Beating myself up trying to find a TRUE PREPAID SIM card... i search for pre-paid and I see "umlimited data" "activate" "monthly service".... No. This thing will probably only send 300 SMSs and make 1min of calls per month. I do not want a monthly plan, cost is a big factor. It is to use in a SIM900 and connect to HA of ESP32s for emergency phone (the "ive fallen and I can't get up" style)...
If you can help me locate one, I will be very happy...
What country do you live in?
...R
mattlogue:
If you can help me locate one, I will be very happy...
Here we go job done;
Robin2:
What country do you live in?...R
US
srnet:
Here we go job done;
mattlogue:
- These SIMs work in the 'states?
I doubt it - they for Three in the UK.
...R
mattlogue:
These SIMs work in the 'states?
I doubt it, they are for the UK.
Since you did not mention in your post where you were in the World, I just assumed you must be in the UK ............
srnet:
Since you did not mention in your post where you were in the World, I just assumed you must be in the UK ............
It's been quite a while now since the sun never set on the British Empire. 
...R
Tracfone.
I am guessing that the SIM900 is unlocked so purchase a SIM from Tracfone.
They sell ones for AT&T or T-mobile.
Buy the 3-month card for $19.99 and keep renewing every 3 months.
https://www.tracfone.com/activation/coveragecheck
It's in my signature line: "Just because I live in the states don't mean I care"... a ref to our POS POTUS.... $19 for 3 mos is a little steep but I guess... don't really need a sim for 911 anyhow...
ieee488:
Tracfone.
I am guessing that the SIM900 is unlocked so purchase a SIM from Tracfone.
They sell ones for AT&T or T-mobile.
Buy the 3-month card for $19.99 and keep renewing every 3 months.
https://www.tracfone.com/activation/coveragecheck
The 3-month card won't support the expected 300 texts/month. Go to Tracfone's website and you can add 1000 texts for $5, and the last couple of years whenever I've bought any airtime/text/etc online, during checkout there was an offer to add a year of service for $49.99, that's about as cheap as I've found if you can keep the voice calls to a minimum.
mattlogue:
It's in my signature line: "Just because I live in the states don't mean I care"...
Now you know that few people bother to read signature lines
And even if they were read regularly it would have been a very vague way to communicate a piece of information that was so essential to getting a useful answer.
Finally, the USA isn't the only place in the world that is divided into states.
...R
...and even more finally, some of us suppress signatures in personal settings.
david_2018:
The 3-month card won't support the expected 300 texts/month. Go to Tracfone's website and you can add 1000 texts for $5, and the last couple of years whenever I've bought any airtime/text/etc online, during checkout there was an offer to add a year of service for $49.99, that's about as cheap as I've found if you can keep the voice calls to a minimum.
That $49.99 does not include any minutes.
He says he makes 1 minute of calls a month.
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