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Giveaway Week – WisCellular NB-IoT & eMTC GPS Tracker

Rak Wireless WisCellular is an NB-IoT & eMTC Arduino shield based on Quectel BG96 module with 2G fallback that is similar to the company’s previous-generation WisLTE board, except it is certified for the global markets.

I received a beta sample last year and went through the instructions to use it with a Hologram SIM card, but sadly I never managed to make it work, and eventually learned the Hologram SIM card did not support NB-IoT in Thailand. So I would have had to buy a local SIM card, but at the time, they didn’t sell those, and the only way to get an NB-IoT SIM card was to buy a development kit. Before going ahead with the purchase, I asked about coverage in my area but never managed to get a definitive answer so I gave up.

WisCellular NB-IoT Board with Antennas
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So instead of keeping it in a drawer at home, I’d better just give it to somebody else who should make better use of it.

The board comes with cellular and GPS antenna, as well as micro USB cable, and a 3M sticker. While it’s an Arduino shield, it can also be controlled from a Windows PC over USB.

Wiscellular NB-IoT Development Kit
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To enter the draw simply leave a comment below. Other rules are as follows:

  • Only one entry per contest. I will filter out entries with the same IP and/or email address.
  • Contests are open for 48 hours starting at 10 am (Bangkok time) every day.
  • Comments will be closed after 48 hours. If comments are open, the contest is still going on.
  • Winners will be selected with random.org and announced in the comments section of each giveaway.
  • I’ll contact the winner by email, and I’ll expect an answer within 24 hours, or I’ll pick another winner.
  • Shipping
    • $10 for registered airmail small packet for oversea shipping payable via PayPal within 48 hours once the contest (for a given product) is complete.
    • If Paypal is not available in your country, you can still play, and I’ll cover the cost of sending the parcel by Sea and Land (SAL) without registration if you win.
  • I’ll post all 7 prizes at the same time, around the 14th of November
  • I’ll make sure we have 7 different winners, so if you have already won a device during this giveaway week, I’ll draw another person.

If you’re not quite a lucky person, you could also purchase WisLTE for $99.99 on Aliexpress.

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82 Replies to “Giveaway Week – WisCellular NB-IoT & eMTC GPS Tracker”

  4. Keen! I also think you forgot to update the guidelines to state only 1 is available, not 7.

  8. Did you know the first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON?

  32. I heard that if you type a comment here, your chances of winning this are significantly larger…

  56. IoT dev on the beach, what an awesome idea! Of course I’ll need to win the kit first.

  60. เรามี e-sim ในส่วนความร่วมมือของ ais เราเทสกับ sim7000 แล้วใช้ได้ แต่ยังไม่เคยลองกับ bg96 เลย

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