Micro SIM for GPS device, but what plan?

gpstracker

Hi,

I have bought a GPS animal tracking device which uses a micro sim card. I am bamboozled by the options.

The instructions are from Chinese translated to English so not very good. As far as I can understand the device will use the sim to communicate to an app on my phone by using data and text.

I had hoped to pop in a €20 Three pre pay card and that would do, until I read the ad properly and if I understand right I must then top up by €20 each month which makes this very expensive!

The catch is this device will be used in very rural locations in the west of Ireland.

I then came across Lycamobile, who seem to have much cheaper plans including the National S for €9/month, €11 cheaper/month than three, but I've no idea what their coverage is like?

A GPS device may be seen as a weird thing, but it's to track animals in remote locations. Therefore I need a cost effective and reliable coverage.

If I bought the Three sim, and don't top up, I presume I either get screwed on charges or lose service after one month?

All sims would likely be prepay.

Thanks for any help possible.

ED E

This for hunting dogs? I know they're very popular in Russia/Finland for tracking big game.

Is it a 2G only tracker(many are), if so that will have coverage implications. Lyca/Tesco/48/Id etc are all on the Three network but three's 2G comes from old 02 cells and is patchy. Vodafone/Eir may be better for 2G only.

Test it and see how much data is used, you may get away with buying 250MB bundles once a month for a fiver or so.

gpstracker

ED E wrote: »

This for hunting dogs? I know they're very popular in Russia/Finland for tracking big game.

Is it a 2G only tracker(many are), if so that will have coverage implications. Lyca/Tesco/48/Id etc are all on the Three network but three's 2G comes from old 02 cells and is patchy. Vodafone/Eir may be better for 2G only.

Test it and see how much data is used, you may get away with buying 250MB bundles once a month for a fiver or so.

No, it's for cattle in remote locations, there are areas I wish to keep them away from and this device has a type of geo/virtual fence in that it sends an alert if the animal goes beyond a certain area. Yes, it mentions 2G GSM on the instructions. All the terminology is new to me.

gpstracker

This isn't going well. Got a Lycamobile sim with National S plan. Spent 4 hours solid over messenger today with a rep from the Chinese company that makes the tracker (fair play to him). It seems the apn data I got off Lycamobile is incorrect (according to the Chinese guy). Though we had the sms version (there is an app also) working in the end, but a field test failed to report any location.

Would anyone here have apn data for Lycamobile? (inc username and passwords if applicable).

Also for 48?

Found 48 to be very unhelpful, Lycamobile support in fairness tried but their tech side said they wouldn't help with non handset devices.

ED E

Lyca:

Name : Lycamobile Ie
APN : data.lycamobile.ie
Proxy : Not Set
Port : Not Set
Username : lmie
Password : plus
Server : Not Set
MMSC : Not Set
MMS Proxy : Not Set
MMS Port : Not Set
MCC : (Keep default)
MNC : (Keep default)
Authentication Type : Not Set
APN type : default
APN protocol: Ipv4
Enable/disable APN: APN Enabled
Bearer: Unspecified
MVNO type : None
MVNO Value : Not set



48:


APN: 48months.liffeytelecom.com
MCC: 272
MNC: 11
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: *

To set up your internet and mms settings:

APN: 48months.liffeytelecom.com
MMSC: http://mmc1/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy: 10.1.11.19
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 272
MNC: 11
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: *

gpstracker

ED E wrote: »

Lyca:

Name : Lycamobile Ie
APN : data.lycamobile.ie
Proxy : Not Set
Port : Not Set
Username : lmie
Password : plus
Server : Not Set
MMSC : Not Set
MMS Proxy : Not Set
MMS Port : Not Set
MCC : (Keep default)
MNC : (Keep default)
Authentication Type : Not Set
APN type : default
APN protocol: Ipv4
Enable/disable APN: APN Enabled
Bearer: Unspecified
MVNO type : None
MVNO Value : Not set



48:


APN: 48months.liffeytelecom.com
MCC: 272
MNC: 11
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: *

To set up your internet and mms settings:

APN: 48months.liffeytelecom.com
MMSC:
MMS Proxy: 10.1.11.19
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 272
MNC: 11
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: *

Thanks, I found those alright. Funny thing is Lycamobile contradict their own info saying the username is LYCA and there's no password. Where as 48 just wouldn't tell me anything.

I'll keep fiddling with it. Got the sms location working on it, sends me to Google Maps and it's accurate. But the app which contains the virtual fencing isn't working, most of the reason I bought the thing.

Quackster

Meteor PAYG broadband SIM might be useful for this. You get 30GB that lasts for 180 days for €30.