Gsm fence switch

Timmaay · 26-09-2017 12:28PM

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 · 26-09-2017 12:58PM

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 · 27-09-2017 10:41AM

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 · 23-10-2017 12:14AM

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 · 23-10-2017 08:20AM

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 · 23-10-2017 09:20AM

satstheway wrote: »

What type did u buy?

a basic vodafone sim card for a phone

Tomjim · 23-10-2017 09:47AM

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

satstheway · 23-10-2017 03:26PM

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 · 04-03-2018 08:21PM

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

JCB1 · 16-05-2026 10:26PM

Digging up an old thread.

Any more recent recommendations for a GSM controlled socket for the electric fence?

What networks are people using? Cheapest with longest top-up interval.

Thanks

Conorkcp · 18-05-2026 12:49PM

I'm using two of these and they're brilliant

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000036412442.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.15.68f71802of827A

Using Vodafone SIM cards in them. Ask for a SIM card that will work an electric gate. Top it up by 5 euro every 6 months. The only issue I have is that the switch will reply to you to say it's off or on and this uses up some credit. When the credit runs out you don't get a response from the switch. It still works, you can still text it to turn on or off a fence it just won't reply after a while, so you have to test the fence to know. it would be great to find a cheap SIM card with unlimited texts.

Melodeon · 18-05-2026 02:20PM

We've been using an 'Access Control' GateSIM from ThingLabs to control our road gate for years here, and it's worked flawlessly throughout.
https://www.gatesim.ie

I don't see why one of these couldn't be used for a fencer controller, so it might be worth contacting them.
I see the Terms of Service say there's a Fair Use limit of 240 SMS messages/year but they also say it's for configuring the machinery only and not to be used for 'alerting', so it might not suit this particular setup.

ThingLabs themselves seem to do a lot of SIM stuff to cover all kinds of situations worldwide, but they don't appear to put their plans or pricing online:
https://www.thinglabs.ie/

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