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Old 21-10-2006, 05:51 PM
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is there any tracker that i can buy and fit, that would allow me to view my cars whereabouts online at any time? even if the cars sitting outside my house parked up, i could just check its not moved?
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I fit and install box telematics trackers

they do this- they also do a lot more - the company I work for dont do individual/private one offs but box might do.

Website is somet like www.boxtelematics.co.uk

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will take a look,

any idea on how accurate i could track a gsm phone down to in meters?
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They use a mobile phone network sim card to track them via GPS so I would say pretty fuckin accurate.

But it needs to be switched on to track it- and these dont.. they send a park signal every 20 mins- and a warning after 4 hours if the battery is disconected.

They also do speeds and mileage on the viewing platform.

Good bit of kit- but I'm not sure on price- there is talk of it being Ł1 a day-I dont know how much RAC trackstar etc is but the advantages of this FAR out weigh the possible increase in cost.

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Another port of call might be Night Davva- I am sure he mentioned one of his mates runs a similar system in his fleet of hire super cars (or somet like that).. I think the system in those is also meant as a security and can remotly stop the car also.

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i know gemini do one that works on the gsm bases and also does the whole text alert by coding ur phone so u can send a code to ur car from the phone and it will shut the car down when it next stops etc etc
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