Hey gang, I've heard of people doing this with certain cell phones. They mount them so that in the event their truck is stolen, they can activate the phone, get the location and relay the info to police. Has anyone here tried this? Thanks! Chip
Guys down here in Hawaii use the collars they put on there hunting dogs. Works just the same i suppose.
there are android apps like that for when you lose your phone or it gets jacked, you can send a text to it and it starts the gps
Yeah, things like this: DIY anti-theft tracking for your car | GPS Tracking Systems InstaMapper - Free Real-Time GPS Tracking
The collars are probably expensive. Not to sure but just a idea you could look into. I know people put a lot into there dogs and whatnot so its a minor investment for them.
I saw this on an episode of 2 guys garage aka (updated) Shadetree Mechanics on Speed. It's an interesting idea, cheap insurance too. Question is what company or type of cell, because how much of a hassle will it take to get the tracking info?
Lojack is def the way to go ... Got it in all of my vehicles ... 'Bout $300.00 installed and cut my insurance in half so it ends up paying for itself ... Not saying the phone idea is'nt a good way to try and protect yer $h!t, having Lojack just gives me really good peace of mind ...
Any I phone with GPS that has find my I phone on it can be found by you with any other I phone, or I pad or apple computer with find my I phone on it. Find my Iphone is a free app. So the way to do it would be to take your old Iphone and place it somewhere in your truck and wire in a iphone charger. When your truck gets stolen you can find it at anytime yourself, and if the disconnect the battery in the truck you have about 4 days of battery life in the phone. You can also set the phone remotely to Email you its location if for some reason it is out of cell service for a period, it will contact you when it comes back into cell service. Accuracy is about 25 feet or so. Of course the police can't track it unless the phone company allows them access, but you can so that might be a bad thing if you want to settle up with someone that steals your truck...
Phone idea is better then lojack...make sure phone is on silent and hard wired also get a family plan so its cheaper...lojack isnt great because #1 lojack can only be intercepted by a squad car that has the program on it...meaning out of 60 cop cars only one is equipped to find the signal ur lojack gives..#2 if it does find it, its only worth **** on american soil..so if you live near a border u r screwed. Yes it sounds ghetto but truth be told lojack is the same system but triangulates based on sound beeps