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Post by colonelpurple »

Will "we connect" ever show where the car is on a map ?

I am thinking of buying a 4G tracker device

Not sure whether to get one which connects to the 12 volt battery (is this safe on an electric car ?), e.g.:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TruTrak-FMT100 ... B08628N35Q

Or whether to get something like this vodafone one that needs to be recharged every week (perhaps I can plug in to charger socket in boot!!!)
https://eshop.v.vodafone.com/uk/curve-gps-tracker#slate

Anyone any experience of these devices ?

many thanks
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You know the first one is £5ish a month for the software...
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Post by colonelpurple »

MotMot wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:29 am You know the first one is £5ish a month for the software...
Yes

The vodafone is only £3 a month and I think I just read someone keeps it plugged in to a USB socket and it works fine all the time (this will recharge when the car is running and use the battery when off)
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Post by MotMot »

saw a couple of articles where the new apple tag has recovered cars... uses the ubiquity of apple devices so it can find one to report where it is... small and cheap...
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I have an Apple Tag in mine, less than £25 and works great.
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scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:48 am I have an Apple Tag in mine, less than £25 and works great.
Where do you hide it in the car Scott?
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Post by Scratch »

Doesn't the map app on IOS tell you where the car is?
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MotMot wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:01 am
scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:48 am I have an Apple Tag in mine, less than £25 and works great.
Where do you hide it in the car Scott?

I can't tell you :lol:






(It's tucked away at the very back of one of the door bins with a double sided adhesive pad)
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Scratch wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:26 am Doesn't the map app on IOS tell you where the car is?

Was that directed at me about Apple Tags?
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scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:33 am
Scratch wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:26 am Doesn't the map app on IOS tell you where the car is?

Was that directed at me about Apple Tags?
No. Just a question. When I have parked my car somewhere I am not familiar with, I have always been able to locate it's whereabouts with the Map app on my iPhone.
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scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:29 am
MotMot wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:01 am
scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:48 am I have an Apple Tag in mine, less than £25 and works great.
Where do you hide it in the car Scott?

I can't tell you :lol:
:D shouldnt have asked !! Guessing it works fine there? reception etc..?
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Scratch wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:37 am
scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:33 am
Scratch wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:26 am Doesn't the map app on IOS tell you where the car is?

Was that directed at me about Apple Tags?
No. Just a question. When I have parked my car somewhere I am not familiar with, I have always been able to locate it's whereabouts with the Map app on my iPhone.

Isn't that the whole point of this thread?

No, the We Connect ID. app tells you where the device running the app is, so you can then use the app to find a charger.
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MotMot wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:42 am
scott28tt wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:29 am
MotMot wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:01 am

Where do you hide it in the car Scott?

I can't tell you :lol:
:D shouldnt have asked !! Guessing it works fine there? reception etc..?

Yes, I've always been able to get a location whenever I've looked in the Find My app.
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I use a Tag too, very simple and workable solution
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Anduain wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:36 pm I use a Tag too, very simple and workable solution

This is a genius idea and literally one that never occurred to me, despite having an Apple Tag thing attached to my car keys :roll:
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I just looked up airtags. I'm not convinced they're suitable for this purpose, only for things that could become lost (as opposed to stolen.) From the apple website:

"AirTag is designed to discourage unwanted tracking. If someone else’s AirTag finds its way into your stuff, your iPhone will notice it’s travelling with you and send you an alert. After a while, if you still haven’t found it, the AirTag will start playing a sound to let you know it’s there.

Of course, if you happen to be with a friend who has an AirTag, or on a train with other passengers who have AirTag, don’t worry. These alerts are triggered only when an AirTag is separated from its owner."

So, if your car thief has an iPhone, he will be told it's there and can chuck it out.
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Curses! :D
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Post by MotMot »

It waits (at least) 24 hours before starting to beep…. Long enough I’d suspect

And his/her iPhone will only be alerted if you mark your tag as lost. If you keep it in tracking mode they won’t know.

One of several write ups here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycolli ... roves/amp/
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sidehaas wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:03 pm I just looked up airtags. I'm not convinced they're suitable for this purpose, only for things that could become lost (as opposed to stolen.) From the apple website:

"AirTag is designed to discourage unwanted tracking. If someone else’s AirTag finds its way into your stuff, your iPhone will notice it’s travelling with you and send you an alert. After a while, if you still haven’t found it, the AirTag will start playing a sound to let you know it’s there.

Of course, if you happen to be with a friend who has an AirTag, or on a train with other passengers who have AirTag, don’t worry. These alerts are triggered only when an AirTag is separated from its owner."

So, if your car thief has an iPhone, he will be told it's there and can chuck it out.

If you just want to quickly know where your car is they’re ideal.

Or you can disconnect the speaker, there are videos and articles online on how to do so.
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Post by rikimaru »

Scratch wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:26 am Doesn't the map app on IOS tell you where the car is?
Apple Maps only tells you when it detects you’ve parked your car, because it records the location when you disconnect CarPlay. If it gets stolen then Apple Maps has no way of knowing where it’s going.
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