Cheap car tracker

Bargepower

Bargepower

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If you’re an iPhone owner, the new Air Tag works really well as a car tracker / locator for just £29. I’ve stuck one inside the headliner under my OSS and voila!

Oh, and I’m currently walking to it so it won’t be there in 5 minutes!
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This is a great idea

Anyone using key finders /trackers alternatively to creating a spare key so you don't lose your only key? I am on Android (not Samsung) so the above wouldn't do I suppose? I am looking at chipolo
 
Never ever only have one key. Even if you just get a plastic valet key that will get you out of trouble . Even more so one that takes an ID48 chip.
 
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herx said:
This is a great idea

Anyone using key finders /trackers alternatively to creating a spare key so you don't lose your only key? I am on Android (not Samsung) so the above wouldn't do I suppose? I am looking at chipolo
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Have a look at the Vodafone curve, it uses phone signal though
 
To track a car, you need a car tracker device, and a subscription to a service provider.
Apple tags rely on other iPhoned picking up your tag, via Bluetooth, and then passing the location back to a server, where you can retrieve it. So not a means of tracking a stolen car. Unless your car thief has an iPhone and leaves it close to the stolen car, with location and Bluetooth on, 24/7.
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Yeah, it’s better than nothing but not as good as a proper tracker. It should also alert someone if it’s following them which makes me wonder if you’ve got a passenger, will they get pinged and be more annoying than practical?
 
PlasticMac said:
To track a car, you need a car tracker device, and a subscription to a service provider.
Apple tags rely on other iPhoned picking up your tag, via Bluetooth, and then passing the location back to a server, where you can retrieve it. So not a means of tracking a stolen car. Unless your car thief has an iPhone and leaves it close to the stolen car, with location and Bluetooth on, 24/7.
Mac.
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The Vodafone curve is £3 a month which I didn't think was too bad, plus its tiny, about the diameter of a apple tag but about 20 mm thick
 
Charles said:
The Vodafone curve is £3 a month which I didn't think was too bad, plus its tiny, about the diameter of a apple tag but about 20 mm thick
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The cheap devices aren't really trackers, they help you find things you've missplaced, they use Bluetooth to communicate, so range is very short.
Mac.
 
PlasticMac said:
The cheap devices aren't really trackers, they help you find things you've missplaced, they use Bluetooth to communicate, so range is very short.
Mac.
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The curve uses actual phone signal rather than Bluetooth, I had one on my model rocket and could still track it 4km away from me in the the middle of nowhere!
 
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