Hi, I got the Electron Cellular kit and it says it includes three months free. Now that I’m trying to setup my SIM, it asks my credit card. Why? Is there a way to bypass the card info?

Presumably, it’s asking for a credit card so it can charge you after the free period expires. I have a card on file even though I don’t have an Electron on my account. I think that’s standard for Particle. @rickkas7 might be able to comment on bypassing the card but I don’t think so.

Yes, you need to have a credit card on file. The Electron is 3 months of up to 3 MB of data per month. If you exceed the 3 MB data allowance, you will be charged for the overage so a credit card is required.

Thanks to both of you. Hopefully I will like it and continue, but if not, is there a way to remove the card before the trial time?

Right now, the only way to remove one’s credit card is to file a request with support. We only require the credit card in case you exceed your free 3 MB in the first 3 month period. You can cancel the subscription at any time by removing the SIM card by visiting your console and going to the SIMs …

This is frustrating. Whatever I wanted to do, it asks for a credit card. I’m going to return the boards and look for other platforms. Thank you all and good luck.

P.S. I can easily add a credit card myself BUT for removing I must file a request and go through support!! I really don’t get that!

Removing a credit card is not a feature that has been in high enough demand to warrant building it into the console. It certainly would make sense, but there have been higher priorities. Also, to be clear, the credit card can only be removed when you’ve released ownership of the SIM card. You can on…

I appreciate your response. I do believe that dealing with credit cards must be in the priorities. As a newbie, I have a feeling that by entering my card, I will get stuck there forever and can’t leave! I never had a good experience with support services and filling a request with others. But I’m su…

The Particle cloud provides a secure and data-efficient communication method for data transfer (publish and subscribe) as well as management features like over-the-air flashing of code. This is optional, and you can run the device in a mode where this is disabled. The Electron supports TCP so you c…

Makes sense. Those are great information and I appreciate your time explaining it. Thanks.

[SOLVED] Activation and Subscription

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rickkas7 March 4, 2020, 11:02am 13

The TlsTcpClient from hirotakaster is currently the best TLS/SSL library available, in my opinion.

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[SOLVED] Activation and Subscription

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