SIM card for IoT?
from thomas@feddit.uk to linux@lemmy.ml on 06 Dec 19:00
https://feddit.uk/post/20939135

Hello there,

Just wondering whether anyone can recommend a particular carrier/option/choice for a SIM card to use in IoT hardware?

UK networks only please!

#linux

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breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de on 06 Dec 21:10 next collapse

I think some more information would be nice.

Is the device supposed to send or receive?

Data or simple messaging?

What kind of traffic do you expect? Streaming video or a few status messages a day.

thomas@feddit.uk on 07 Dec 09:53 collapse

Fair point — data only, probably around 200mb a month? Planning to run a simple web server, nothing too heavy.

KaninchenSpeed@sh.itjust.works on 08 Dec 12:01 collapse

You can’t expose ports on mobile data. You can ether host the web server at home or on a vps or use something like tailscale.

danielphan2003@lemm.ee on 08 Dec 14:29 collapse

What about Cloudflare? You can tunnel to them instead of Tailscale’s limited public serve

KaninchenSpeed@sh.itjust.works on 08 Dec 15:19 collapse

I’m not really a fan of cloudflare tunnels, but I guess thats an option too

SteveTech@programming.dev on 07 Dec 03:15 collapse

Idk about the UK, but in Australia if you’re only sending a small amount of data, some carriers offer IoT plans starting at ~$1/month. So maybe some carriers do the same in the UK?