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palaceboy


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GPS Tracker from GearBest,  20 bucks.  Know where your gear is as long as it's within simcard range.  Magnetic and easy to hide.

 

https://www.gearbest.com/gps-accessories/pp_009363905538.html?wid=1433363&lkid=16597456&fbclid=IwAR27J1nTmHSWNhBuu0Kyzjx5Qjhf0HYfge5uM_XLG9dkSES_0p8wgh1GKfo#anchorGoodsReviews



-- Edited by palaceboy on Tuesday 23rd of October 2018 12:10:35 PM

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https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-GF-07-Car-GPS-Tracker-Spy-Realtime-SOS-Tracking-Device-GSM-GPRS-Anti-lost/283116639618?hash=item41eb111582:g:NGEAAOSwZ9xbmc6h:rk:9:pf:0

Hmmm... these things should really be "Type approved" for use on the mobile network - I have little doubt this isn't.

It's a GSM device so check that it will work in Oz - I think we support some of the frequencies they mention but I'm not sure what the network status of GSM 2 is on those bands.



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Mike Harding wrote:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-GF-07-Car-GPS-Tracker-Spy-Realtime-SOS-Tracking-Device-GSM-GPRS-Anti-lost/283116639618?hash=item41eb111582:g:NGEAAOSwZ9xbmc6h:rk:9:pf:0

Hmmm... these things should really be "Type approved" for use on the mobile network - I have little doubt this isn't.

It's a GSM device so check that it will work in Oz - I think we support some of the frequencies they mention but I'm not sure what the network status of GSM 2 is on those bands.

 It should work on 3G on Vodafone, Optus and Telstra, according to the guys at Whirlpool.

 

At that price it's worth a burl, until they cease 3G at least.

 

 

 

 

 



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The Gearbest one is GSM/GPRS - I thought that frequency was no longer used in Oz? Mike - have you got a link to the Whirlpool thread?



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A bit more expensive at $72 but a nice kit from an Oz supplier that specifically states Telstra/Optus/Vodafone. Operates on 12-24V and has an optional use external GPS aerial as well as the internal.

www.ebay.com.au/itm/3G-GPS-Tracker-Anti-Car-Theft-GSM-Hardwired-Kit-Yacht-Boat-Caravan-Live-Tracking-/172737116514

I appreciate Vodafone doesn't have the best coverage but they do a pre-pay recharge that lasts 365 days - stick $40 on the sim and you should be sorted!


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