free tracker

[xriss]

just been testing this free bit of kit http://www.instamapper.com/fe?page=demo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; androind iphone and best of all cheapo 20 quid nokia ....hardwire in to ur van webbased mapping via google....must say its flawless and free:)

[ringo]

Looks a good do it yourself solution.
Cheapest unlimited data plan I have seen is £10 per month.

Ringo

Notes

Make sure you have an unlimited data plan. GPS tracking is fairly data-intensive.

[Plasticman]

Ah, Ringo, so are vyou putting yourself forward as the purveyor of knowledge regarding gps tracking? is data the same as needed for using the web? im asking as a pc numpty
mm

[ringo]

Lol - I've been looking for a while but just can't afford a tracker at £500+.

Yes, the data is the same for web usage.

Ringo

[Plasticman]

ah i see, when you say intensive , how sort of intensive are we talikng , just trying to get an idea of the running cost,
mm

[syncropaddy]

Im interested in this but I dont understand how it works. Anyone out there who can explain it in SIMPLE english?

I have fitted a tracker in the past but it spent a whole week telling me all sorts of rubbish (always when I was away and at 04.00 in the morning) so I disconnected it

[ringo]

That note above was a quote from their website. Im not sure how much data it uses but they themselves recommend an unlimited data plan!

Basically, you install a mobile phone (one that has GPS onboard and a data connection) into your van in a hidden place and leave it there on charge permanently.

If your van gets nicked, or you are simply interested in stalking the driver, then you go to the above website and it finds your van and shows its location on a map.

The next bit is for forgetful people like me:
This is all well and good until you realise that after not touching the phone for a year and the van gets nicked that you have ran out of credit, forgot your logon details to above website,realise the website now needs credit card payment and has lost your details and the battery died on the phone.

Ringo

[syncropaddy]

The next bit is for forgetful people like me:
This is all well and good until you realise that after not touching the phone for a year and the van gets nicked that you have ran out of credit, forgot your logon details to above website,realise the website now needs credit card payment and has lost your details and the battery died on the phone.

Ringo

Hehehe sounds like the one I have!