In Light of Marv's Stolen Car, My security solution and recommendation |
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In Light of Marv's Stolen Car, My security solution and recommendation |
Robarabian |
Aug 31 2022, 09:14 AM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 592 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California |
Hi everyone,
Who would have thunk that our cars would become valuable enough to steal in the manner it is happening. If you scroll the FB and other sites, it is happening more and more. My answer to helping you secure getting it back comes from my LE experience. A Tracker. I use the one I post at the bottom of this paragraph. They are under a hundred bucks, and the air cards 60 bucks a year. I have 3 of them. 2 are hard wired and I keep one as a "floater" to just slap on whatever car I want. I bought these years ago when my kids were new drivers because they would forget to text that they made it to school and it was easy to just live time, dial up the car's location. You can set parameters to send you a text if the car goes outside of the geofence you select. Ie, travels more than 5 miles from home or wherever. You can set a speed alarm that will send you a text if it exceeds whatever speed you select. So say you think your mechanic is the same guy as the valet from Ferris Bueller's Day off, you will know the car is doing 100 mph... They are easy to hide, and use cellular and unlike an Air Tag, they don't tell anyone they are there. My insurance company provides a discount on my daily driver as it is considered a "tracking device" to assist in recovery. I think for the low cost, you get a high peace of mind with these. I hated reading the story about Marv's car and pray for its recovery. It is like losing a family member after the time, effort and energy we spend nurturing them through life. Robert https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W7YJYSH?psc=1&...product_details |
narino |
Sep 8 2022, 04:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 14-August 07 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 8,001 Region Association: None |
@Robarabian I bought the TK905B and hardwired it. I'm still figuring stuff out, but I got it to reply back. Through the app I set the admin phone number and other things. But when I see GPS mode it says 30sec. Does this unit go to sleep on its own, or is it refreshing constantly every 30secs?
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Robarabian |
Sep 8 2022, 08:55 PM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 592 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California |
In the app, look for "work mode setting" you can set it to basically sleep and come on when you want; every 30 minutes, or live tracking...
For those asking more about setup, Like I said in the original post, it is easier to email the company and let them basically set it up for you with a few emails or live chat. You can do it yourself, but it is just easier to let them do it. Basically, the instruction book lists some initiating commands. You put in the SIM card and take it outside and let it find a satellite and GPRS signal. Once the light blinks the right color, you sent it a text message (phone SIM card phone number). It will respond back. Then you send another message that is a little confusing, and it responds back. Basically it is set up from there, but the instructions are quirky. I took my car to a shop for alignment this weekend and had that sucker slapped on the car. A bit of piece of mind for sure. @Robarabian I bought the TK905B and hardwired it. I'm still figuring stuff out, but I got it to reply back. Through the app I set the admin phone number and other things. But when I see GPS mode it says 30sec. Does this unit go to sleep on its own, or is it refreshing constantly every 30secs? Thanks! |
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