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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Fester View Post
    That is the one I was using until it got blocked.The camera's IMEI would be blocked, the SIM still works when I put it in my phone.The seller told me that Telstra whole sale is the problem and they have now a warning on their listing (EBay and Website) that the camera is not suitable for the Telstra network but after I rang they told me it works with a direct Telstra SIM.
    Apologies mate, I mis-read and thought you were using the voice SIM.

    If what you say is the case, maybe a switch out from their data only SIM with a voice/data SIM may work. As you’ve found though, and as was discussed years back, most providers SIMs are intended for phone/tablet use only, not for ‘other’ devices, so YMMV.



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    Silly question... Do you have a Wireless NBN tower within range?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigfella237 View Post
    Silly question... Do you have a Wireless NBN tower within range?
    Maybe but the cost would be prohibitive as is satellite NBN.

    There is a chance that I might get some outdoor Vodafon coverage, which would be fantastic as I could use a Cmobile Red plan for $5/month.
    It all depends on the mountain right behind the property and also the reception ability of the camera itself.
    The 4G Aldi Telstra strength is 3 bars on my phone but the camera always showed only 1 bar in the app.

    The only way to know is get a SIM and try out but I will have to wait until April.
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    Quote Originally Posted by peteramjet View Post
    Apologies mate, I mis-read and thought you were using the voice SIM.

    If what you say is the case, maybe a switch out from their data only SIM with a voice/data SIM may work. As you’ve found though, and as was discussed years back, most providers SIMs are intended for phone/tablet use only, not for ‘other’ devices, so YMMV.
    Alidi Mobile doesn't have a dedicated data SIM or any IoT plans.
    The camera is designed to work with a mobile phone SIM.

    The same SIM is used for voice as well as data only prepaid.
    The only way for Telstra to block is using the IMEI of the device.
    The SIM is not blocked. I checked both data and Voice work fine when I tested it in my phone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Fester View Post
    Maybe but the cost would be prohibitive as is satellite NBN.

    There is a chance that I might get some outdoor Vodafon coverage, which would be fantastic as I could use a Cmobile Red plan for $5/month.
    It all depends on the mountain right behind the property and also the reception ability of the camera itself.
    The 4G Aldi Telstra strength is 3 bars on my phone but the camera always showed only 1 bar in the app.

    The only way to know is get a SIM and try out but I will have to wait until April.
    BAZINGA !!

    Vodafon map, showed only weak outside coverage but I got 4 bars indoor and 5 out, heavy forestation and below a mountain.
    Camera works now like a charm.
    Now I can identify those vaping kids.

    Thanks RedXT for the great tip
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