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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16501 Location: Brookeville, MD
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4348 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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I've been looking at adding a second tracker. I'd like to know if anyone has found a good (or at least functional) unit that works on Verizon (CDMA) network, for when I roam into areas that are poorly covered by AT&T.
-bobby _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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flyboyaviator Samba Member
Joined: November 29, 2009 Posts: 154 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Ting just to offer 2G at one time, don't know now? any knows of this service? Thanks. |
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kourt Samba Member
Joined: August 13, 2013 Posts: 1937 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:47 am Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Ting uses T-Mobile as a carrier for the GSM network. Ting subscribers have two options for networks, CDMA (Sprint) or GSM (T-Mobile).
My TK-103 tracker has a Ting GSM SIM card and still works fine in most urban areas and on major roads.
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flyboyaviator Samba Member
Joined: November 29, 2009 Posts: 154 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:49 am Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Much appreciated Kourt. |
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 783 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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I don't think I've seen this one here before. While looking around at alarms I came across this...it's a unit that has to be connected to a compatible alarm or remote starter. You get smartphone control of the alarm/remote starter/locks and further stuff such as battery level/turning on heated seats even idle runtime. You also get GPS tracking. The first year is free and subsequent years are $39.95 USD or $99.95 USD for 3 years (though I've seen it listed @ $29.95 USD/year on ebay units). You can also have multiple vehicles on the one account. Thoughts?
Cost is around $115 USD
https://www.carlinkusa.com/ASCL6/
This compatible alarm is $60ish USD
https://www.voxxelectronics.com/prestige/?sku=APS57Z
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_________________ 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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dreaming_of_traveling Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2019 Posts: 23 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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I wonder if anyone tried this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5QX3YN?
Seems like a decent option to connect a SIM card. Not a lot of reviews on Amazon though. |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16501 Location: Brookeville, MD
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7462 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Spot just billed me for my fourth year of using the SPOT Trace device. They auto-charged my card for $224 plus taxes. I called, waited on-hold for 20 minutes, asked for the rates offered to new customers and they dropped the charge to $119 plus taxes.
I like the product, it works well but I dislike their worst-of-the-worst cable company practices of jacking up prices until you call and ask them to return to reasonable prices. _________________ - Jim
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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erste Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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jimf909 wrote: |
Spot just billed me for my fourth year of using the SPOT Trace device. They auto-charged my card for $224 plus taxes....
I like the product, it works well but I dislike their worst-of-the-worst cable company practices of jacking up prices until you call and ask them to return to reasonable prices. |
Ugh. I let mine lapse for 6 months and it was $120 to reactivate a few months ago (same as new customer it seems). Unless I’m missing something, there’s no incentive at all to auto renew year to year - just the opposite. That’s so not cool. |
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kourt Samba Member
Joined: August 13, 2013 Posts: 1937 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:45 am Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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I'm still using Ting on my Coban TK-103 tracker, for seven years now. This is a Ting GSM (read: T-Mobile) device.
I got an interesting email from Ting yesterday about preparing for the 5G network upgrade, which will naturally crowd out 2G/3G devices from the frequency band, and require 2G/3G shutdown.
https://ting.com/blog/3g-shutdown-and-volte/?utm_s...5-74941797
That tells me the Coban device will probably need replacement by the end of this year.
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Viva.Sabata Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2013 Posts: 170 Location: Alaska
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:04 am Post subject: Spytec GPS |
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When it sounds too good to be true....
https://get.spytec.com/gl300/?campaignid=59149968&...Z0EALw_wcB
This popped up on my FB feed. Any experience with said product? S me a person could plug it into a power source and forget about it. _________________ Sabata
1987 Westy Full Camper, Peloquin 5-Speed 2wd |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16501 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Viva.Sabata Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2013 Posts: 170 Location: Alaska
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:48 am Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Looks to be around $25/mo, although the ad on my FB feed says no fee. Go figure.
Takes me back to an old iPhone and Google Fi for world wide coverage at $15/mo, unless there are new options? Seems like a pretty dynamic field.
