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Sim Only Deals

  • 19-03-2018 9:32am
    #1
    youngster68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭


    I'm looking for a sim only deal for a gsm unit on a hkc gsm q alarm module. I had a meteor 90 day top up, but i got disconnected as i hadn't topped up. Anyone know what the best deals currently are. Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Wrong area


  • #3
    youngster68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭youngster68


    Thanks for prompt reply. Would you have a suggested thread suitable for this query?


  • #4
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    On top of this page there is a sub section titled 'bargain alert requests'


  • #5
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,981 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    You need to top-up every ~6 months according to mobile providers. In practice, it varies by up to 18 months.
    I have an old Tesco sim not updated since 2016 and it still works.


  • #6
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    I would lean towards tesco mobile also. Assuming you have decent coverage in your area.

    https://www.tescomobile.ie/help-centre/Prepay


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  • #7
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,868 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    What does the alarm need to send via SIM, is it data or text?


  • #8
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Usually they use a sim card to send alerts and receive commands by sms (I think)


  • #9
    MBSnr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭MBSnr


    ^^^
    TM seemed to have the best top up policy - credit was active for 12-18 months I recall - so I went with them for electric gates. However I found them useless as it failed to correctly hangup most of the time, especially from an Eir mobile, leading to the gates failing to open. Might be ok for an alarm but I've been burnt twice by TM and won't go near them again.
    I swapped to a Vodafone PAYG SIM and then had no bother. Topup by €5 every 6 months and you can view the credit from the webpage. After 6 months are up, it will not let you login to the website but you can still credit it. Apparently it'll stay active and accept incoming calls up to 8 months - perfect for things like gates - but obv not anything like an alarm that needs to send a text.


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