can i use a pay as you go sim card with the texecom gsm module or do i need a pay monthley card any help please and which is the best? service provider to use ? thanking about using vodafone.

Edited November 14, 200619 yr by whibbs

But beware that some will cancel the number if calls are not made within a set time scale.

The GSM module doesn't know what kind of account you have, PAYG or Pay Monthly. There are issues with PAYG - as previously mentioned. You may find that if it's not used once every (x) months, it auto-cancels.

The GSM module doesn't know what kind of account you have, PAYG or Pay Monthly. There are issues with PAYG - as previously mentioned. You may find that if it's not used once every (x) months, it auto-cancels.

i have been told that if i use vodafone PAYG and set the panel to

test call once a month then it will stay active but iam not sure if i can send data with that type of card ie upload / download

but i will have fit it and wait and see

Edited November 15, 200619 yr by whibbs

i have been told that if i use vodafone PAYG and set the panel to

test call once a month then it will stay active but iam not sure if i can send data with that type of card ie upload / download

but i will have fit it and wait and see

They use vodaphone cards for lap tops, so i`ll guess you can send data with it.

They use vodaphone cards for lap tops, so i`ll guess you can send data with it.

will find out next week when i fit it

I think it has to be under contract to have Data enabled.

I think it has to be under contract to have Data enabled.

Thats possible as the people i know who use this service have contracts. Then again we will find out if they do a PAYG one shortly

Thats possible as the people i know who use this service have contracts. Then again we will find out if they do a PAYG one shortly

just tried sending a fax with the PAYG card by putting in my phone and connecting by bluetooth to my laptop and it has worked. fine

so it must be possible to send data as uploading / downloading is done in much the say way.

just tried sending a fax with the PAYG card by putting in my phone and connecting by bluetooth to my laptop and it has worked. fine

so it must be possible to send data as uploading / downloading is done in much the say way.

In current terminology - a fax isn't the same as "data" unless you're using dialup net access. A fax is essentially a phone call. The mobile networks tend to refer to "data" as GPRS/UMTS (3g) these days, both of which are packet data. It's quite rare to see dialup used apart from in legacy applications and areas of outstandingly pants reception