Mattster

So I'm messing around with the Seeed GPRS shield and I'm curious what insights anyone can give on network access - whose SIM are you using and what do they charge you for it? I got no joy when I called AT&T and asked about a data plan for GPRS devices. After a while they found a "supervisor" that wanted to sell me a $50/month data plan. T-Mobile also wants $30-50/month for GPRS service. Isn't there some way to get maybe like $10/month? Or better yet, how about a prepay SIM with a finite amount of kbytes in it. This thing uses less bandwidth than an old Motorola pager ...

So I'm messing around with the Seeed GPRS shield and I'm curious what insights anyone can give on network access - whose SIM are you using and what do they charge you for it? I got no joy when I called AT&T and asked about a data plan for GPRS devices. After a while they found a "supervisor" that wanted to sell me a $50/month data plan. T-Mobile also wants $30-50/month for GPRS service. Isn't there some way to get maybe like $10/month? Or better yet, how about a prepay SIM with a finite amount of kbytes in it. This thing uses less bandwidth than an old Motorola pager ...

Yes, they were waiting patiently for me to get home on Sunday (had to go to Boca Raton on Saturday). Started playing with the last night.
Chuck

Went to Boca Raton and didn't bother to stop by for a beer?

IMO, assembler is a good thing. Anyone who wants to be a great programmer needs to learn how to assemble. I find it hard to believe that the educational system turns out degreed software engineers that have never touched an assembler. It's fine that C# and Ruby and Python and others provide high productivity and protect programmers from doing stupid things in their code, but if you don't understand how it actually works, how can you fix it when it is really broken? Oh, I forgot, that's why there will always be job opportunities for consultants that know how to assemble.

Got my Go Pro plates kit yesterday, had it all assembled in less than an hour. Very nice, great quality, looks very professional. My only comment is about the knob - it's a little loose on the shaft so it resulted in a slightly lop-sided motion when turned. I solved this by wrapping two turns of scotch tape around the shaft before sliding the knob onto it - it then lines up nicely and turns smoothly without the slight off-center wobble.