Remote OTA Charging Rules
In order to support epidemic prevention and control, remote OTA update, which was scheduled to be charged from February 21, will continue to be free of charge during the epidemic period. The charging time will be notified by phone, text message, email and so on, so you can rest assured that use.
The charging rules will take effect after the charging date.
Charging Description
☛ Charge mode
Remote OTA update is a prepaid product. Before using OTA service, please purchase the License of OTA resources for the device according to the actual needs.
License: OneNET IOT Remote OTA update service License.
☛ Instructions for use
A license corresponds to a device. After a user purchases a license for the device, all update tasks during the entire life cycle of the device (that is, from the time when the device obtains the license to the time when the device is terminated) will no longer be charged. Therefore, when you create an update task to update a device, make sure that you have purchased a license for the device.
Price details
The remote OTA update service is used together with the device access service, and OTA is charged according to the number of devices.
| Item Name | Description | Unit Price | Validity Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTA service license | Authorize the device to remotely update OTA value-added services | 1yuan/terminal | Device lifecycle |
☛ How to Purchase
For online purchase, you can purchase a license in the console according to actual needs;
For offline purchases, you can contact China Mobile IOT marketing manager to sign an effective contract on related matters.
Contacts:Mr Zhang Tel:18323031987 Email：zhangyang@cmiot.chinamobile.com
User Notice
✧ Free trial
When OneNET user uses OTA services (including FOTA and SOTA), he needs to subscribe to OTA service, which will not generate any billing, and enjoy the free use of OTA service for 100 devices. If for more than 100 devices, you can purchase a license according to needs to continue to use OTA service.
✧ Charge mode
For the same device, after purchasing a license, you can use the FOTA service to upgrade the module firmware, and you can also use the SOTA service to upgrade the MCU system and applications.
After charging, when a device that has not obtained a license is updated, the platform will deduct the corresponding license based on the device ID. That is, charging is only related to the device ID rather than product ID, Token, authentication parameters Authorization, and Access_Key.
The device undated before charging can still be updated for free for lifecycle after charging.
For terminal devices with the fee already deducted, if the card replacement is performed later, as long as the device ID has not changed, the device after the card replacement can still be updated by using the OTA service for free.
✧ Term of Service
The service takes effect after the device obtains the license, and the service becomes invalid when the device is terminated.
Charging Example
- If you have 1,000 devices and have never used the OneNET platform to update, the number of licenses purchased shall be more than 1,000.
(1) When you create a task for these 1,000 devices, the platform will deduct 1,000 licenses. These 1,000 devices are those that have obtained licenses. License fee: 1,000 yuan
(2) If the update of 10 of these 1,000 devices fails, the platform still deducts 1,000 licenses, but licenses will not be deducted when the failed devices are updated again.
- If you have 1,900 devices and 1,000 of them have used OneNET OTA service, that is, 1,000 licenses have been deducted during the first update, the license balance of the current account is 100.
(1) When you update a device that has been licensed, the license will no longer be deducted, and the platform will provide after-sales technical support services until the device is terminated.
(2) If you update these 1,900 devices in one update task, the creation of the update task will fail and you will be prompted that the remaining licenses are insufficient.
(3) If you update 900 devices that haven’t obtained licenses in one update task, the creation of the update task will fail and you will be prompted that the remaining licenses are insufficient.
(4) If you update 100 devices that haven’t obtained licenses in one update task, it will enter the normal update process.
License Description
If the number of devices you create an update task exceeds the number of licenses purchased under your account, you will not be able to use the OTA service. When creating an update task, please confirm that the number of licenses purchased in your account is sufficient to support the current OTA service.
The license you purchased on the platform currently does not support subscription cancellation.
Currently, the use of OTA service is not supported in arrears. To ensure that you can use the service, please purchase a license on demand.