I still want everyone else's answer to this... but I'll add my $0.02: (I guess what I'm saying is I don't want to hijack this thread....since I'm interested in everyone's answers.)
I've been looking at adding a product to the PacketFlux line which uses a cellular modem to manage it. The hold up until recently has been the arrogance of the cellular companies, especially in the US. Getting a cellular modem module and integrating it isn't a big issue for us (I've been playing with this for a while). Jumping through the hoops the cellular companies require for this IS a big deal, and historically has cost a lot of money. It is amazing how you can take a module which the cellular companies have pre-approved on their network, but it still costs $20K to certify a product which uses the module as it was intended to be permitted to talk on their network. Add a SKU? Another 10K, even if it's virtually identical hardware. Recently AT&T has softened their policies on this to permit pre-certified modules on the network (supposedly) without jumping through the expensive hoops. So, this may be happening sooner than I would have expected. I sort of am envisioning some sort of hybrid connection to the sitemonitor line, plus ability to control other devices via snmp or telnet. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: > For example with HSPA+/LTE modems, to have proper OOB into the routers at > a crucial POP. > > $6/mo per active SIM card is pretty cheap for M2M data SIMs, though the > $/MB rate is not the best. But for the application I have in mind it would > be console SSH traffic, which is super low bandwidth. > > https://ting.com/rates > > For LTE they're an MVNO on AT&T and T-Mobile. > > Looking at the FAQ they say that the data usage can be limited and > monitored on a per-device basis, which could be useful. > > > > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
