# Third Party hardware on Hologram Cloud

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/third-party-hardware-on-hologram-cloud/41805>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [May 12, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/third-party-hardware-on-hologram-cloud/41805 "2018-05-12T22:15:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![orbitcoms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@orbitcoms](https://community.particle.io/u/orbitcoms)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/third-party-hardware-on-hologram-cloud/41805/1 "2018-05-12T22:15:59Z")

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Because the Dash is being discontinued, I am looking at using Particle Electron. Is it possible to still use Hologram SIM and portal but the Particle hardware?

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**Author:** ![RWB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rwb/32/22599_2.png) [@RWB](https://community.particle.io/u/RWB)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/third-party-hardware-on-hologram-cloud/41805/2 "2018-05-13T00:26:44Z")

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Yes.

> [@Electron 3rd-party SIM tips](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-3rd-party-sim-tips/26490):
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> The [Particle Electron] ([https://www.particle.io/products/hardware/electron-cellular-dev-kit](https://www.particle.io/products/hardware/electron-cellular-dev-kit)) comes with a SIM card that allows easy and [often inexpensive] ([https://www.particle.io/pricing#cellular-data](https://www.particle.io/pricing#cellular-data)) 2G or 3G cellular access. Sometimes, however, you may want to use a different mobile provider. You may need to transfer large amounts of data, which may be cheaper on another provider, or you may need to use the Electron in a country that’s not supported by the Particle SIM. Fortunately, the E…