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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Didn't look at them all, but this line is certainly a plus in the description of ^that one: "No monthly service charges to be paid to the call center".
Carterzest posted this one in the stolen van thread: http://www.dewaltmobilelock.com/main.asp . _________________ ~Kamz
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Jon_slider Samba Member
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minsk Samba Member
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insyncro Banned
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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This is the exact product I made reference to in the stolen van thread.
Worked like a charm. |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
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Very interesting item but only works with i-products not androids or PCs. The 50-150 ft range is a drawback as well. |
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minsk Samba Member
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syncrodoka Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Not according to the FAQ on their site.
50-150 ft from you phone unless there are other users that they can bounce the signal off to extend the range. What about if it is out of the city 200 ft off a main road where another possible user may be driving?
I really like it but it seems more suited to something that will stay in a city like a laptop. |
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minsk Samba Member
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minsk Samba Member
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minsk Samba Member
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syncrodoka Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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minsk wrote: |
i think im going to snag one. and review it.
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Looking forward to the review.
Have a friend "steal" it and see how difficult it is to find. |
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tarandusVDub Samba Member
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Would be nice to be able to hard wire in a stealthy manner so that it could be installed, and forgotten about for years until needed! Wonder if they have firmware updates etc. that would need attention over time... _________________ 1990 Syncro 16" DoppleKabine 2.1 DJ 112i
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srmpf Samba Member
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you could hard wire a cheap cell phone to the battery and use a service like http://www.locationof.com/. I used to have a pay as you go cell phone from boost mobile in the van with a tracker app from the a now defunct tracker service (Instamapper). I only had to top off $5 every three months or so to keep the phone active. They don't charge for *outgoing* traffic, only *incoming* so you can send your GPS position on a regular basis without paying for data.
Upside: Cheap and works if cellphone reception is available. Downside: a cellphone drains your battery within a week.
Worked like a charm. When we moved from CA to TX I had the Vanagon shipped on a trailer. Left window is the live GPS tracking, right window a live feed from a traffic cam in Tucson, AZ - can you spot the Van?
I really like the tileapp idea but I guess it's only working reliably in the Bay Area with all the nerds having the app installed on their iPhones |
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dobryan Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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tarandusVDub wrote: |
Would be nice to be able to hard wire in a stealthy manner so that it could be installed, and forgotten about for years until needed! |
My thought on hard wiring is that it should be possible to emulate any battery/power supply with the 12v Vanagon battery and appropriate doohickeys (technical term for I know it can be done but am not conversant enough in electrons to know what to do). _________________ Dave O
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minsk Samba Member
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dobryan Samba Member
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tristessa Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: GPS locator to find a stolen Vanagon |
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Jon_slider wrote: |
Cost $52, no monthly fees |
I was looking at that one on Ebay earlier, and it apparently requires a SIM card .. which means at least a few bucks every month or two to keep it active.
minsk wrote: |
srmpf the gps tracker form new egg is essentially yhe same thing as a celly...
its a reader and gps tranmitter for a sim card. just muuuuch smaller...you could totally hide is somewhere under the dash wire it into the ignition wire perhaps |
Just make sure it's someplace where the antenna(s) get GPS and cellular signal.
I saw a weather-resistant motorcycle tracker on Fleabay earlier, and the first thought I had was to hide it in one of the hollow areas under the luggage rack and run power to it from the dome light... |
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