SIM card

[harvey121]

Can you use any SIM card in an auto steer set up and what kind of data would use up?

 

[Wombat]

Should be able to and it would be a a couple of mb per hour

 

[harvey121]

I have a Vodafone mast on the farm so could I just put a data sim in and off to go

 

[clbarclay]

A two constellation correction (just GPS and GLONAS) is only about 1gb a month is used constantly. If you use all 4 constellations then it can be over 2gb. Not many people running a tractor 24 7 for a whole month though.

 

[harvey121]

Do people use Vodafone or ee or similar in for auto steer. Would it work in a topcon. A date only SIM card is say 20 pound a month. Where as proper GPS SIM wants £650 a year and £250 registration

 

[clbarclay]

So far a £7 the month sim in my phone has been working for me. I do have an EE mast in the middle of the farm, so no need for a SIM that works on all networks and I'm using using my own f9p base and rovers. The commercial ag systems may vary.

 

[Northern farmer]

I pay 10 Euro per year for a pre-paid SIM. A pity if there is no similar option (post or pre-paid) in the UK.