GPS Tracking Device

[heather]

Hey Guys,
Was thinking about getting a tracking device fitted to my mx5 since the last one was stolen. There a bit pricey though, has anybody any thoughts??

[Stig]

i read somewhere of a crowd who track mobiles - ie, you leave a cheap ready to go mobile in your car on all the time and they track that. You'd perhaps leave it in the boot on a charger all the time.

http://www.techstore.ie/Tracking/Mobile ... cking.html

[TOM 5252]

I copied this shortcut from maplins uk It seems to be what you described

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... 14&DOY=7m7

[mx5ash]

i read somewhere of a crowd who track mobiles - ie, you leave a cheap ready to go mobile in your car on all the time and they track that. You'd perhaps leave it in the boot on a charger all the time.

http://www.techstore.ie/Tracking/Mobile ... cking.html

I think i read somewhere though that you have to keep credit on the phone and use it for it to remain active. (long time since i had pay as you go - the joy of company phones)
You would also want it somewhere well hidden or the would just take it out.

[Cloggy]

A few weeks ago I was also looking into this and got this quote from:
Derek Ronan
Sales Manager
Safecom Ltd
051 440177
http://www.safecom.ie
see quote here:
http://www.anagenic.biz/Cloggy/MX5-Ireland/SafecomQuote-RobinVandeVen_300608.pdf
I told him I wasn't interested at that price and he informed me that was the best he could do.

Interesting the Maplin tracker. There's a Maplin store just round the corner from where I work. I'll check out what they charge and maybe if we buy 10 or 20 we can get a discount.

[Ivan]

before you buy, if your car was stolen and driven around at high speed
for a few hours chased buy the cops. Would you want it back?

[leamyj]

before you buy, if your car was stolen and driven around at high speed
for a few hours chased buy the cops. Would you want it back?

Probably not, but if it was taken and held somewhere, this would assist in locating it, surely??

John

[Cloggy]

Hi Bunch,

I've just been into Maplin and got a price for this tracker.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=99114&DOY=7m7

They do it for € 214.49
I am seriously thinking about getting it...
Was talking to the manager and they don't do group discounts.

[heather]

hey cloggy,
Thats a good price, is that one you track it yourself??

[Cloggy]

Yep, you send a text message and it send it's location back.
Alternativlt there is a panic button which than send the GPS location to 3 mobiles.
You can put a contract sim or pay-as-you-go sim in.
Just need to keep it charged same as a phone, so it will only keep it's charge for 3 days or so. I'm sure you can bypass and come up with an alternative, longer lasting charge source.

[Zanto]

Yep, you send a text message and it send it's location back.
Alternativlt there is a panic button which than send the GPS location to 3 mobiles.

Sounds interesting, but I have a question.
If it gets its location from GPS, then surely you would need it to be visable to the Skys, so hiding it away in your boot probably won't be any good, no?

Zanto.

[Cloggy]

I don't think that really matters. I have a satnav which I don't need to keep out the window to work. I'm just after spending a wholop with specsavers for new glasses so I won't get one yet.