 20e that someone else mentioned earlier in this thread. I'll admit fully for your 160e your probably getting a much more reliable device with proper backup etc, the 20e straight from China yoke can be hit and miss and will probably take abit more effort to setup. Also does the 160e include the sim card and data package?

tractorporn

Timmaay wrote:

I haven't got that gsm yet, but have the WiFi version of it, have got on well with it, also have a temperature WiFi one that gives me a live readout of the milk bank tank. App works well, however no, you can't use it without a smartphone, for that I would go with one of the ebay/aliexpress ones for 20e that someone else mentioned earlier in this thread. I'll admit fully for your 160e your probably getting a much more reliable device with proper backup etc, the 20e straight from China yoke can be hit and miss and will probably take abit more effort to setup. Also does the 160e include the sim card and data package?

No he said you would have to go and get your own sim. It was called fenz-on

pms7

3 the square wrote: »

any idea how u top up the sim card without take in out of the socket??
it went dead this morning very handy thing to have.

Top up through their website

Tomjim

Anyone have a step by step instruction of how to set one of these up

Bought a Vodafone SIM card and cant get it to work

Looked at utube but it looks very technical, anyone with basic steps

satstheway

Tomjim wrote: »

Anyone have a step by step instruction of how to set one of these up

Bought a Vodafone SIM card and cant get it to work

Looked at utube but it looks very technical, anyone with basic steps

What type did u buy?

Tomjim

satstheway wrote: »

What type did u buy?

a basic vodafone sim card for a phone

Tomjim

Its a Smart GSM switch, I bought it on ebay a year ago for €20

satstheway

Tomjim wrote: »

Its a Smart GSM switch, I bought it on ebay a year ago for €20

Cant find the blurb for mine.
First make sure sim is active by using it in a phone.

There was info or vids online which were easier than the info came with it

Tomjim

Got it going after and it is working well

Just wondering if it is best to top up the sim every 6 months? its a vodafone SIM