Charlie D Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Darren, O2 have recently changed their terms and conditions. As quoted on their site: When you join Classic Pay As You Go, you pay for what you use, as you go. The minimum top up requirement is £10. If you don't top up, or add a Bolt On at least once in any six month period, your mobile will be disconnected and you'll lose any credit on your account. If you want to be reconnected you'll be given a new mobile number. It used to be enough just to use the phone once in six months to avoid disconnection and loss of number. Now, as stated above , you actually have to pay £10 every six months. I’m not 100%certain, but I think all the other “Pay as you go” offers are not quite what people think they are. I think in every other case there is a minimum £5 “Top up” required every month, even if you still have some of the previous month’s top up unused. Result equates to £60 per year. At least with the o2 classic it’s only £20 per year. Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 I have an O2 sim in my tracker. I have selected "auto topup" on their web site, & you can select at what "money left" level you wish it to be topped up. I selected £10. They don't necessarily add £10 every 6 months that way. Re battery drain: If you allow the tracker to "sleep" then drain is very low (6 months to flatten your battery) However, if you set up any kind of regular update then it does not go to sleep, & battery will last (in my case) 1 month. For the first few years of having it, I did not select any regular updates, but just tried to remember to interrogate it every so often (with a phone call) I used to forget to do this, & so O2 disconnected the sim on two occasions ! I was able to convince them to reinstate it. I then thought it would be a good idea to set up a regular position update (text message from device) I chose the longest period available which was about every 3 weeks. Over Christmas I did not use my TR for around 4 weeks, but when I went to - flat battery. Puzzled, I did some checks on current being used, & realised the tracker was to blame. have now reverted to no regular updates, and all is well again. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 5 hours ago, DRD said: Andy - does this have a GPS antenna you need to attach? Darren No the antenna is built in. Seems to receive a decent signal mounted in the boot of the Stag near the fuel pump/relay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 14 hours ago, Lebro said: Re battery drain: If you allow the tracker to "sleep" then drain is very low (6 months to flatten your battery) However, if you set up any kind of regular update then it does not go to sleep, & battery will last (in my case) 1 month. Bob If the battery was connected to a conditioner, would that counteract the 'drain'? Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Yes it would - easily. Drain was 80mA when awake, (flat in 4 weeks) 15mA when sleeping (flat in 5 months). Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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