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Can a 'Data Only' SIM receive phone calls - for use in electric gate

reg228 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:12:58 GMT

The situation:

My electric gate has a PAYG EE SIM card with £10 credit which gets deactivated every 6 months because it has no 'activity' i.e. outgoing calls or texts. Apparently there are not enough numbers to leave 'inactive' SIM cards live (which I fully understand BTW)

I'm told by EE to put it in a phone every 6 months and send a text to keep it active.

My question:

If I were to purchase a 'data only' SIM, would it be able to receive incoming phone calls to activate the GSM module on my gate?

TIA

Re: Can a 'Data Only' SIM receive phone calls - for use in electric gate

EssexBoyEE — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:19:13 GMT

Your going to have the same problem if it's a PAYG Prepaid Data SIM, once activated it will have the usual limited Life Span if it's not used for a while with an Outgoing Chargable Cost.

Re: Can a 'Data Only' SIM receive phone calls - for use in electric gate

XRaySpeX — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:59:15 GMT

Yes, data SIMs are able to make & receive calls & texts. It's just that making calls & texts are not included in any allowances & so have to be paid for.