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- Wolfpack
- Member Since: 25 May 2019
- Location: Norfolk, UK
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SIM card
I am wanting to add a SIM card to the car, primarily for live traffic info, as we already have iPhones for other communications. I realise I can use one of them as a personal hotspot and (presumably?) get the same live updates, but wondered if there was a cheap data sim with data rollover that would do the same without over taxing the phone?
What do you guys do?
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
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- jimbg
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- Wolfpack
- Member Since: 25 May 2019
- Location: Norfolk, UK
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Thanks guys. Have ordered one.
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
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- Wolfpack
- Member Since: 25 May 2019
- Location: Norfolk, UK
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Thanks for that.
It’s also 10% off everything at Mymemory this weekend.....which my impetuosity has also missed.
Next year
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- Equilibrium
- Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
- Location: Bristol
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Does it work just as well to use your own phone sim, or is that a pain?
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Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
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Should work fine for data in the car, but you wouldn't be able to make or receive calls and would have to keep swapping the SIM between phone and car.
You also wouldn't be able to use any of the remote functions from the apps on your phone (unless you connect to a WiFi hotspot).
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- Equilibrium
- Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
- Location: Bristol
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Cheers jonm, sounds like I need to get a dedicated sim then. Shame, as I have a 60gb monthly allowance that I rarely use more than half of!
Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
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- Wolfpack
- Member Since: 25 May 2019
- Location: Norfolk, UK
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There’s an option to use your phone as a personal hotspot. (All settings> connectivity)
Worked on my iPhone ....but I only have 4gb /month data and don’t want to use it up in car.
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- Michael Calvert
- Member Since: 13 Jun 2018
- Location: ADDINGHAM, ILKLEY
- Posts: 4
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ive added a sim into mine but wont allow any connection what so ever
system is telling me its an ee sim but no internet or anything on the incar?
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- Dangerdave
- Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
- Location: UK
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Got mine off Al on here, 24gb over 24 months! :It was a one off as he’d ordered two.
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- jimbg
- Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
- Location: Devon
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Michael Calvert wrote:
ive added a sim into mine but wont allow any connection what so ever
system is telling me its an ee sim but no internet or anything on the incar?
I use a cheapo Three SIm that you just insert and it works, vaguely remember a post saying that another network SIM ( EE? ) needed to be enabled in a phone first.
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- Chopsy
- Member Since: 05 Jul 2018
- Location: Warwickshire
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Michael - check any documentation you got with the sim. Some need registering first.
For example, the one I had said you had to insert sim in car, turn on car hotspot, connect your phone to the hotspot by wifi, then visit the suppliers site to register. Worked fine then.
A different supplier had me creating an account online with them prior to inserting sim.
(I am assuming you have purchased a mobile data sim).
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
- Location: North Yorkshire
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My last SIM was EE. I had to call them to get it activated before it would work. If you have a phone that you can put it in you can activate it yourself but the device has to be able to receive text messages to create a log in (which the car cannot receive).
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