[DeTomaso] LOJACK FOR CLASSICS?

[Thomas Tornblom]

I have one of these:

http://www.gstraq.com/products.php?traq_en_product_id=5&traq_en_product_cnt_id=24

Fairly cheap and you can either use it with their free tracking web 
service, or set it up to use SMS (text).

Even if it runs in the web service mode can you query it for the current 
position. This is great with my GPS enabled cell phone, where I can 
copy/paste the coordinates into the google map application in the phone 
and see where it is. I can of course always use the browser in the phone 
as well.

It even has a built in microphone so that you can ask it to call you 
back on a voice call and listen to what happens.

I have set it to send daily reports if stationary, and minute by minute 
reports if it is in motion.

You need to supply a working SIM card, but the only cost besides buying 
the device, is the phone plan. I have a plan that cost about 
$2.50/month, which comes with 3000 free SMS/text messages/month, and the 
GPRS data amounts of about 5¢ per month, for a few 100kbyte.

The battery will last up to about 2 weeks, but I have it wired in, so it 
is always fully charged, which means that even if someone disconnects 
the car battery will I have up to about two weeks to track it down.

Oh, and lojack is not available in Sweden, although I do see that it is 
available here and there in Europe.

Thomas


2010-10-21 20:46, JDeRyke at aol.com skrev:
> In a message dated 10/21/10 10:57:30 AM, bjbstewart at yahoo.com writes:
>
>> i'd like something that is a more active GPS, where I an see where it has
>> been and where it currently is via a live web map...
>>
>
> Some guys have done this by dropping a cheap cellphone with GPS inside a
> door. By calling up the phone's serial #, the thing can be tracked wherever
> there's cell phone coverage, with a program similar to Google Earth. I think I
> tead about at least one car the police recovered this way.
> Not sure if the phone needs to be permanently on or not- which would
> quickly drain the phone's battery unless you added a wire off the car battery. And
> given the spotty cell coverage in some areas and the cost of a decent
> phone, the LOJACK might be a better solution even if its harder for you
> personally to trace your kid driving around in your car with it.... FWIW- J Deryke
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