Tracking devices

biggest_al · 2020-03-24T08:57:20+00:00

Hi, I was wondering if there would be enough interest in providing a specific sim service for tracking devices. There are many of these devices now available...

Tracking devices

z201205

woodyuk our accounts show never expire when we log in. On my data reward account and partner's normal PAYG account.

ujo55

z201205
If you have credit on your 3 account, then it will neve expire so long as the SIM is active,
On my 3 PAYG account, which I seldom used due to signal issues, the SIM expired just 6 months from last use, taking the credit with it, and without so much as a warning.

z201205

ujo55 surely if credit never expires, then the SIM won't. The 3 SIM cards are in live phones but not actively used (dual SIM phone). Is that going to keep it valid?

ujo55

z201205
The SIm will be deactivated and credit lost after the period of non use stated in the T&cs, and as required by ofcom.
To keep the sim active you must use it to make a call send a text or connect to the internet same as giffgaff.

chand311

biggest_al if you have not use giffgaff sim, will be deactivated after 6 months.

davek89

Are you talking about personal locator becaons? These are designed for emergency use in remote locations where you're unlikely to get cellular signal so they use satellite networks for communication. They require a subscription to a satellite network, which is not the same as a conventional mobile network.

biggest_al

davek89 Hi thanks for the responses. Not emergency beacons but in my case, vehicle trackers. I would suggest a £12/year plan with normal charges being applied should it be triggered. I currently pay less than this as long as I keep them active.

tradertall

how would giffgaff make money off inactive SIMs though ?

biggest_al

tradertall Hi thanks for the responses. Not emergency beacons but in my case, vehicle trackers. I would suggest a £12/year plan with normal charges being applied should it be triggered. I currently pay less than this as long as I keep them active.

biggest_al

Hi thanks for the responses. Not emergency beacons but in my case, vehicle trackers. I would suggest a £12/year plan with normal charges being applied should it be triggered. I currently pay less than this as long as I keep them active.

antonio75

biggest_al hi..... its every 6 months you have to use the sim. not 3 months

biggest_al

antonio75 thanks for the reply. Perhaps I'm the only one who thinks that giffgaff could do a tracker only type rental then. Oh well I'll keep going as I am. Cheers
Alan

davek89

giffgaff could do it, but it's a small market and the usage is probably too low to really make any money.