Tracker

[Welderpaul]

Thanks fellas. Will report back on how it performs

 

[Olderisbetter]

Those one off payment ones have been on a few sites, The ones i have seen use Bluetooth and need to be local to your phone, I was after something to fit into a car so you cannot find it easy that would show me location, There are some about that can see and here into a vehicle and stop it starting, From what i have seen its a modified phone and uses a sim.

 

[JoelC]

Ok just opened it up and looked, seems this may be the "sim"

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Info here.

https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/sara-g3-series

Thats the GSM / GPRS module - the sim is probably embedded in the casing. These kinds of trackers use IOT or embedded SIM's that can roam on any network, in case of coverage holes. They cost the tracker provider less then a quid a month normally. You can buy similar things on ebay and use a PAYG SIM, the data usage is usually minimal, so a £5 data top-up can go a long way. The only limiting thing with these is battery life, the more you transmit, the less battery life you have, also if you are in a low coverage area, that can affect battery life also.

For cars, there are some decent ones to be had on ebay, like these - stick a PAYG SIM in and wire to power and it can be hidden in a multitude of places. They can also sms you once a month with status, useful for things that don't move often. I have one of these and a SkyTag tracker on my defender.

 

[Am333rcr]

Hi

I haven't looked into then that deadly but sparex do a tracker system.

 

[Shox Dr]

Thats the GSM / GPRS module - the sim is probably embedded in the casing. These kinds of trackers use IOT or embedded SIM's that can roam on any network, in case of coverage holes. They cost the tracker provider less then a quid a month normally. You can buy similar things on ebay and use a PAYG SIM, the data usage is usually minimal, so a £5 data top-up can go a long way. The only limiting thing with these is battery life, the more you transmit, the less battery life you have, also if you are in a low coverage area, that can affect battery life also.

For cars, there are some decent ones to be had on ebay, like these - stick a PAYG SIM in and wire to power and it can be hidden in a multitude of places. They can also sms you once a month with status, useful for things that don't move often. I have one of these and a SkyTag tracker on my defender.

Your linky no worky

 

[ukracer]

That’s the thing Dave, I have googled it and there’s loads of hits. Asking the question might get one of the better ones chosen

They are garbage....

 

[ukracer]

Well it seems it does have a sim but it is definitely not a normal sim as I have seen inside them and there is just circuitry.
Anyway here is more info on the coverage.
https://tractive.com/blog/en/tech/benefits-of-the-tractive-subscription

This one sounds just the ticket...a real GPS.

 

[ukracer]

Thats the GSM / GPRS module - the sim is probably embedded in the casing. These kinds of trackers use IOT or embedded SIM's that can roam on any network, in case of coverage holes. They cost the tracker provider less then a quid a month normally. You can buy similar things on ebay and use a PAYG SIM, the data usage is usually minimal, so a £5 data top-up can go a long way. The only limiting thing with these is battery life, the more you transmit, the less battery life you have, also if you are in a low coverage area, that can affect battery life also.

For cars, there are some decent ones to be had on ebay, like these - stick a PAYG SIM in and wire to power and it can be hidden in a multitude of places. They can also sms you once a month with status, useful for things that don't move often. I have one of these and a SkyTag tracker on my defender.

Link not working mate.

Whats the closest to the tractive offering without the subscription?

 

[ukracer]

Those one off payment ones have been on a few sites, The ones i have seen use Bluetooth and need to be local to your phone, I was after something to fit into a car so you cannot find it easy that would show me location, There are some about that can see and here into a vehicle and stop it starting, From what i have seen its a modified phone and uses a sim.

https://www.rewiresecurity.co.uk/gps-tracker-tk-104-vehicle-car-tracker

 

[Seadog]

The link is fine for me.

 

[ukracer]

The link is fine for me.

 

[Hood]

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try this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TK103-Ca...302581&hash=item1c4224b352:g:d-YAAOSwrklU5b70