first post needs to be updated.

Hi I am looking for long validity ( at least 1 year) prepaid ( or postpaid) plan for IoTs, especially sim based CCTV. Don't consume much data, probably 5 gig can last 2 years (occasional viewings) but there are some specific requirements:

1. the telco must offer 5g and 4g (most cams using 4g) because certain telcos such as Yes are hopeless for 4G.

2. once the sim is placed in the cctv, it is very inconvenient to reply to or use SMS for buying/extending plan purposes. I say this because if you take Hotlink Pantas 365 for example, firstly the phone app can only handle 1 line at a time, got to log out for another line and everytime you log in, it sends a TAC to the number for you to retrieve and successfully log in. This is not possible if I have 4 or 5 such Pantas 365 lines!

I really miss Yoodo for its simplicity, plans and ability of the phone app to handle multiple lines and best of all, its email based permissions.

Any ideas? I need to get 4 or 5 sims in 4 or 5 cctvs in very different locations and need the plans to be autorenewed (Maxis cannot do that in Pantas prepaid for monthly plans) or at least 1 year prepaid validity for each plan and using about 5 gig per year each. Problem will start after 1 year, all SIMS will have to be taken out of the cctv and placed into the phone for plan extension.

Obviously, I want the cost to be reasonable say 60 bucks per sim per year.

There has go to be an easier way!

This post has been edited by sbd: Oct 12 2025, 11:59 AM