If you can do w/o your phone at night or whenever you fear theft of your R, hide your cell phone in your car and let your provider track it for you if stolen. My NEXTEL has that GPS tracker if I need it. Cheap and effective way to catch thieves and retrieve your ride.

 

Whenever you fear theft eh?? So all of you R owners will be gettin an extra NEXTEL, putting it in the spare well and hardwiring the charger to the car...

 

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Shh, who told you the secret hiding spot?

 

Good idea. However, I have to get a nextel phone and another cell phone to call with tracking my nextel phone.

I should track some cheap nextel plans...

 

Wouldn't a LoJack or something be a better alternative?

 

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LOL, yes it would, hehe.

That's a good idea I guess...but isn't the extreme temperature range kill a cell phone battery pretty quickly?

 

Are you sure that GPS isn't what all phone providers are supposed to have soon...

It's based on position w/regards to the towers, not satellites. It's designed to pinpoint emergency call locations, much like land lines do already. This will not be effective in tracking your car unfortunately.

 

lojack is also really damn expensive. $1000+ installed if you want one with the early warning system.

 

and also lojack isnt available everywhere.


Modified by 88crex at 1:05 AM 4/9/2004

 

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It's based on position w/regards to the towers, not satellites. It's designed to pinpoint emergency call locations, much like land lines do already. This will not be effective in tracking your car unfortunately.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Correct. This is old technology, but you have to be signed up for it. Basically what it's used for is road side assistance. Ideally it's used for a situation where your car breaks down and you are in the middle of nowhere and can't give direction to where you are. Most people don't have it because of fear that it's a government conspiracy

 

Lojack isn't available here in central Alabama yet.

 

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It's based on position w/regards to the towers, not satellites. It's designed to pinpoint emergency call locations, much like land lines do already. This will not be effective in tracking your car unfortunately.</TD></TR></TABLE>

GPS is the acronym for Global Positioning Satellites (sometimes system). The new cellular phone technology coming out is GSM. However, most cell phone providers will be able to better track locations based on the new GSM towers (i have no idea why..i dont know much more about them).

Just a tidbit of info as all...damn i need to goto bed.

mike

 

Word.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 8k-red-DC2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Whenever you fear theft eh?? So all of you R owners will be gettin an extra NEXTEL, putting it in the spare well and hardwiring the charger to the car... </TD></TR></TABLE> I just leave my phone somewhere in the car use my wifes or a friend's phone to make a call if needed. By the way my phone is wireless and has a battery so no hard wire required.
(Now I have to find another hiding spot for my phone, you gave up the secret trunk hiding location, Maannnnnn! (

 

They theoretically would be able to track the phone to within a few miles, dewpending on how the towers are placed. Might as well invest in something else.

 

i think lojack is better...by the time you buy a phone, get a monthly plan and all that you'll be at a 300-400 a yr easily. lowjack is a lil under a grand so more than well worth it

 

GSM is not new cell technology, Cingular and ATT use this kind of signal while VerizonWireless and Sprint use a far better signal called CDMA. The GPS chip inside all new phones are for emergency 911 tracking purposes only so they wouldn't be able to pinpoint your car for you if it get's jacked with your cell phone in it

 

Try Boomerang:

http://www.boomerangtracking.com/

Already well established in Canada, they already have presence in the west coast.

AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA :D

$200 off if you have lo-jack already (limited time offer). (so about $700 or so) no need to wait for the police to find your car because they have their own tracking team. once found, then call the police and bring in the cavalry. (devil) monitor plans are reasonable

Anyone who is interested in boomerang, let me know

Another neat product is from "Network car"

http://www.networkcar.com/networkcar/pub/main

goto your webpage and track your car


-aoibot, who is always thinking about security :S

 

I'd just get LoJack.

from http://www.lojack.com/what/index.cfm

-LoJack offers a money-back guarantee: The system comes with a two year 24-hour recovery warranty.

-LoJack owners may be eligible for insurance discounts. Click here to see insurance information for your state.

-LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System
A small, silent transmitter hidden in your vehicle allowing the police to track it if it's stolen.

-LoJack Early Warning Recovery System
The new auto security system that contacts you if someone is moving your vehicle without your permission.

 

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from http://www.lojack.com/what/index.cfm

-LoJack offers a money-back guarantee: The system comes with a two year 24-hour recovery warranty.

-LoJack owners may be eligible for insurance discounts. Click here to see insurance information for your state.

-LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System
A small, silent transmitter hidden in your vehicle allowing the police to track it if it's stolen.

-LoJack Early Warning Recovery System
The new auto security system that contacts you if someone is moving your vehicle without your permission.

</TD></TR></TABLE>

what i got installed last week

 

Boomerang provides the same coverage as well.

-LoJack offers a money-back guarantee: The system comes with a two year 24-hour recovery warranty.

Boomerang guarantees as long as you have the device in your car (using GSM)

-LoJack owners may be eligible for insurance discounts. Click here to see insurance information for your state.

Boomerang does it as well. I called AAA insurance and they don't care what "vehicle recovery" system you get. You only get 1 discount (so you can't get both systems and get more discounts :B) This will vary from insurance company to insurance company.

-LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System
A small, silent transmitter hidden in your vehicle allowing the police to track it if it's stolen.

same here

-LoJack Early Warning Recovery System
The new auto security system that contacts you if someone is moving your vehicle without your permission.

same here

but "Network Car" allows you to check your car anytime as well I kinda like that feature

all kinda systems to look for (I think boomerang is available in Texas as well )

-aoib0t, who has been investigating all kinda recovery systems :B

 

boomarang for this itr owner, as well as clifford alarm and electronic hoodlock.

If I had a complaint with boomarang, it would be that they are to quick to jump the gun. They have tracked me down twice because they lost the signal. This has since been fixed.

 

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If I had a complaint with boomarang, it would be that they are to quick to jump the gun. They have tracked me down twice because they lost the signal. This has since been fixed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's never too quick to jump the gun

 

hard to argue with that!!

 

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true. t-mobile also uses gsm i believe. i don't think they would allow you to use it for theft purposes either.