FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

M2M / IoT  SIM cards are offered to corporate accounts with a minimum of 5 SIM cards on the account. 

The Starter Kit could be purchased immediately on-line.

Additional SIM cards can be ordered from the OSCAR SIM management platform.

If you would like to place an order bypassing the Starter Kit, you can do this here, or you can have a discussion with one of our IoT experts by filling out the Custom Quote Request form.

Machine to machine (M2M) refers to direct communication between devices using wired and wireless communication channels. In different industries such communication may be referred to by different abbreviations (SmartGrid, Smart Buildings, Smart Cars and alike, V2V, V2I and V2x - "vehicle to vehicle", "vehicle to infrastructure" and "vehicle to anything").

IoT is an acronym for Internet of Things. Wikipedia defines IoT as the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect and exchange data.

Many consider M2M to be at the core of IoT. In this regard IoT is simply a broader concept. IoT lets devices speak with one another through a much larger network. M2M is what provides the Internet of Things with the connectivity which enables capabilities that would not be possible without it.

Yes! Both Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) and Pooled plans offer data discount plans and in most countries our IoT SIM cards provide billing of data in 1 kb increments, and the effective per MB cost start as low as $0.005 (1/2 of a cent) per MB. Learn more about both PAYG and Pooled data plans. 

There are also SIM cards packages in ceramic miniature packaging that can be soldered directly to the PCB – Printed Circuit Board of the device. There is more than one type of eSIM. Most common is MFF2 type with 8 pins. In addition, an eSIM can be embedded in other integrated circuits devices which are also soldered directly to the PCB. The eSIM card is not removable, but could be reprogrammed with another network profile if required to change the network provider.

Learn more about IoT eSIMs from OneSimCard, or fill out a Custom Quote Request form to speak with one of our IoT experts.

Private APN allows you to limit access on your devices to a narrow network. If the device does not have an APN pre-programmed, it will not be able to access the internet. The number of SIM cards with private APN can be as few as one or as many as 1 million. Learn more about Private APNs.

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.

Private IP addresses are only addressable from within devices the same IP range. This adds a layer of security to your IoT SIM cards because only devices on the same Private Network can access the SIM(s). This addressing can be accomplished through Peer-to-Peer communication or through a VPN Connection. If you would like to learn more about Private Ips, please fill out our Custom Quote Request form & one of our experts will be back to you within 1 business day.