LTEBee on Verizon?

These modules are new enough that I think everyone who has bought one so far is using the same Hologram SIM cards that we use in all of ours.  I’ve deployed over 50 of them in the past couple months with Hologram cards, and according to our dashboard page that shows connection information, they are active on all the major carriers including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint.  I haven’t used a specific Verizon SIM card, but I see no reason why it wouldn’t work.

@mbarney, thanks for the settings.   What was the sim supplier that you used – a Verizon direct, or an MNVO like REVX.

I did get an email earlier this week from SimCom that there 7080G was now certified by Verizon, so good to know it works 🙂

@mbarney, do you know if the REVX plan/sim card you had success with is the CATM version (50mb for $5) or the 4G version (10 mb for &12)? With the new modems I have not been able to register on the network (cereg 0,3) using the 4G plan and sim that worked for a couple years with the old xbee modem.

@shicks,  RevX systems technical support has indicated that the IMEIs associated with the new LTEBee modems are not Verizon certified.

Looking at this line, the current IMEI is not appearing as Verizon End Certified. Verizon rejects registration of device’s that are not Certified through the upload process to the Verizon Device Management Database (DMD). This is typically done by the manufacturer unless you have an Open Development application completed with Verizon.

If you believe this device to be certified, please contact the manufacturer and request that they re-upload the device IMEI’s to Verizon as they are not valid at this time.

From what I understand, SimCom has received certification for the module itself on Verizon, but once integrated into a device (like the LTEBee) the entire device must be certified a second time before Verizon will allow it to register on their network. Do the new LTEBee modems have this end certification with Verizon, and can their IMEIs be “uploaded” to Verizon?

End device certification for an open source DIY project like this is nearly impossible, since there’s an infinite number of combinations that users can configure their station with various equipment, accessories, antennas, not to mention all the ways they can change the actual code running on the main processor board.  That’s why we try to use modular telemetry devices that are certified by most carriers, however Verizon has always been picky about allowing DIY devices on their networks.  I’m unfamiliar with REVX, but I know other people have had success using other non-certified (and non-EnviroDIY) devices with Verizon networks with other sim card providers.