[Dprglist] push telemetry to cloud?

[James LeRoy]

Clay,

If you're just looking for a cloud service to send some data to, you can 
checkout https://io.adafruit.com/.


On 6/26/19 6:59 PM, Carl Ott via DPRGlist wrote:
> Ed I'm with you.
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> I have 3 devices from FreedomPop, each with their own level of 
> service. And I've been pretty pleased with them - especially 
> considering the cost (zero if you stay under the limit)...
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> Note that FreedomPop was recently acquired by Red Pocket, so we'll 
> have to see how long the current deals continue
> https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/red-pocket-mobile-buys-mvno-freedompop 
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> I received an email from FreedomPop about the change of ownership. 
> They indicated no changes on the horizon. Time will tell if they 
> maintain the 'free forever' levels.
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> Another alternative surfaces quite frequently - https://ting.com/ .
> I've activated ***many many many*** GSM SIMs on Ting at work.
> I've been quite pleased with their service as a company, and their 
> prices are pretty good as retail consumer prices go.
> The only caveat with Ting is that their GSM SIMs ride on T-Mobile, 
> which to this day still sometimes has coverage issues in certain areas.
> But you can check for that with this site - I've found it to be pretty 
> accurate over large swaths of the US. */It will also help you 
> understand what band support you'll need in your radio module for any 
> given location: /*https://ting.com/coverage
> Having worked with Ting, it's clear to me why it's a common choice for 
> IoT in lots of the hobby / hacker communities...
>
> - Carl
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> On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 4:18 PM Ed Okerson via DPRGlist 
> <dprglist at lists.dprg.org <mailto:dprglist at lists.dprg.org>> wrote:
>
>     Clay,
>
>     You can get cheap 4G LTE hotspot from FreedomPop.com
>
>     https://shop.freedompop.com/product/used-franklin-wireless-r850-4g-lte-mobile-hotspot-cdma/FRK-R850BKR
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>     Sign up for the level of data service you need, they offer a free
>     level
>     that is up to 500MB/month on the Sprint network, if you need more you
>     have to pay for it.
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>     Build your monitoring system on your favorite device that supports
>     WiFi
>     and pair it to the hotspot.
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>     Beyond that, it is standard networking stuff. If you want real
>     "Cloud"
>     like AWS, then you need an account there. They also offer free levels
>     for small instances. If by "Cloud" you just mean internet access,
>     then
>     you can set up a server on your home network for it to connect to.
>
>     Ed Okerson
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>     On 2019-06-26 15:08, Clayton Timmons via DPRGlist wrote:
>     > I'm helping out a solar car team and we want to send data to the
>     cloud
>     > once every few seconds so that the team can monitor the car
>     remotely.
>     >
>     > I'm sure there are dozens of options to do this.   Just wanted
>     to ask
>     > the group.   What is recommended?     Looking for simple and cheap.
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     >
>     > -Clay Timmons-
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