Just purchased a Covert Black opps cam. No monthly fees. You purchase an ATT sim card and buy basic texting plan/ $15-$20 for unlimited texts. You do not need to have ATT just as long as there is ATT service where you put the cam out. You can get text or email{ or both} of pics sent to you as they are taken . Thats it. Very simple. I have looked into other plans and were always too much money. Monthly service fees plus you had to pay extra if you went over a certain amount of pics. This is $15 per month for me I can get one pic or 1,000 pics for $15