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Why not a 2G cellular modem that sends out SMS? WiFi for location?

• kondro 11y ago
  Cost of carrier access.
  • alaskamiller 11y ago
    Spark Devices negotiated with Telefonica for $3/1mb/mo global data plans. Maybe the bigger question is... why can't there be cheaper data plans available.
    • jon-wood 11y ago
      Depending on which product is being bought with these $3/month could be Amazon's net profit on what gets bought with these things in a month.
    • gambiting 11y ago
      $3 a month? That's really expensive for essentially a dumb button. Why would you bother with a 3G modem if you can just use someone's Wi-Fi? Especially since there's probably no GSM signal in your laundry cupboard,but a wifi router will be nearby.
• bucketsofdirt 11y ago
  I think the first gen. kindle put them off of that.