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JMB
07-03-2022, 01:18 AM
Anyone have recommendations?
Tracker1
07-04-2022, 01:19 PM
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-uses-apple-airtags-to-track-down-stolen-range-rover-1.5965053
Z282NV
07-04-2022, 01:44 PM
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-uses-apple-airtags-to-track-down-stolen-range-rover-1.5965053

Those Apple tags must work good as thieves are using them too. I am sure there is a way to scan a vehicle to see if it a tag(s) are present. If not, it won't be too long before there is.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/05/26/toronto-carjackings-apple-air-tags-tracking-device/#:~:text=Marco%20Ricciardi%20says%20thieves%20are, used%20to%20mark%20a%20vehicle.
Maxsg1973
07-04-2022, 03:35 PM
I use SPOT Trace. It works great and is easy to use. They do get you with activation fees and a 1 year contract. Overall great product, but customer service is a stickler. I wanted to cancel my service after selling a car; they told me they couldn't as I had a few months left on the contract, which is understandable.
JMB
07-05-2022, 02:27 AM
I use SPOT Trace. It works great and is easy to use. They do get you with activation fees and a 1 year contract. Overall great product, but customer service is a stickler. I wanted to cancel my service after selling a car; they told me they couldn't as I had a few months left on the contract, which is understandable. Thanks, I'll check them out.
Too Many Projects
07-05-2022, 12:47 PM
Those Apple tags must work good as thieves are using them too. I am sure there is a way to scan a vehicle to see if it a tag(s) are present. If not, it won't be too long before there is.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/05/26/toronto-carjackings-apple-air-tags-tracking-device/#:~:text=Marco%20Ricciardi%20says%20thieves%20are, used%20to%20mark%20a%20vehicle.
After reading that, a person needs the detector app on their phone to check if someone has placed a tag on their car...:thumbsdown:
EZ Nova
07-05-2022, 01:40 PM
After having our 5 ton International stolen, I was looking into this. APPLE pod are terrible for this as they do not transmit there own signal. They piggyback off a nearby sina IF there is one. A phone have an app to detect pods or GPS signals. Also apps that disable pods and GPS. Also they pull the power source at fusebox till GPS is gone from there detectors.

Now to stop your ar from being stolen, GPS sucks. Only good to follow around your drvers. Best is still kill switch and system immobilizers. We are now killing 3 different crcuits in my truck so it will not start. But they can still tow or severely damage it.