Gps Tracking / Alarm Systems

[_FNQ_rolla_]

Hey all,

(I really do not know where to post this)

 

My little old bomb is starting to add up in price and I have been thinking of some type of alarm system for it before it goes out into the big bad world.

 

I had a search but nothing came up for a “GPS tracker/ car alarm and I was just wondering some of the pros and cons of some of the brands out there on the market. I have not done any research into this myself yet but I’d like to hear from what you have experienced or heard

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I have been told that some of the more upper market alarm systems have a sim card in them and they will text you if the current state of the car is changed.

 

Thanks for your feedback.

Edited May 15, 2012 by _FNQ_rolla_

[Kebin[RL]]

I run a GPS tracker in one of my cars. Cheap, reliable and works a treat.

I have a simple no fuss Rhino brand alarm to take care of central locking/immobilizer. When it is set off, it has sends a signal to my stand alone GPS tracker which can be purchased from around $100 off ebay. The tracker has a sim card which sends you an SMS with and alert sms and GPS coordinates.

You can also send an sms to your car and it will sms back a google maps link which you can open up with your smart phone.

The tracker unit can also be wired up to trigger a relay to act as an immobilizer i.e. fuel pump. You sms your car a command and it will trigger the relay to kill the engine in the event of it getting stolen.

Say no to all in one alarms. too many problems/reliabilty issues

Edited May 2, 2012 by Kebin

[Onikage]

I run a GPS tracker in one of my cars. Cheap, reliable and works a treat.

I have a simple no fuss Rhino brand alarm to take care of central locking/immobilizer. When it is set off, it has sends a signal to my stand alone GPS tracker which can be purchased from around $100 off ebay. The tracker has a sim card which sends you an SMS with and alert sms and GPS coordinates.

You can also send an sms to your car and it will sms back a google maps link which you can open up with your smart phone.

The tracker unit can also be wired up to trigger a relay to act as an immobilizer i.e. fuel pump. You sms your car a command and it will trigger the relay to kill the engine in the event of it getting stolen.

Say no to all in one alarms. too many problems/reliabilty issues

 

From reading the above, it sounds like you need a phone with dual sim card capacity to be able to use the gps tracker?

 

And setting up a kill command would need some sort of intermediate programming knowledge?

 

It does sound like a good way to protect your ride for a fraction of the cost of an all in one alarm, such as python and viper.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

[carbonboy]

^^^ The best kind!

 

From reading the above, it sounds like you need a phone with dual sim card capacity to be able to use the gps tracker?

 

No, the GPS unit inside the car has a sim card, thus being able to send you an sms message.

[_FNQ_rolla_]

Hi all, and thank you for your feedback.

 

stand alone GPS tracker. which can be purchased from around $100 off ebay. The tracker has a sim card which sends you an SMS with and alert sms and GPS coordinates.

Say no to all in one alarms. too many problems/reliabilty issues

 

Do you have a brand name or do you know of a brand so I can do a little bit more research.

Thanks

[Kebin[RL]]

They are all no name china brands. I recommend this:

 

http://www.ebay.com....=item2a1d02450f

Edited May 10, 2012 by Kebin

[_FNQ_rolla_]

thanks for the feed back

[Raven]

This sim card in the unit would require a phone plan or credit per month to use though right?

[Kebin[RL]]

Alternatively a pay as you go sim would be more cost effective.