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Given they had 350,000 SIM cards, it seems like you at least need a real cellular modem. It's probably cheaper and easier to just buy cheap Android phones.
by tlrobinson 7y ago
Given they had 350,000 SIM cards, it seems like you at least need a real cellular modem. It's probably cheaper and easier to just buy cheap Android phones.
- futhey 7y agoProbably also less technically challenging / frustrating to set up in the first place, if they're getting used prepaid phones at $10 a piece.
- milkytron 7y agoYou don't need SIM cards to do this. I used to be a phone farmer back when I was school a few years ago (didn't know it was called that or that there was even a community around it). Any device with a WiFi connection worked at that point. Not sure if that's changed but I doubt it. Also in the article they mentioned people virtualizing the process. It apparently is possible, but the farmers don't think it's worth it.