Good point about the coverage maps. Those circular coverage arcs are, at least, an honest positioning of the tower–as you point out. My disdain is reserved for the map regions showing substantial coverage with dead zones too. They are usually just a substantial overstatement of coverage.
I didn’t know about US-mobile’s “super-LTE” plan with 1GB of Verizon for $14/month. My reading their web site indicates that Hologram charges $20/month for 1GB. That’s good to know about for high data volumes. I only need 1 - 2mb/month for the devices I deploy. So, I’m also interested in pricing for small data quantities.
It’s always surprising to me that when I contact a network service provider, I only really ever have two very basic questions,
- how much do SIM cards cost
- how much does it cost for 2mb of data/SIM/month
yet I almost never get a straight answer. I also have hunch that no matter who else calls them, all callers want to know, “how much are SIM cards,” and “how much does x mb of data/month cost.” Invariably, I’m told the provider will have to get back to me with a quote (as though I’m asking new and novel questions), or prices are quoted with provisos that “it depends on…,” or, “…but I can probably get you a better on…” as if we are anything more than total strangers and he can help me out because of our special relationship.
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to get a straight answer to the question: How much do SIM cards cost? With almost no exceptions, I find that if I complain about the SIM card price I will be offered a discount.
Which raises the question: how much are folks out there paying for SIM cards? SIMs are available in “commercial” or “industrial” grades. For now, let’s focus on “commercial” SIMs.
Hologram charges $5/SIM (according to their web site). What are folks out there paying for SIM cards?