The dataplan on some look very reasonable, like $1/MB/Month, but the hardware itself seems cost prohibitive.
I mean, the Dash costs $59 or the Electron at $39 just for the board to send over 2G? You can get a disposable cellphone for < $10 complete with LCD screen and that worm eating game!
I guess I'll just need to wait another year or two until economies of scale kicks in...
I just needed to get the correct keywords to google and came across:
http://postscapes.com/cellular-internet-of-things-developmen...
The dataplan on some look very reasonable, like $1/MB/Month, but the hardware itself seems cost prohibitive.
I mean, the Dash costs $59 or the Electron at $39 just for the board to send over 2G? You can get a disposable cellphone for < $10 complete with LCD screen and that worm eating game!
I guess I'll just need to wait another year or two until economies of scale kicks in...