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Having read about the theft of an A2OC Members car recently, I decided to fit a tracker to The FSI.
I bought one of these:
GPS Tracker 4G TK905, Real-time GPS Tracker, No need Subscription https://amzn.eu/d/cBxmnwe
It arrived yesterday, and it's now working. All it requires is a registered SIM card.
Edit: It takes a Standard SIM, not the more common Nano. A SIM card adaptor, is included in the pack.
At it's simplest, you send it a text, and it sends you a Google Maps link to it's position. Click on the link, (you'll need Google Maps on your phone, of course), and Bob's your Mothers Brother.
There is also an app, which gives you access to the tracker, as a web page, where all manner of clever stuff is available, route history, speed, Geo fencing etc. There is no subscription, but the app uses the Chinese maker's server, which could disappear of course. Amazon reviews are good, and they seem to have been around a while. If that happened, you'd still have the text for Google Maps link, so it's never, (unless it packs up), going to go N/A.
Battery life is excellent, and the tracker itself looks robust. It has a strong magnet to mount it on the car body, (but this feature may have limited appeal to us A2 Owners).
Cost was £62.69.
Mac.
There's an informative YouTube here:
I bought one of these:
GPS Tracker 4G TK905, Real-time GPS Tracker, No need Subscription https://amzn.eu/d/cBxmnwe
It arrived yesterday, and it's now working. All it requires is a registered SIM card.
Edit: It takes a Standard SIM, not the more common Nano. A SIM card adaptor, is included in the pack.
At it's simplest, you send it a text, and it sends you a Google Maps link to it's position. Click on the link, (you'll need Google Maps on your phone, of course), and Bob's your Mothers Brother.
There is also an app, which gives you access to the tracker, as a web page, where all manner of clever stuff is available, route history, speed, Geo fencing etc. There is no subscription, but the app uses the Chinese maker's server, which could disappear of course. Amazon reviews are good, and they seem to have been around a while. If that happened, you'd still have the text for Google Maps link, so it's never, (unless it packs up), going to go N/A.
Battery life is excellent, and the tracker itself looks robust. It has a strong magnet to mount it on the car body, (but this feature may have limited appeal to us A2 Owners).
Cost was £62.69.
Mac.
There's an informative YouTube here:
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