Why is a sim card required?

[Scott M]

Evening all,

I have just ordered my Amflow - base model - what exactly does the sim card enable? And I'm guessing that a phone plan is required to maintain it?

Cheers,
Scott

 

[Renton_Yorkshire]

I believe it's for stuff like syncing ride data to the cloud, and enables being able to track/locate the bike if it's pinched etc.

Altho if the SIM is removed by the tea leaf that stole it, bang goes that facility

 

[Dave238]

Here's a reply from Amflow Support, link takes you to:
Hi Amflow team,
I have just ordered my Amflow - base model - what exactly does the sim card enable? And I'm guessing that a phone plan is required to maintain it?

(I have no f-ing idea why the link is referencing that SRAM text, but link gets you there)

Amflow Customer Support team is here！Amflow Support questions only please

Hello, Can i ride without a phone in the pocket, once the bike has been activated for the first time ? (i don't own any smartphone. I'm using the family smartphone for 1st activation of the bike) ie : Is wearing a smartphone mandatory while riding (on the amflow) ? And another question : - I'm...

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[Polar]

A major public transport operator discovered through secret testing that Chinese-made electric buses from manufacturer Yutong can be remotely stopped and disabled from China via a SIM card module with direct access to critical systems but hopefully that's not the reason Amflow got.

 

[sethimus]

A major public transport operator discovered through secret testing that Chinese-made electric buses from manufacturer Yutong can be remotely stopped and disabled from China via a SIM card module with direct access to critical systems but hopefully that's not the reason Amflow got.

quick, get the tin foil hat!

 

[Polar]

quick, get the tin foil hat!

Why?
It's better to accept the world as is.

 

[sethimus]

you should start a club with @Bndit

 

[Polar]

you should start a club with @Bndit

Why?

 

[sethimus]

same irrational fears of the chinese

 

[Bndit]

same irrational fears of the chinese

"Fears of chinese" lol I don't fear chinese, or anything else. But I read books and I'm interested what's happening in the world. In this case, I would call my self a realist.