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Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by sofaofthedamned »

emdowling wrote: post #21

Twilit has been on an absolute tear over the last 2 years. I wasn’t sure what they would do next to innovate, but their evolution to customer support products, authentication solutions and now this are inspired. What sets them apart is that, although they are a US company, they think globally. This product is for a global market, just like their app-based push authentication is (the huge market being Europe which has…

Their API has been unchanged for years, which shows me they did it right the first time.

Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by wpietri »

fyfy18 wrote: post #55

At a first glance the pricing of $0.10 - $0.025 per megabyte in Europe seems somewhat expensive. The wholesale rate is €4.50 per gigabyte or $0.005c per megabyte. I assume the markup covers the cost of maintaining the account and the access to many networks worldwide. Can anyone who is already using GSM data in "IoT" devices comment on how much this compares to what you pay now?

As long as we're discussing pricing, let me plead for an option with $0 monthly fee, even if the data itself is expensive. I have a couple products in mind where mobile data would be a necessary backup, and spending $2/month/device for that won't work for the market I have in mind.

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Post by razakel »

contingencies wrote: post #50
emdowling wrote: post #21

Twilit has been on an absolute tear over the last 2 years. I wasn’t sure what they would do next to innovate, but their evolution to customer support products, authentication solutions and now this are inspired. What sets them apart is that, although they are a US company, they think globally. This product is for a global market, just like their app-based push authentication is (the huge market being Europe which has…

Counterpoint. While Twilio is interesting, I wonder what percentage of their business is simply multifactor authentication. Having previously used a wide range of companies for SMS connectivity (including multilingual, flash SMS, contact forwarding, and raw PDU features), and implemented VOIP systems with privately owned physical PSTN interface infrastructure, recently I looked at Twilio for inbound VOIP and SMS serv…

>phone and SMS on the same number, one number per country

Was this actually possible if you'd used the local carriers directly? There could be some regulatory reason, like differences between cell and landline numbering plans for billing.

Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by toomuchtodo »

rsync wrote: post #70

Twilio: If anyone there is listening, please, please give us an verb in twiml ... it's the simplest thing and would be tremendously useful. I don't want to host offsite code or write complicated functions just to CC: an SMS to my email inbox ... A twiml verb would be simple and useful.

Didn’t Twilio buy an email provider that would make this straightforward to implement?

Edit: SendGrid!

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Post by fermuch »

taf2 wrote: post #36
fermuch wrote: post #29

How is this different to Hologram[1] or EsEye[2]? Hologram seems to offer an api with as much access as twilio's (data usage report, switching between "networks" (what package you buy, which includes certain countries and pricing...) and monthly payment of a fleet of chips. I'm failing to see the added value of twilio, but the more competency the better! [1]: https://hologram.io/ [2]: https://www.eseye.com/

Does it provide voice connectivity?

Not that I'm aware of, but it might be possible. I don't have a chip with me right now so I can't test it.

At my current job we use it for gps trackers and IoT devices attached to vehicles, so we don't use voice.

Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by blago »

fyfy18 wrote: post #55

At a first glance the pricing of $0.10 - $0.025 per megabyte in Europe seems somewhat expensive. The wholesale rate is €4.50 per gigabyte or $0.005c per megabyte. I assume the markup covers the cost of maintaining the account and the access to many networks worldwide. Can anyone who is already using GSM data in "IoT" devices comment on how much this compares to what you pay now?

This looks pretty expensive compared to prices in South East Asia too. You pay between $10 - $30 for a prepared SIM with 10-15 gigs which comes down to $0.001 - $0.003 per megabyte.

Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by tiernano »

razakel wrote: post #73
contingencies wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Counterpoint. While Twilio is interesting, I wonder what percentage of their business is simply multifactor authentication. Having previously used a wide range of companies for SMS connectivity (including multilingual, flash SMS, contact forwarding, and raw PDU features), and implemented VOIP systems with privately owned physical PSTN interface infrastructure, recently I looked at Twilio for inbound VOIP and SMS serv…

>phone and SMS on the same number, one number per country Was this actually possible if you'd used the local carriers directly? There could be some regulatory reason, like differences between cell and landline numbering plans for billing.

mobile phone numbers can receive both sms and calls, so a mobile number would work, but you are right. it seems (in Ireland anyway) that getting a mobile number for VoIP stuff is fairly hard... you would need physical SIM cards and hardware...

Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by gambiting »

bmsleight_ wrote: post #68
gambiting wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, I just have a dual-sim phone(OnePlus 5T) - for data and calls in UK I have a proper British sim. But whenever I need to call my family or anyone in Poland, I just dial from the second(Polish) sim, and call for free, using the minutes that come with my Polish contract(and they can call me for free on my Polish number as well). It's also pretty useful whenever I'm somewhere in the UK that doesn't have a good signal…

Then we leave EU, alas and no of the consumer friendly law applies.

Well, yes, it remains unseen what happens once brexit actually happens. But this solution works at the moment, and I can only imagine it can also work in other EU countries.

Re: Twilio Super SIM

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Post by ac29 »

frosted-flakes wrote: post #48
astura wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How expensive is a cell phone plan in Canada?

On the main carriers, a 1GB data plan with unlimited Canada-wide calling is $100 after tax. (Occasionally, there will be a discount that all of the carriers do simultaneously where a few GB is added to each plan for free, and you can drive the price down a bit if you've been with them for a while and threaten to leave.) Each of the big 3 carriers (Rogers, Bell, Telus) also has a "budget" subsidiary brand (Fido, Virgi…

Is that $100 CAD? If so, that's <$75 USD, which is more than we pay in the US, but not insanely so -- most people I know pay 50-60USD (not including any device payments).
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