Stay safe everyone _________________ Sabata
1987 Westy Full Camper, Peloquin 5-Speed 2wd |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16501 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:29 am Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Viva.Sabata wrote: |
Looks to be around $25/mo, although the ad on my FB feed says no fee. Go figure.
Takes me back to an old iPhone and Google Fi for world wide coverage at $15/mo, unless there are new options? Seems like a pretty dynamic field.
Stay safe everyone |
I wish the companies would get more reasonable with their fees. This is basically a unit that sends a text yet they charge as if it was a real cell phone.... sigh. _________________ Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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cmayna Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2014 Posts: 1147 Location: SF Bay area, CA
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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I know I've chatted about it before but just to update, I use a GPS tracking device from FIN Find It Now, which started out providing weather proof GPS tracking devices for motorcycles. Now, they provide non water proof transmitters for cars, trucks, campers, etc.
Initial cost for the transmitter is somewhere around $239 which includes 1 year of coverage. Renewal of more years is around $70/annually.
If my camper moves, I get a text. If someone touches the camper, I get a text. If my wife attempts to steal a beer out of the Dometic fridge, I get a text. If for any horrible reason someone steals my camper, I can click onto my FIN phone ap to track it. They have emergency operators on standby to help track your rig if apparently stolen. Here's a link to their site:
https://www.finditnowusa.com/
BTW, though their transmitter runs off your battery (less than 1 milliamp in sleep mode) but has it's own backup.
Just another idea for you folks to consider. _________________ '90 Westy / automatic.
If I'm not working on the camper or my '50 Chebbie truck, I'm either fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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erste Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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cmayna wrote: |
If my camper moves, I get a text. If someone touches the camper, I get a text. If my wife attempts to steal a beer out of the Dometic fridge, I get a text. |
How serious are you about someone touching the camper, you get a text?
If I slam the doors hard enough, the spot trace will send a movement notification.
The FIN has some interesting features, like the speed alert, boundary notifications, and the "virtual odometer".
I just logged into the spot trace website for the first time in a while, and the shared maps feature is a lot more built out than it used to be. This is pretty neat because you can share the URL with someone and they can get a live update. I don't see speed data, but it does show elevation which is cool.
Here's a map from 10/16 to 10/19 when I went up to Tahoe NF.
Since I renewed spot trace back in April, I've noticed that the movement notifications are a little slower than I remember them being. Maybe 5 min. now vs. 2 min. before.
cmayna, how soon after the tracker moves do you get a notification? |
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7462 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Neat. Do you get a text when your wife restocks the beer? Thats a text I'd like to get.
cmayna wrote: |
I know I've chatted about it before but just to update, I use a GPS tracking device from FIN Find It Now, which started out providing weather proof GPS tracking devices for motorcycles. Now, they provide non water proof transmitters for cars, trucks, campers, etc.
Initial cost for the transmitter is somewhere around $239 which includes 1 year of coverage. Renewal of more years is around $70/annually.
If my camper moves, I get a text. If someone touches the camper, I get a text. If my wife attempts to steal a beer out of the Dometic fridge, I get a text. If for any horrible reason someone steals my camper, I can click onto my FIN phone ap to track it. They have emergency operators on standby to help track your rig if apparently stolen. Here's a link to their site:
https://www.finditnowusa.com/
BTW, though their transmitter runs off your battery (less than 1 milliamp in sleep mode) but has it's own backup.
Just another idea for you folks to consider. |
_________________ - Jim
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Do not get killed, do not kill others.
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Merian Samba Member
Joined: January 04, 2014 Posts: 5212 Location: Orygun
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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If I put my old deactivated iPhone in my van, can I still use the Find My Iphone app to get the location? _________________ .... |
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cmayna Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2014 Posts: 1147 Location: SF Bay area, CA
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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How would you keep your old phone charged while it's in your rig?
erste,
I was not too serious about someone just "touching" the vw. I get a text each time the door is opened. I get a notice in 30+ seconds. _________________ '90 Westy / automatic.
If I'm not working on the camper or my '50 Chebbie truck, I'm either fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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