Today it is much easier to connect to the internet on the move or to connect our smart devices in the house, using for this purpose a SIM with an offer focused only on data, usually offered in a limited quantity. Now we can use the data SIMs in a portable wifi router with 4G, connect them to the car's car system (on new cars there may be this possibility), insert a SIM in a modern home automation device (such as the alarm), a data SIM all inside a smartwatch, a tablet or a USB stick and any other smart device that can take advantage of the data network for localization and to carry out anti-theft and GPS functions.
In this article we will show you the best SIM data to be used for services always connected but that exchange very little data during their activity.
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In these scenarios, what we need is simply a SIM with a very cheap offer designed to be used only for the data connection, therefore without phone calls and SMS (even if there are often small quantities for this type of services) and which therefore has the lowest possible cost.
So the more MB or GB there are, the better it is, also in relation to the costs to pay. We remind you, however, that home automation, surveillance or GPS anti-theft systems really consume a minimum amount of data (usually it reaches 30-40 MB consumed per month with 24-hour connection), not having to load any type of Web page or video.
These innovative devices receive instructions on what to do from a remote control platform: this is really a few KB of data, but which are still exchanged every time we move, that we change area or city or that we request to activate a specific function. As a general rule , home automation systems (static) consume less data than GPS and active surveillance systems (which move together with the vehicle to be monitored), therefore we recommend choosing a SIM data offer suitable for the type of device or connection always active that we intend to use.
1) Fastweb
The best offer is certainly that of Fastweb which offers customers, already in possession of a subscription to the Fastweb line, a data SIM with the MOBILE BASE offer, where we can find 30 GB of Internet in LTE, unlimited minutes at the cost of € 9.95 per month .
The shipment of the SIM is free, while its activation requires € 10, € 5 for the SIM activation fee and € 5 as a residual credit.
If we are not a Fastweb subscriber the cost of this data SIM increases to € 2.95 per month, however very convenient considering the amount of data offered (able to cover all the various home automation needs or surveillance systems with data exchange very well) in cellular network).
We can use this SIM in any scenario, even inside GPS surveillance systems on cars or on any other vehicle, and it is also excellent for home automation devices.
2) Wind
Another very good offer that we can consider to obtain a data SIM is WIND SMART SECURITY, which offers 500 MB, 250 SMS and 50 minutes of monthly calls at a cost of € 24.90 to cover an entire year (no monthly costs, but a single annual payment).
By activating this offer we will have a good amount of data to integrate the SIM in a video surveillance system, GPS detector or anti-theft device for cars or for any other home automation device, in addition we will have the security of not paying additional costs in case of exceeding the data threshold: navigation will continue at no additional cost, but with a speed reduced to 128 Kb / s (more than enough to make geo-localization or detection systems work). We can use this SIM safely in any scenario, since we can also use it in the event of a data offer ended.
3) Vodafone
Another offer that we can view to buy a data SIM is Vodafone Easy Control, which offers 200 MB in 4G, 100 SMS and 50 minutes of calls included, at the price of € 2 per month .
Among the other features of this SIM we find 1 free SMS every 2 weeks with the credit and residual traffic directly on your mobile phone (even if you are not a Vodafone customer), no SIM expiration, Secure Network system that protect your smart device from cyber threats and the possibility of using data traffic also included abroad (in the European Union).
This SIM is not very suitable for use on dynamic surveillance systems, it is therefore advisable to use it only in static home automation systems since the data consumption is very low (it would never affect the 200 MB).
4) TIM
Finally we show you the TIM offer for the data SIM, called TIM Home Connect .
This offer included 20 minutes of calls, 100 MB of Internet traffic and 100 SMS to all, with the possibility of choosing the type of payment (monthly, every 12 months or every 24 months).
Upon exceeding the MB available every month, the browsing speed will be reduced to 32 Kbps until the next renewal, without additional costs.
Obviously the amount of data is really very low, to the point that you can safely say that this offer is only good for home automation devices present in the house (boilers, smart thermostats, modern burglar alarms etc.), which have a really monthly data consumption negligible therefore they do not go too far into the data (in any case we would not pay any additional cost as navigation would continue at a reduced speed).
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