£29.80 for Prime Delivery or £29.58 for non-prime delivery.
It's not reduced, its just a fantastic price for a fantastic piece of kit.
I bought this last week and installed it into the panels of my new motorcycle and it works effortlessly, you can register it online (If you wish) and view live locations using GPRS or you can simply call the number of the sim you inserted into the device and it will send you a SMS within a few seconds with its Location, Ignition State, Alarm State, Speed and a Google maps link which is very accurate.
It has the capability to disable the "Fuel pump" but you could connect anything to it (like Ignition power) using the supplied relay and when you lock it with the fob, or send a SMS command, the device cuts the power.
Not too sure on what SIM to recommend, I am using an old O2 contract sim which has Unlimited SMS, 100MB and 100 mins - I couldn't think of any other use for it. I believe GiffGaff would be no good (Not only because of poor signals, but I don't believe the terms allow "Automated usage")
Way too many features to list, but for less than £30, it's a steal... (Pun not intended)
Very easy to install.
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firehazard
15 Oct 153#13
Someone should tweet this to Warwick Davis.
kev1986
15 Oct 153#5
You wouldn't mount it on the dashboard though, would you? It should be well hidden.
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toilettrol
15 Oct 15#1
this is about the normal price for these, look for TK103 on eBay or Amazon. eBay they are generally cheaper. I've used giffgaff in both mine for 2 years with no problems. If your master phone is also giffgaff you just need to top the tracker up by £10 every 90 days .
furbars
15 Oct 15#2
very handy device hope it *#!ks the thieves up.
brookysm to furbars
15 Oct 152#4
Hardly steathy or difficult to disable tho eh? They write GPS Tracker on the case and include a handy on/off switch!....
brookysm
15 Oct 151#3
Giff Gaff uses O2's network so its the same 'poor signal' OP!
kev1986
15 Oct 153#5
You wouldn't mount it on the dashboard though, would you? It should be well hidden.
brookysm
15 Oct 15#6
Not exactly easy to hide well on a bike tho is it, there's only a few places that it can go as it clearly isn't waterproof. The whole point of a tracking device is security and stealth, this fails on both levels.
kev1986
15 Oct 15#7
I see your point, I should have mentioned it isn't a "Proper" bike, but it is 500CC
Mounted in a VERY hard to find point, not powered directly from the battery, waterproof location and it even (somehow) finds a signal indoors (Garaged).
bilbob
15 Oct 15#8
It doesn't look that big to me... Mind you, I'd be VERY dubios of adding the fuel cut out to it... Some dodgy Chinese tech cutting the power while I'm mid corner...
No ta!
Think I'd rather have the device track them home anyway... more likely to get it back in one piece that way :smiley:
But heat for the device itself..
J4GG4
15 Oct 15#9
Any examples of the tracking software in action?
haritori
15 Oct 15#10
everyone knows GPS trackers are tiny, magnetic and come as standard in youre 00 kit.
Tangos
15 Oct 15#11
I was looking at these type of trackers a few months ago, but could find GSM ones only which means your reliant on networks to still support GSM.
I would recommend finding one that supports at least 3G.
Kazan to Tangos
15 Oct 15#14
GSM (2G) is the best choice. Better signal than 3G and 4G and doesn't eat battery so quickly.
daern
15 Oct 151#12
Sure, but 2G networks are here to stay (at least for the next few years), so I wouldn't worry too much about finding a 3G version especially as these devices are mostly SMS-based anyway.
Personally, I'd be very reticent of the fuel / ignition interference. Two reasons for this:
1) If it accidentally triggered, at best you'd be stranded, at worst you might be involved in an accident
2) If your vehicle is stolen and you cut the ignition, you're basically advertising that the vehicle is tracked and almost certainly the tracker will be disabled and you've lost your vehicle
Source: someone who has worked with tracking for a little while now :wink:
firehazard
15 Oct 153#13
Someone should tweet this to Warwick Davis.
Sinbad
15 Oct 15#15
Any idea of the dimensions of the box? Can't immediately see it on the Amazon page.
Thanks
loquerion
15 Oct 151#16
You should *not* attach this to the ignition switch, instead of the fuel pump.
If you switch off the ignition when driving, your car is likely to crash because you'll lose power steering and braking assist - Whether the person driving it has stolen it or not is irrelevant, your car will end up wrapped round a lamp post.
sunama to loquerion
15 Oct 15#17
I'm not expert but that doesnt sound right to me.
If the keys are not in the ignition, the brakes will continue to function. There is no way that a car would be designed to lose brake functionality if the keys are removed from the car.
And you don't need brake assist to stop the car.
But, hey, maybe you know more than I do about cars/brakes, so I'll keep quiet.
patg2005 to loquerion
18 Oct 15#30
As loquerion has said more politely this is nonsense....
Ricky302
15 Oct 15#18
Some 'experts' here, the fuel and ignition cut outs only work below a certain speed, 12mph for my one.
loquerion to Ricky302
16 Oct 15#29
Do you mean that the device won't trigger them, or your car wont disable the fuel pump / ignition above those speeds?
It's a good safety feature on the device if they only function below 12mph, to avoid people using this as a remote "accident trigger"... kinnda like the GPS / cruise missile protection in commercial units :smile:
daern
16 Oct 15#19
If you cut the engine sharply (e.g. by isolating the ignition) you will very likely experience the following effects:
1) The power steering will almost certainly stop working (excluding some modern vehicles that have electric power steering which /may/ be maintained) and the steering will become very heavy and sluggish
2) The servo assistance for the braking will cease to function and substantially more force will be required to slow the vehicle
3) The car may decelerate sharply due to engine retardation (automatics will behave differently)
Obviously none of these will automatically cause an accident (unlike removing the ignition key, which would probably result in the steering lock being applied - this is a universally bad thing :smiley: ), but you have to assume that it might happen at the worst possible moment, when you are not expecting it. Even an experienced driver may be taken by surprise by this and might lose control of the vehicle, or fail to stop it quickly enough to avoid an accident (e.g. by applying insufficient braking force).
