GPS tracker for my car

[abu_has_the_power]

i'm getting a new car, and i want a gps tracker on it. not those map things. i mean like if some bastard steals my car, i can find where it is.

i know they make those. where can i buy them?

can i use something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Holux-GPSlim-236-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver-SiRF-Star-III-3_W0QQitemZ9709367239QQcategoryZ4668QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i'm trying to get it so that a gps device will stay on the car, and if someone steals it, i can go to some website or something and remotely be able to track the location of the gps device in the car.

[Virtualbody1234]

Long time in the business: http://www.lojack.com/

But I think that some cell phone companies could provide a similar service with an inexpensive phone hidden in the vehicle. Many offer GPS tracking and some are even designed to have young children carry them so that parents can "track" their kids.

[abu_has_the_power]

how much would lojack cost? i'm getting a brand new 2006 suzuki grand vitara

and is lojack one of those things where u have to pay them monthly? cuz that's stupid. and lojack only works with the police apparently. i want to see where it is too

maybe i need something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/GPS-Active-Tracker-Real-Time-Tracking-Like-OnStar_W0QQitemZ9708775864QQcategoryZ73362QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this:
http://www.vehicle-tracking.com

yea....

and i can do the cellphone method. i have a bunch of old cellphones that i don't use, most if not all of them have the tracking ability. if i do that, will i be able to see where the cellphone is? or can only the phone company see it?

[abu_has_the_power]

bump

[harrycary]

No matter how you do it, utilizing GPS for tracking will cost you some sort of monthly fee.

(btw, it's not like this sort of service runs by itself)

[Seedler]

Where do you live?

'cause you don't need one here in Burlington.

Here local dance competitions make the Burlington Post front page, so our vehicles are quite secure.

[abu_has_the_power]

i called sprint and tmobile. apparently they don't have any kind of "per-minute" service so i can use a phone as a gps. wtf! sprint u lying turd. retarded customer service bitches. they told me last year they have a $0.40/minute service. wtf

the only thing t-mobile has are their prepaid card shit. but they expire in 2 months.


ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wat can i do?

[maebach]

put maps of where ever you're going in your glove compartment.

[abu_has_the_power]

well, yea. but i'm not talking about gps maps. i'm talking about anti-theft. like what VB said up there

[maebach]

I like anti-theft systems that beep, man do they work :dry:

[lynx]

I think you are looking for something like the ebay item you mentioned in post 3. It seems to work in any area with good cellphone coverage. I assume it has some sort of inbuilt cellphone and gps device, so you don't need to use one of your spare phones. Since you will know where YOU are, you only need the minimum monthly subscription. Check with the supplier before you buy from a third party though.

The other item (from vehicle-tracking.com) is definitely NOT what you want, it simply records where the vehicle has been which is not much use if you can't get the vehicle back.

However, the police may not respond to your information about the location of the vehicle in the same way as they would to systems such as lojack simply because with lojack type systems they can actively track the vehicle when it is on the move.

[abu_has_the_power]

lojack isn't really based off satellite. so if the cars outside the usa, lojack doesn't do jack

the cellphone thing would work

[Duffman]

hows the car gonna leave the country so quick, you a little paranoid?

[abu_has_the_power]

i'll be driving to and from canada for business. if i get it stolen while i'm in canada, lojack is useless

[abu_has_the_power]

i'll be driving to and from canada for business. if i get it stolen while i'm in canada, lojack is useless

[abu_has_the_power]

i'll be driving to and from canada for business. if i get it stolen while i'm in canada, lojack is useless

[Duffman]

that sucks. that sucks. that sucks.

[cpt_azad]

that sucks. that sucks. that sucks.

Hahaha triple post up the ass.

What about OnStar? Ya ok that's monthly fee too but you have limited options really.

[abu_has_the_power]

onstar's only for american cars cuz they know it's going to break down in a few years.

it'd be nice if i could use the cellphone to track the car. hmmmmmmmm

[Virtualbody1234]

http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/wherify-wherifone-cell-phone-with-gps-locator-lets-you-gps-track-your-kids

[maebach]

[quote=Duffman]that sucks. that sucks. that sucks.

Hahaha triple post up the ass.

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:lol: :lol:

@cpn_azd I love the avatar, rly ;)

[abu_has_the_power]

http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/wherify-wherifone-cell-phone-with-gps-locator-lets-you-gps-track-your-kids
there's an activiation fee and monthly fee's for that and the gps watch by itself. gay


my other option would be to add 1 more line to the tmobile family plan i'm starting up soon, and just leave that in the car. but that's $10 extra per month. :dry: :( hmmmmmm

actual gps trackers cost a few hundred at least. :dry: :dry: :pinch:


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