Please take care people and be sure that you know what you are doing if you intend to integrate these items into your vehicle's ignition or fuel circuits as you are putting a great deal of trust in a very cheap and probably non-type approved piece of kit!
forcedv
16 Oct 15#20
Jesus, look at the amount of wires.
How can you possibly install this discretely?
cochin007
16 Oct 15#21
it will not work if there is no signal for gsm .. Isnt there any model which sends it back to satellite or some other way other than gps
daern to cochin007
16 Oct 15#22
Not at this price range! Anyway, 2G coverage is pretty ubiquitous in the UK and Europe, so there are relatively few blackspots and of course a moving vehicle will eventually find signal.
bigsky
16 Oct 151#23
Warning: Do not take safety advice from anyone who is not an expert!
brookysm
16 Oct 15#24
You are correct in not knowing much....
Modern cars brakes and steering are electronically assisted as it saves on weight and power used from the engine, cut the assistance and the end result is VERY heavy controls.
dt_matthews
16 Oct 15#25
Yes, braking and sterring without servos is a pretty unpleasant experience and a good way to have an accident
davemhaynes
16 Oct 15#26
Great idea, if I had a bike I'd buy one of these. :smiley:
archarius
16 Oct 15#27
all you need to have is a jammer for 20 quid and this baby is useless
loquerion
16 Oct 15#28
The behaviour depends on the car, but there are plenty of cars out there which will have severely diminished brake capability when you kill the electrics. A good test of this (on older cars), is to pump your brake pedal when the car is off... after a few pumps, you'll notice that it starts to get harder. Eventually it'll top out, but it's a lot harder by this stage.
Suddenly changing the behaviour of the brakes and steering at high speed (joy riders aren't know for their careful driving) is usually enough to cause a crash.
Contrary to this, cutting the fuel pump will starve the engine slowly (like you were running out of petrol), gives the driver some warning before the engine cuts out, and they don't lose electrics.
Opening post
It's not reduced, its just a fantastic price for a fantastic piece of kit.
I bought this last week and installed it into the panels of my new motorcycle and it works effortlessly, you can register it online (If you wish) and view live locations using GPRS or you can simply call the number of the sim you inserted into the device and it will send you a SMS within a few seconds with its Location, Ignition State, Alarm State, Speed and a Google maps link which is very accurate.
It has the capability to disable the "Fuel pump" but you could connect anything to it (like Ignition power) using the supplied relay and when you lock it with the fob, or send a SMS command, the device cuts the power.
Not too sure on what SIM to recommend, I am using an old O2 contract sim which has Unlimited SMS, 100MB and 100 mins - I couldn't think of any other use for it. I believe GiffGaff would be no good (Not only because of poor signals, but I don't believe the terms allow "Automated usage")
Way too many features to list, but for less than £30, it's a steal... (Pun not intended)
Very easy to install.
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Mounted in a VERY hard to find point, not powered directly from the battery, waterproof location and it even (somehow) finds a signal indoors (Garaged).
No ta!
Think I'd rather have the device track them home anyway... more likely to get it back in one piece that way :smiley:
But heat for the device itself..
I would recommend finding one that supports at least 3G.
Personally, I'd be very reticent of the fuel / ignition interference. Two reasons for this:
1) If it accidentally triggered, at best you'd be stranded, at worst you might be involved in an accident
2) If your vehicle is stolen and you cut the ignition, you're basically advertising that the vehicle is tracked and almost certainly the tracker will be disabled and you've lost your vehicle
Source: someone who has worked with tracking for a little while now :wink:
Thanks
If you switch off the ignition when driving, your car is likely to crash because you'll lose power steering and braking assist - Whether the person driving it has stolen it or not is irrelevant, your car will end up wrapped round a lamp post.
If the keys are not in the ignition, the brakes will continue to function. There is no way that a car would be designed to lose brake functionality if the keys are removed from the car.
And you don't need brake assist to stop the car.
But, hey, maybe you know more than I do about cars/brakes, so I'll keep quiet.
It's a good safety feature on the device if they only function below 12mph, to avoid people using this as a remote "accident trigger"... kinnda like the GPS / cruise missile protection in commercial units :smile:
1) The power steering will almost certainly stop working (excluding some modern vehicles that have electric power steering which /may/ be maintained) and the steering will become very heavy and sluggish
2) The servo assistance for the braking will cease to function and substantially more force will be required to slow the vehicle
3) The car may decelerate sharply due to engine retardation (automatics will behave differently)
Obviously none of these will automatically cause an accident (unlike removing the ignition key, which would probably result in the steering lock being applied - this is a universally bad thing :smiley: ), but you have to assume that it might happen at the worst possible moment, when you are not expecting it. Even an experienced driver may be taken by surprise by this and might lose control of the vehicle, or fail to stop it quickly enough to avoid an accident (e.g. by applying insufficient braking force).
Please take care people and be sure that you know what you are doing if you intend to integrate these items into your vehicle's ignition or fuel circuits as you are putting a great deal of trust in a very cheap and probably non-type approved piece of kit!
How can you possibly install this discretely?
Modern cars brakes and steering are electronically assisted as it saves on weight and power used from the engine, cut the assistance and the end result is VERY heavy controls.
Suddenly changing the behaviour of the brakes and steering at high speed (joy riders aren't know for their careful driving) is usually enough to cause a crash.
Contrary to this, cutting the fuel pump will starve the engine slowly (like you were running out of petrol), gives the driver some warning before the engine cuts out, and they don't lose electrics.